By Christy Barritt College Bans Intelligent Design The president of Ball State University has forbidden faculty members from endorsing intelligent design after a complaint was issued against the school. The Freedom from Religion Foundation, an atheist group, protested that the school had hired a science professor who wrote a book on intelligent design and […]
By Christy Barritt No Religious Freedom for For-Profit Corporations A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that for-profit corporations do not have religious freedom protections. The case involved a Pennsylvania furniture company owned by a Mennonite family that sued the government over the birth control mandate. […]
By Christy Barritt Indiana City Sued for Approving Cross Display The city of Evansville, Indiana is being sued over its decision to approve a request to display crosses on public property. Ten churches in Evansville, Indiana were granted permission by the city to display 30 crosses at a public riverfront area. West Side Christian […]
By Christy Barritt VBS Remains Popular Though the numbers have dropped some in recent years, Vacation Bible School still remains popular. In 1997, 81 percent of churches offered VBS programs. In 2012, the number went down to 68 percent. This is according to a new Barna study. The study showed that 86 percent of […]
By Christy Barritt Researchers Discover Surprising Facts About Atheists Researchers from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga recently completed a study on the various types of nonbelievers. One of the most surprising results they discovered was the classification of a “ritual” atheist or agnostic, someone they defined as a nonbeliever who found value in […]
