Atheists Sue Ex-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for Making Colleges Fund Bigotry
BY HEMANT MEHTA JANUARY 20, 2021 American Atheists and Americans United for Separation of Church and State are giving the…
Anti-Gay, Anti-Abortion WV GOP Lawmaker Resigns After Arrest for Capitol Siege
BY HEMANT MEHTA JANUARY 10, 2021 You may have heard that Derrick Evans, a newly elected Republican delegate from West Virginia, has…
Atheists Call for Removal of Jesus Painting from Shreveport (LA) Police Dept.
BY HEMANT MEHTA OCTOBER 17, 2020 Why is this the painting the people at the Shreveport Police Department in Louisiana decided to…
Amy Barrett, a lawsuit, a victory — and a double musical treat
OCTOBER 2, 2020 BY FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION Yes, we’ve been recently busy with Amy Coney Barrett here at the Freedom…
Priest Arrested After Getting Caught Filming Sex With Two Women on Church Altar
BY HEMANT MEHTA OCTOBER 9, 2020 Someone wasn’t social distancing… Last Wednesday night, an eyewitness was walking by Saints Peter…
Amy Coney Barrett: Abortion is “Barbaric” and IVF Should Be Criminalized
BY HEMANT MEHTA OCTOBER 1, 2020 This is what happens when you nominate someone without extensively vetting her first. I’ve…
Satanists Sue Lamar Advertising for Rejecting Their Pro-Abortion Billboards
BY HEMANT MEHTA OCTOBER 1, 2020 Last month, The Satanic Temple announced a new campaign meant to fight back against abortion restrictions…
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…
