Conservative Christians in Texas are trying to harass Muslims out of existence
Their latest gambit? Legally redefining religion to exclude Islam, a move they think will let them ignore Muslims’ civil rights
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Arizona Supreme Court says pastor’s admission of abuse is NOT protected by religious privilege
The ruling will let prosecutors use Mario Rodriguez-Ramirez’s recorded confession in his criminal trial because he was discussing damage control, not seeking absolution
Texas’ Ten Commandments law is heading toward a Supreme Court showdown
After a bitterly divided appeals court upheld the classroom mandate, families are asking the justices to protect their religious freedom
Colorado school district dumps Bible-heavy curriculum borrowed from Texas after 3 days
Montezuma-Cortez officials abandoned the "Bluebonnet" curriculum over the religious material, apparent AI errors, and lessons irrelevant to students in Colorado
Satanists sue Iowa officials for blocking them from erecting a holiday display in the Capitol
State officials kept inventing rules to block The Satanic Temple from putting up a holiday display in the name of protecting children
Canada’s military tells chaplains: At public events, serve everyone, not just Christians
The Canadian Armed Forces’ new religious-neutrality policy protects service members from government-sponsored faith
Connecticut Republicans finally rejected the Christian extremist they never vetted
Jadon MacCormack became a GOP nominee despite endorsing Holocaust denial and vicious anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. He just got a humiliating reality check.
Christian televangelist Katie Souza claims aliens stole her eggs and made a hybrid baby
The televangelist claims an "inter-dimensional device" stole her eggs for decades. Don't bother looking for evidence.
An anti-trans Christian activist is furious that a reporter quoted her accurately
Erin Lee accused Colorado journalist Kyle Clark of making her sound unhinged, but his receipts showed that her own words did all the work
Oklahoma candidate James Taylor has turned his classroom into a Christian campaign studio
The pastor and public school teacher running for Superintendent of Public Instruction has pushed Christian Nationalism and used his classroom to film campaign ads