City Leaders Push Back After Atheist Group Demands Removal of Cross From City Hall

March 21, 2017 — ICC Note: Earlier this month, the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) issued a letter of complaint to the mayor of a Florida city regarding a wooden cross on city hall...

Religious Liberties Group Pushes Back Against Atheist Activists

March 17, 2017 — ICC Note: As atheist activists seek to end prayer and Bible readings at New Hampshire’s Air National Guard ceremonies, a religious liberties legal group pushes back. The First Liberty Institute,...

Over 100 Conservative Leaders Urge Trump to Sign Religious Freedom Executive Order

March 3, 2017 — ICC Note: More than 100 conservative leaders have spoken out in a letter directed toward President Trump, advocating for him to sign an executive order that would offer more protection...

Kentucky House Passes Bill Authorizing Elective Social Studies Courses on the Bible

March 2, 2017 — ICC Note: The Kentucky House of Representatives recently approved the creation of optional public school classes on the Bible. The class would be categorized as a social studies elective and...

Town Hall Attendees Shout Down Louisiana Chaplain Praying in the Name of Jesus

March 1, 2017 — ICC Note: During a recent town hall meeting in the town of Metairie, Louisiana, Michael Sprague, the state chaplain, was met with shouts of opposition when he began leading a...

Atheist Group Wants Ordinance Banning Literature Mocking Christianity Scrubbed From Books

February 28, 2017 — ICC Note: The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently requested that officials in Edmond, Oklahoma overturn an ordinance that prohibits the distribution of literature that speaks profanely of the Christian...

Humanist Group Demands Texas Teacher Remove Christian Displays from Classroom

February 27, 2017 — ICC Note: The American Humanist Association (AHA) recently issued a letter of complaint over a Texas teacher who displayed Christian-themed signs in her classroom. The AHA asserted that the decorations...

School District Pays Over $40K to Atheist Group, Removes Ten Commandments to End Lawsuit

February 23, 2017 — ICC Note: A Pennsylvania school district has decided to remove a Ten Commandments monument from school grounds following a costly lawsuit that dates back to 2012. The Freedom from Religion...

Maryland Mosque Honors Assassin of Pakistani Governor Who Spoke Against Blasphemy Laws

February 22, 2017 — ICC Note: Over the weekend, a mosque in Pikesville, Maryland hosted an event in honor of a Muslim man, Mumtaz Qadri, who faced the death penalty last week for assassinating...

Atheist Group Convinces Virginia Town to Cancel Field Trip to Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter

February 21, 2017 — ICC Note: A parks and recreation department in Virginia recently cancelled an upcoming trip to the Creation Museum in Kentucky following complaints from an atheist activist group. The Freedom from...

78 Members of Congress Urge Turkey President to Release US Pastor

February 21, 2017 — ICC Note: At least 78 members of the U.S. Congress have signed a letter demanding the immediate release of an American pastor and missionary being unlawfully detained in Turkey. Andrews...

Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Declaring Florist Must Service Same-Sex Weddings

February 17, 2017 — ICC Note: As previously reported, Baronelle Stutzman, a florist in Washington State, was sued in 2012 for refusing to service a same-sex couple’s wedding. Although she offered referrals to other...

Atheist Activist Group Seeks to Stop Ceremonial Prayers at New Hampshire Air National Guard Base

February 16, 2017 — ICC Note: The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) recently issued a letter of complaint regarding prayer and Bible passages which are read during ceremonies at a New Hampshire Air National...

Christian Petition for Trump to Sign Religious Freedom Order Gets 107,000 Signatures in a Week

February 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Within a week, a petition led by the American Family Association regarding a religious freedom executive order has collected 107,000 signatures. The petition urges President Trump to sign...

Georgia Pastor Eric Walsh Wins Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

February 10, 2017 — ICC Note: The Georgia Department of Health (DPH) agreed to a $225,000 settlement in Dr. Eric Walsh's lawsuit of religious discrimination. Walsh, a Christian minister, was fired in May of...

Minnesota City Council Votes to Return ‘Religious’ Veterans Memorial to Park After Cross Cut Off

February 10, 2017 — ICC Note: In a close vote, Belle Plaine, Minnesota’s city council decided to bring back a veterans memorial to a public park, under the condition that a cross is removed...