Teacher Fired for Giving Student a Bible Gets Job BackMay 12, 2017 — ICC Note: In 2014, a New Jersey substitute teacher, Walt Tutka, was fired after giving a student a Bible after the student asked for a copy. Shortly after, the First...
Before-School Bible Club Shut Down by Tennessee Elementary SchoolMay 8, 2017 — ICC Note: Following a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a before-school Bible club has shut down at an elementary school in Tennessee. The FFRF said that if...
Trump Signs Religious Freedom Executive Order in Front of Interfaith Gathering at White HouseMay 5, 2017 — ICC Note: On May 4, President Trump signed an executive order focused on protecting religious freedom in the US at an interfaith gathering. The order directs the US Department of...
Bible Reading Not Allowed Before Class, Professor Tells StudentMay 4, 2017 — ICC Note: In February, a student at Northern Arizona University, Mark Holden, was told by his professor not to read the Bible in the lecture hall before class. When Holden refused...
City Council Unanimously Votes to Remove Bench That Features ‘God’ Quote From State FounderMay 2, 2017 — ICC Note: As previously reported, the activist group, American Atheists, requested that a bench be removed from a Pennsylvania park, which featured a quote from the state founder that mentioned...
Wisconsin Police Department Removes Prayer Plaque Following Atheist ComplaintApril 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Following a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a Wisconsin police department has taken down a prayer plaque hung in their public station. The sign depicted...
Prayer at Michigan Town Hall Gathering Drowned Out With Shouts of ‘Separation of Church and State’April 26, 2017 — ICC Note: During a recent town hall meeting in Gaylord, Michigan, a group of activists shouted over the invocation by repeatedly yelling, “Separation of Church and State.” Despite the disruption,...
Muslim Man Brandishes Guns Outside of Christian Event on Facebook Live, Threatens ‘Be Scared’April 25, 2017 — ICC Note: Ehab Abdulmutta Jaber is now facing a felony terror charges after making threats outside of a Christian conference in South Dakota. Jaber took to Facebook Live outside of...
Kentucky Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Elective Social Studies Courses on the BibleApril 21, 2017 — ICC Note: As reported in March, a bill that authorizes an elective course on the Bible in Kentucky public schools passed through the Kentucky House of Representatives in a vote...
College Football Coach Unfazed After Atheist Group Takes Issue with Social Media PostsApril 18, 2017 — ICC Note: As previously reported, the Freedom From Religion Foundation recently demanded that the football coach at the University of Mississippi, Hugh Freeze, refrain from posting faith-based messages on his...
Chicago Men Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISISApril 17, 2017 — ICC Note: Following a two-year investigation, two Chicago men have been charged after attempting to provide ISIS with material support. The men, Joseph Jones and Edward Schimenti, have openly expressed...
Ole Miss Football Coach under Fire for Tweeting Bible VersesApril 13, 2017 — ICC Note: The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently released a press statement regarding the football coach, Hugh Freeze, at the University of Mississippi, who often posts Bible verses on...
Indiana Senate Passes Bill Protecting Religious Expression in Public SchoolsApril 4, 2017 — ICC Note: On March 30, the Indiana Senate passed House Bill 1024, which gives further protection to religious expression within the public school system. It does not force any students...
Oklahoma House Approves Bill That Would Return Ten Commandments to State CapitolMarch 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Following the advancement of a bill within the Oklahoma House of Representative, a monument of the Ten Commandments could return to state capitol grounds. This highly contested monument...
Atheist Activist Group Sues Texas Judge for Opening Court With Chaplain-Presented PrayerMarch 23, 2017 — ICC Note: In 2014, a Texas judge, Wayne Mack, received a letter of complaint from the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) after he opened court with a prayer led by...
Appeals Court Unanimously Rules Prayers During Texas School Board’s Meetings Are ConstitutionalMarch 22, 2017 — ICC Note: In a unanimous vote, a federal appeals court has declared that prayers held during a Texas school district’s board meetings are constitutional. The ruling noted the historical nature...
