Church and State

California Supreme Court says breakaway parish can't take national church's property

Rebellious congregations that part ways with their denominations may lose their church buildings and property as a result, the California Supreme Court said Monday in a unanimous ruling.

Library plans to collect sermons for inauguration

The folks at the library's American Folklife Center are soliciting churches, synagogues, mosques and others for copies of sermons or passionate speeches that focus on the significance of the Jan.  read more »

Atheist Group Files Lawsuit Against Prayer at Presidential Inauguration

The head of an atheist group told FOX News Radio on Tuesday that by allowing a prayer at President-elect Obama's inauguration, the government is subjecting atheists and agonostics to someone else's re  read more »

In Congress, they're big believers of religion

Protestants form a majority in the House and Senate, a study finds. Catholics, Jews and Mormons are overrepresented, and Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus underrepresented.

Iraqi government sponsors Christmas celebration

Christians, the first people of Iraq, have faced persecution, threats, assassination and mass extermination in recent years.  read more »

Student's poem about Jesus causes uproar

When Thames Elementary sixth-grader Andrew White was given a class assignment to write a poem about what Christmas meant to him, he wrote without hesitation: "Christmas is about Jesus' birth."Advertis  read more »

Obama's Choice of Inauguration Pastor

President-elect Obama's selection of the prominent evangelical minister Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation is causing quite a stir in the gay community.

SC ordered to stop making religious license plates

A federal judge says South Carolina must stop marketing and making license plates that feature the image of a cross and the words "I Believe."

Richard Cizik Shifts His View on SSU and Is Asked to Resign

On Fresh Air with Terry Gross, National Association of Evangelicals vice president of governmental affairs Rich Cizik admitted that his views on same sex unions are shifting.  read more »

Bush talks faith, won't say God chose him to be president

"I just, I can't go there," Bush said in an interview that aired Dec.  read more »

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