Court Rules Cheerleaders Can Paint Bible Verse BannersOctober 6, 2017 — ICC Note: As previously reported, in 2012 the Freedom From Religion Foundation issued a complaint over a group of cheerleaders writing Bible verses on banners. Shortly after, the school district...
Superintendent Says Bible Verse on Bench Memorializing Student Killed in Accident Must Be RemovedOctober 5, 2017 — ICC Note: A Virginia school superintendent recently announced that a Bible verse etched onto a bench honoring a student who passed away in an accident last year must be removed....
Judge Rules in Favor of Atheist Group, Says Cross on Penn. County Seal Must Be RemovedOctober 4, 2017 — ICC Note: In the summer of last year, the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania’s Lehigh County regarding its official seal. A federal district judge decided last...
US Department of Justice Backs Christian College Student Told Not to Preach on CampusOctober 2, 2017 — ICC Note: In 2016, a Christian student named Chike Uzuegbunam was told by his college, Georgia Gwinnett College, that he was only permitted to preach within one of the campus’...
Judge’s order ‘a huge relief’ for Indonesian family in NHSeptember 29, 2017 — ICC Note: Timothy Sombah and his parents are Christians who fled Indonesia years ago and have resettled in Somerset, New Hampshire. He could hardly believe when a federal judge recently...
Tennessee Church Holds Emotional First Service Since Shooting Left One DeadSeptember 28, 2017 — ICC Note: As previously reported, a masked gunman attacked Tennessee’s Burnette Chapel Church of Christ over the weekend, killing one and wounding several others, including the pastor and his wife....
TN Man Charged With First-Degree Murder as Church Shooting Leaves One Dead, Seven InjuredSeptember 26, 2017 — ICC Note: On September 24, a masked man attacked Tennessee’s Burnette Chapel Church of Christ, just after the service ended, killing one and wounding seven more. The attacker, Emanuel Kidega...
Inmate Sues Kansas Prison for ‘Imposing Christian Propaganda’September 22, 2017 — ICC Note: An inmate at Kansas' Topeka Correctional Facility, Shari Webber-Dunn, is taking legal action over alleged “Christian propaganda” in the facility. According to the lawsuit, there are several religious...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Iraqi and Syria Relief and Justice BillSeptember 19, 2017 — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE H.R. 390 Takes Another Key Step Forward Toward Assisting Christians in Dire Need 9/19/17 Washington D.C., (International Christian Concern) – Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved...
Residents Voice Concern After School Removes Plaque Thanking God for Food Following ComplaintSeptember 18, 2017 — ICC Note: As previously reported, an elementary school in Virginia recently removed a prayer plaque from its cafeteria following a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). The FFRF...
ACLU Asserts Police Department Is Violating Constitution by Posting Scripture to Social MediaSeptember 15, 2017 — ICC Note: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently contacted the mayor of Mounds, Oklahoma, sharing its concerns over a local police department’s social media page. The ACLU suggested that...
‘Attacks on Religious Liberty’ in US Increased 133 Percent in Last 5 Years, Report SaysSeptember 13, 2017 — ICC Note: According to a new report from the First Liberty Institute, the United States has seen a 133% increase in “attacks on religious liberty” in the past five years...
City Sells Land Surrounding Cross to Private Foundation to Bring Closure to Complaint from Atheist GroupSeptember 12, 2017 — ICC Note: Following a recent complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a city in Missouri sold a plot of public land that contained a cross display to a...
US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Public Prayer at Government MeetingsSeptember 11, 2017 — 09/11/2017 United States (First Liberty Institute) - "The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit sitting en banc affirmed the decision of a federal district court judge and...
School Removes Cafeteria Plaque Thanking God for Food Following Complaint from Atheist GroupSeptember 8, 2017 — ICC Note: Following a letter of complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a Virginia elementary school has taken down a plaque from its cafeteria. The plaque in question...
Texas Churches Sue FEMA over Policy Banning Churches from Receiving Harvey Disaster ReliefSeptember 7, 2017 — ICC Note: Three Texas churches have filed suit against FEMA regarding its policy of denying aid to religious institutions following the recent destruction from Hurricane Harvey. Although FEMA reportedly uses...
