(RNS) What do atheists “pray” for? Municipalities around the country are finding out, as nonbelievers of all stripes — atheists, humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers — begin giving invocations ...
A public school board’s policy and practice of opening its public meetings with invocation was struck down by a federal appeals court. In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Chino Valley Unified ...
A young woman carries a crucifix in the offertory during Mass at the international border in Nogales, Ariz., Oct. 23, as an offertory gift to recall migrants who have died in the deserts of Arizona.
The invocation given before Huntington Beach City Council meetings has been an afterthought in the minds of many. It has traditionally been handled by leaders of the Greater Huntington Beach ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the last five years, almost all invocations before Modesto City Council meetings have been given by Christian faith leaders, ...
Municipal governments throughout the Las Vegas Valley kick off meetings with a prayer, and the clergy who offer blessings represent different faiths and denominations. Aron Ra had his turn at the May ...
Many governing bodies have a system in place to select community members to deliver an invocation or say a prayer at regular meetings, rarely sparking the outrage recently directed at the Alabama ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brevard's newest school board member is kicking 2025 off with a goal of putting prayer at the start of meetings. Adding a ...
PHOENIX (AP) - An ongoing fight in the Arizona House over what constitutes a real prayer has heated up again. The latest skirmish came last week after Democratic Rep. Athena Salman of Tempe delivered ...