AG William Barr: “Militant Secularists” Don’t Understand Church/State Separation
BY BETH STONEBURNER SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 Attorney General William Barr spoke at the (virtual) National Catholic Prayer Breakfast yesterday and was…
Democrats Do Not Have “Anti-Catholic” Bias, No Matter What Republicans Tell You
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 With Donald Trump expected to name his Supreme Court nominee on Saturday, and with all eyes…
“Jesus of Siberia” Arrested for Running Cult That Extorted and Abused Members
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 Jesus was arrested. Or at least a guy who looks like Jesus. A guy…
Court Order Bans TN School District from Constantly Pushing Christianity on Kids
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Back in November, the ACLU and its Tennessee chapter sued the Smith County School System in…
COVID-Denying Church Finally Goes Outside After County Issues $112,750 Penalty
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 For weeks now, North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, California has been defying local COVID…
Ohio Gov. Signs Bill Banning State Officials from Closing Churches in a Pandemic
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 Ohio’s Gov. Mike DeWine has just signed into law House Bill 272, a bill that prohibits local government officials…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Could Mean the End of Church/State Separation
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 The loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg tonight is a stunning blow to progressives across the country…
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Church Court Punishes Priest Found Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse With… Prayer
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Church Court Punishes Priest Found Guilty of Child Sexual Abuse With… Prayer
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 A Catholic priest who was found guilty of sexually abusing a child was sentenced…
A Mom is Irrationally Mad About a Bible Reading in Her Daughter’s English Class
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A Mom is Irrationally Mad About a Bible Reading in Her Daughter’s English Class
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 Should the book of Genesis be part of a high school English class? An…
Sheriff Resigns After Defending His Use of Racist Slurs: “I’m a Christian Man”
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 Arkansas County Sheriff Todd Wright recently resigned after pressure from the county’s Quorum Court, but not before…
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Research Shows How Public Schools Discriminate Against Atheist & Muslim Families
Research Shows How Public Schools Discriminate Against Atheist & Muslim Families
BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 A group of researchers say that public school principals in the U.S. discriminate against…
Kalamazoo Pastor and Wife Accused of Paying Kids for Sex and Illicit Pictures
BY HEMANT MEHTA AUGUST 26, 2020 Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A preacher and his wife are part…
Atheist Group: The IRS Must Investigate Megachurch That Endorsed Trump and Pence
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 28, 2020 One month ago, Vice President Mike Pence visited First Baptist, the Dallas megachurch of Pastor Robert Jeffress,…
Atheists Warn Spokane Sheriff Against Using Bible-Based Training Program
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 30, 2020 In October, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office in Washington will require employees to attend…
Trump Legal Adviser: Church/State Separation is “Nowhere in the Constitution”
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 29, 2020 Donald Trump‘s legal adviser, notorious anti-LGBTQ bigot Jenna Ellis (below), made news last month when she reacted to…
The U.S. Government Gave Nearly $10 Billion in Forgivable Loans to Churches
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 7, 2020 A few months ago, when the seriousness of the pandemic was finally making itself…
Satanists: We’ll Sue if Mississippi Puts “In God We Trust” on Its New Flag
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 9, 2020 Late last month, Mississippi lawmakers decided they would retire their old racist flag with a Confederate…
FBI Raids Florida’s “Bleach Church” and Arrests Those Selling the “Miracle Cure”
BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 8, 2020 For months now, we’ve posted about the Florida-based Genesis II Church of Health and…
Tennessee Republican Tries (Again) to Make the Bible the “Official State Book”
BY HEMANT MEHTA FEBRUARY 9, 2020 In 2015, Tennessee State Rep. Jerry Sexton filed a bill to make the Holy Bible the official…
