A decades-old law banning teachers from wearing religious clothing in public classrooms received vigorous debate Friday during a public hearing on the 1923 law.Democrats are leading the charge to lift  read more »

Leaders of the Chandigarh Akali Dal along with representatives of the Ravidassia sect condemned the announcement of a separate religion, Ravidassia Dharam.Dera Sachkhand Ballan had announced a few day  read more »

Barack Obama has drawn stinging criticism for addressing an annual National Prayer Breakfast today organised by a Christian evangelical group whose members include the Ugandan politician behind legisl  read more »

State Sen. Mark Leno of San Francisco introduced legislation Jan.  read more »

The Region 10 school district was once again faced with a free speech dilemma over the past week when a sixth grader’s talent show performance of a religious song was placed in doubt.The female stud  read more »

Church leaders have inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Government by overturning plans to force members of the clergy to hire gays and transsexuals.

Clergy members and churches would not face legal consequences for refusing to perform same-sex marriages, under a state bill being pushed by supporters of gay marriage.Same-sex marriage is illegal in  read more »

An atheist organization is blasting the U.S.  read more »

Foes of the gay marriage ban produce documents showing close ties between Catholic and Mormon church leaders and the pro-Prop. 8 campaign.

Coded references to New Testament Bible passages about Jesus Christ are inscribed on high-powered rifle sights provided to the U.S. military by a Michigan company, an ABC News investigation has found.