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The Alaska House recently passed legislation defining a "medically necessary" abortion, essentially placing limits on state funding for an abortion.

• 04/15/2014
• 1 Comments
• Tag: Abortion

The Syrian Army has recaptured the Christian town of Maaloula, along with the nearby villages of Sarkha and Jibbeh, from rebel forces, its state media announced Monday.

• 04/15/2014
• 4 Comments
• Tag: Conflict/War

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a brief in support of two same-sex couples challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage. Earlier this year, Herring refused to defend the state's same-sex marriage ban when it was legally challenge..

• 04/15/2014
• 156 Comments
• Tag: Court Cases Marriage

An heirloom bible discovered at a Goodwill store in Denver, Colo. has been rightfully returned to its owner on the east coast thanks to an employee's interest in genealogy.

• 04/12/2014
• 1 Comments
• Tag: Inspirational Bible

Louisiana is a step closer to making the Holy Bible its official state book after the House Committee approved the legislation this week, now sending the bill to a full vote in the House of Representatives.

• 04/12/2014
• 13 Comments
• Tag: Politics Bible

A New York man is suing the credit rating agency Equifax, accusing the company of giving him a false rating score due to his first name, "God."

• 04/12/2014
• 2 Comments
• Tag: Court Cases

Several churches around Murrysville, Pa., area have held prayer vigils and counseling sessions this week to offer hope and healing for those affected by the brutal stabbing spree that left 22 people injured at Franklin Regional High School on Wednesd..

• 04/12/2014
• 3 Comments
• Tag: Pastors Crime

City commissioners in Carroll County, Md., voted this week to temporarily halt sectarian prayers at their meetings in compliance with a judge's previous ruling. One city commissioner who voted against the temporary ban said that such a move "binds me..

• 04/11/2014
• 1 Comments
• Tag: Free Speech Religious Freedom

The Israeli Antiquities Authority announced this week that it has uncovered a 3,300-year-old ceramic coffin containing a male skeleton and a scarab in the country's northern region.

• 04/11/2014
• 2 Comments
• Tag: Archaeology

A school district in California says it will allow students to distribute coins with imprinted Bible passages during non-instructional time on campus. The decision from the district came after Freedom X, a legal group, complained on behalf of a local..

• 04/11/2014
• 2 Comments
• Tag: Youth Education Religious Freedom

The CBS network announced Thursday that Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert will be replacing David Letterman as host of the network's "Late Show" some time next year.

• 04/11/2014
• 4 Comments
• Tag: television

A well-known conservative blogger and journalist has described U.S. Rep. Vance McAllister as the "sleaziest politician in Louisiana" after a security video, released Monday, showed the married congressman locking lips with one of his former female st..

• 04/10/2014
• 0 Comments
• Tag: Politics

The parents of a first grader are suing a Pennsylvania school district, accusing it of violating their son's constitutional rights when a teacher forbade him from distributing Valentine's Day cards containing a religious message to his classmates.

• 04/10/2014
• 12 Comments
• Tag: Youth Court Cases Religious Freedom

A Florida atheist accused of attacking his roommate with a butter knife for resembling Jesus is requesting he be represented by an atheist attorney.

• 04/10/2014
• 1 Comments
• Tag: Atheism Court Cases

Sam Yagan, co-founder of OKCupid, responded to hypocrisy claims after it was revealed that he donated money to a Republican congressman with a consistent history of opposing same-sex marriage. His company was behind the boycott of the Mozilla softwar..

• 04/10/2014
• 23 Comments
• Tag: Technology Marriage

A young, frustrated Mets fan is gaining attention and laughs on Twitter after reportedly writing to Jesus as part of a Sunday School assignment, asking why he made the New York Mets such a "bad" professional baseball team.

• 04/09/2014
• 0 Comments
• Tag: sports

A Florida pastor was convicted Tuesday of attempted grand larceny after he allegedly tried to sell five fake paintings to an undercover cop. The pastor's lawyers have said they disagree with the verdict and are looking into appeal options.

• 04/09/2014
• 0 Comments
• Tag: Court Cases Pastors

A science and wildlife center in San Mateo, Calif., has reportedly removed a disclaimer regarding evolution from one of its exhibit signs after receiving backlash from the online atheist community.

• 04/09/2014
• 38 Comments
• Tag: Atheism Education Science

Faith Driven Consumer launched an #OpenZilla campaign in response to the recent resignation of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich whose support for California's Proposition 8 in 2008 caused uproar. The #OpenZilla campaign seeks to ensure the software company e..

• 04/09/2014
• 193 Comments
• Tag: Free Speech Technology Religious Freedom Marriage

Two lawmakers in Minnesota have recently introduced bills that would amend the state statute on civil marriages to allow nonbelievers to legally preside over weddings in the state.

• 04/08/2014
• 15 Comments
• Tag: Atheism