By Sarah Gompper On May 7th, 2013, syndicated advice columnist John Rosemond received a cease and desist letter from the office of the Attorney General of Kentucky, Jack Conway, regarding an article he had published in the Lexington Herald-Leader nearly three months earlier. The letter was on the behalf on the Kentucky Board of Examiners…
By R. Brownell The Libertarian Party conducted a poll a few months back in order to better understand the religious demographic of party members. A result which surely shocked many was the stereotype-shattering data the Libertarian Party got back. Of the 19,428 votes caste, around 50% of those who participated came back as Christian. Aren’t…
Michael Bastasch Pope Francis has kicked off his first visit to the U.S., and already media stories are circulating about the pontiff’s supposedly anti-capitalist remarks. But one author has pointed out that Francis’ views continue what the Catholic Church has been preaching for decades. Alex Epstein, founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, argues the…
Casey Harper A Washington school district has said it will not fire one of its football coaches who drew national headlines for praying with the team on the 50-yard-line after games. But the district has forbid the coach from supervising or encouraging any prayer whatsoever. It remains unclear how the district will react if the coach defies…
By Casey Harper The Daily Caller News Foundation has obtained Office Depot’s explanation for why it refused to serve a woman who wanted to print 500 anti-Planned Parenthood flyers. Maria Goldstein, 42, of Illinois requested the flyers Aug. 20, but an employee refused, citing corporate policy. Goldstein said she is being discriminated against because of…
Fox News host Shepard Smith called conservatives out over their hypocrisy in their support for Kentucky marriage license clerk Kim Davis. “This is the same crowd that says, ‘We don’t want Sharia law, don’t let them tell us what to do, keep their religion out of our lives and out of our government,’” Smith said. Smith…
By Casey Harper A Georgia principal who gave Christian prayers at two graduation ceremonies could face fines now that an atheist group is targeting the school. The American Humanist Association says Primary School Principal Lisa Patterson gave two prayers which ended with “In Jesus’ name we pray” at graduation ceremonies at the end of the…
By Ivan Plis The Vatican Tuesday announced changes to the Catholic Church’s rules for obtaining a marriage annulment, citing “concern for the salvation of souls.” The Church does not recognize divorce under any circumstances. But Catholics can obtain an annulment, a Church ruling that their marriage was not valid, after a church court considers traditional…
By Casey Harper A judge has ruled against an atheist group fighting to get a statue of Jesus removed from the top of a Montana mountain. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that providing a permit for the “Big Mountain Jesus” memorial did not constitute an establishment of religion, defeating efforts by anti-religion activists to have…
by Sarah Gompper The case Charlie Craig and David Mullins v. Masterpiece Cakeshop was decided by the Colorado Court of Appeals on August 13th in favor of Craig and Mullins. As previously reported, the couple was denied service for their same-sex wedding in 2012 by Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop. Colorado state law says…