Parents who complain that a mandatory public school course contradicts their religious views have taken the provincial government to court. The "Ethics and Religious Culture" class covers Quebec's Catholic and Protestant religious heritage, as well as other faiths represented in the province, including Judaism, Native spiritualism, Islam, and Hinduism. ... [More]

A federal judge ruled that a public high school history teacher violated the First Amendment when he called creationism "superstitious nonsense" during a classroom lecture. U.S. District Judge James Selna ruled Friday in a lawsuit student Chad Farnan filed in 2007, alleging that teacher James Corbett violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment by making repeated comments in class that were hostile to Christian beliefs. ... [More]

Republican Congressman John Fleming said he was “disturbed” by President Barack Obama’s request to have the symbolic name for Jesus Christ – IHS – covered from a pediment that was visible behind him when he spoke at Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall on April 14. ... [More]

Texas Senate should put brakes on Don McLeroy's nomination as chairman of the State Board of Education. ... At a time when education leaders are focused on raising science standards, McLeory led efforts to weaken the instruction of evolution. ... [More]

Watchdog group files case on behalf of local families who object to sectarian venue for public event ... [More]

The Islamist revolution, largely misunderstood by the West, is rooted in the refusal of many Muslims to accept Western secularism, Alastair Crooke said yesterday, during a discussion in Washington of his new book ... [More]

In a ruling that says the St. Johns County School District in Florida violated the First Amendment, a federal judge has banned an elementary school in St. Augustine from having children sing a country song, "In God We Still Trust," at a school assembly. ... [More]

Some 200 secular, religious and media groups from around the world on Wednesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to reject a call from Islamic countries for a global fight against "defamation of religion." ... [More]

Program serves mainly to funnel tax money to religious schools and has not raised student achievement, watchdog group says ... [More]

It is truly dismaying that amid all the discussion about President Obama’s version of faith-based community initiatives, there has been such a widespread reluctance to question the basic assumption that government can spend money on religiously based enterprises without violating the First Amendment. ... [More]

Unprecedented in recent history, Obama's practice of opening presidential events with a prayer seems like it will become a new tradition, further eroding the boundaries between church and state. ... [More]

Watchdog group says federal parks should not be used to display religious symbols -- Defense Department's land transfer scheme does not legitimize its violation of church-state separation ... [More]

Washington State woman really digs the "supreme ruler of the universe" - and she wants the government to make sure that nobody is allowed to disagree with her Kim Struiksma, 25, of Blaine WA and other members of her church have created Ballot Initiative Measure 1040, which "would p... [More]

The Arkansas State Constitution currently bans any “person who denies the being of God” from holding a position in any government office or from testifying in court. ... [More]

Obama administration continues religious emphasis of the Bush era, but offers hope that the new approach will be more inclusive and less sectarian ... [More]

Americans United for Separation of Church and State has warned three Wisconsin public school districts and a community college that they may face litigation if they do not stop holding graduation ceremonies in a church. ... [More]

Senate made the right call in rejecting reckless religious right overture, says church-state watchdog group ... [More]

As President Obama prepares to unveil his version of President Bush’s faith-based program and introduce a new advisory council for it, there is little indication that he will deliver on his promises to remedy its inherent constitutional problems in a timely way. ... [More]

Church-state watchdog group expresses disappointment that Bush-era rules allowing religion-based hiring discrimination remain in place [More]

Rob Boston, Assistant Director of Communications of Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU), predicts in an article posted on the AU website Tuesday that Eric Holder, the new US attorney general, will lead the US Dept. of Justice away from Bush policies favoring religion. Recalli... [More]