Establishing freedom of religion was a hard-fought success of the American Founding. Today we are still fighting.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump sits at a desk as he and religious leaders listen to a musical performance before Trump signs an executive ...

Not so very long ago, “separation of church and state” was as American as motherhood and apple pie. Despite perennial debates over the degree of separation, public support for the principle itself has ...

All but 15 of 1,200 Texas school districts rejected a law that encourages students and staff to pray and read the Bible during the day.

A bedrock of American exceptionalism has been the prohibition on using tax dollars to support religion. In America’s “melting pot,” public schools must be open to all without any religious preference ...

From the White House Faith Office to a task force to "eradicate anti-Christian bias," Christian Nationalism isn't fringe anymore, it's federal policy. We break down the players, the playbook, and what ...

When I hear anyone claim that separation of church and state doesn’t exist, and that the United States is a Christian nation, I have to chuckle at their lack of understanding. There are lots of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: Separation of church and state is a founding principle of our great nation and it is under great ...

There are now over 100,000 Opportunity Scholarship recipients. The Opportunity Scholarship provides vouchers for K-12 students to attend North Carolina private schools. Last school year, more than 75% ...

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In the spirit of George Carlin and Christopher Hitchens, the son of a former Catholic nun and a Franciscan brother delivers a deeply irreverent and biblically correct takedown of far-right Christian ...

The word "God" is seen on the wall of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC. Credit - Alex Wong—Getty Images Two hundred fifty years ago, the American Revolution began with the “shot heard ...