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Health secretary heckled during speech at Catholic University

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was heckled briefly Friday as she gave a speech embracing religious freedom and the...

Raise your voice for separation of church and state

While Americans United for Separation of Church and State is not an atheist group (in fact, the organization's name in 1947 when it was founded...

Atheist "Jesus is a myth" banner placed in Illinois town's public park

On April 4th, just before the Easter holiday weekend, an atheist banner has been raised in Streator IL's City Park. The 8 foot by 3 footbanner,...

Record number of Americans think there's too much religion in politics

Is there too religious talk coming from politicians? A survey released by the Pew Research Center March 21st indicates that nearly 4 out of 10 (38%...

RELIGIOUS WARS

Nothing good has ever came from a religious run government in religiously diverse civilizations or countries. No one wins and the feuding continues...

Next Christmas both religious AND secular displays may be banned from city park

The City of Santa Monica, CA is getting tired of controversy and trying to please everybody. Every winter for nearly 60 years, it allowed holiday...

New survey finds 2/3 of Americans support separation of church & state

A new survey released July 12 by the First Amendment Center finds 67% of Americans agree with the constitutional principle of separation of church...

Lawsuit filed to halt Gov. Perry's association with sectarian prayer rally

On Wednesday, July 13, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Madison, Wisconsin-based church/state watchdog group filed a lawsuit in the Southern...