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Peter Brigg, the principal of Sabold Elementary School in Springfield, would say “God Bless America” following the Pledge of Allegiance over the loud speaker. After the district received a legal complaint, he was forced to stop. The district received the complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation on behalf of a parent who claimed that…

Democratic lawmakers in Massachusetts want to take “God” out of the oath of office for every elected official in the State. This would amend the old state Constitution in the country, allowing public officials to cite a secular phrase instead: “This I do under the pains and penalties of perjury.” Bill, S. 2211, proposed by…

President Donald Trump hosted a Rose Garden ceremony with V.P. Mike Pence for the National Day of Prayer. The president spoke about how powerful prayer is, and called on American’s to pray for protection of religious freedom. “Our Nation’s honored tradition of prayer has sustained us and strengthened our trust that God will continue to…

Pope Francis recently urged hairdressers, hairstylists and beauticians not to indulge in gossip during work according to the AFP. During an audience in the Vatican he encouraged the invited group to avoid “giving in to the temptation of chatter that easily creeps into your work environment.” “Practice your profession in a Christian style, treating customers…

Madison Wisconsin officials are trying to stop a church from openly using and distributing marijuana as a sacrament. While marijuana is still illegal in the state, they may have found a loophole. Two men who have been operating the Lion of Judah House of Rastafari church in a storefront are currently distributing marijuana as a…

Rep. Ilhan Omar recent suggested that Jesus was a Palestinian and not a Jew and is facing major criticism for it. Omar retweeted a tweet from Omar Suleiman, an American Muslim scholar and civil rights activist according to CBN News. The scholar has accused conservative Christians of being ignorant about Jesus’ Palestinian heritage. Suleiman’s tweet…

Taylor University, a small, Christian liberal-arts college located in Upland, a town northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana, invited Vice President Mike Pence to speak at their commencement ceremonies. Once this invitation was released to the public, outrage ensued. In the statement, Taylor University president Dr. Paul Lowell Haines said, “Taylor University is pleased and honored to…

In a recent interview on the Olive Tree Ministries’ radio show ‘Understanding the Times,’ the former congresswoman from Minnesota made a bold claim about the president. Bachmann who is a regular on the radio show said Trump is “highly biblical” and “has had the courage and the fortitude” to stand up “where other Republicans wouldn’t…

Discussion of the 2020 presidential election is already heating up. A host of Democratic senators, representatives, mayors and governors have all thrown their hats in the ring. The official nomination will likely not be decided until summer of 2020, but Democratic hopefuls are already working to earn the winning spot in the primaries. A few…

According to a new survey, the number of Americans who have no religion has risen 266 percent since 1991 the Daily Mail reports. The religious ‘nones’ (those with no religious affiliation) are now tied statistically with the number of Catholics and Evangelicals. People with no religion account for 23.1 percent of the U.S., while Catholics…
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