by Whitney Jones | Nov 4, 2010 | News
(RNS) Most Americans have a desire for more forgiveness in their lives, but they are more critical when choosing who to forgive, according to a new survey. Sixty-two percent of American adults said they need more forgiveness in their personal lives, and 94 percent...
by Whitney Jones | Nov 3, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) A recent survey on the religious climate of the U.S. Air Force Academy showed that 41 percent of non-Christian cadets face unwanted proselytizing at least once during a year-long period. The Cadet and Permanent Party Climate Assessment Survey, which...
by Whitney Jones | Oct 20, 2010 | News
WASHINGTON (RNS) Islam is a valid religion that is entitled to constitutional protection, said a U.S. attorney who stepped into a debate about a proposed mosque and Islamic center in Tennessee. “To suggest that Islam is not a religion is quite simply ridiculous,” said...
by Whitney Jones | Oct 13, 2010 | News
(RNS) Two federal courts have issued strong defenses of religious expression in two separate decisions, one involving a teenager’s nose piercing and the other a license plate. Ariana Iacono, a freshman at Clayton (N.C.) High School, was allowed to return to class on...
by Whitney Jones | Oct 8, 2010 | News
(RNS) The American Civil Liberties Union has filed two federal lawsuits in the Carolinas, alleging religious discrimination over a teenager’s nose ring and prisoners’ lack of books other than the Bible. In South Carolina, the Berkeley County Detention Center in...