What do atheists "pray" for? Municipalities around the country are finding out, as nonbelievers of all stripes — atheists, humanists, agnostics — begin giving invocations at local government meetings.

(RNS) What do atheists “pray” for? Municipalities around the country are finding out, as nonbelievers of all stripes — atheists, humanists, agnostics and other freethinkers — begin giving invocations ...

PHOENIX – An ongoing fight in the Arizona House over what constitutes a real prayer has heated up again. The latest skirmish came last week after Democratic Rep. Athena Salman of Tempe delivered the ...

Last May, Charles Warren made a simple request of his fellow Brunwick County Commissioners – let's invite local clergy and religious leaders to give the prayer or invocation that opens each meeting.

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All eyes focused on the Rev. Joseph Tolton as he stood at the head of the City Council chamber and took over the microphone on a recent Wednesday just before the council passed a series of bills ...

A federal appeals court in the District of Columbia on Friday upheld the House of Representatives’ requirement that it start each day it is in session with a religious prayer. The unanimous ruling ...

SOLDOTNA — Rain began to fall just before a huddled group of Catholic Church members began praying on a sidewalk in Soldotna. Some held rosaries or icons; one held a wooden cross more than five feet ...

It may take only 25 seconds, but the invocations for this weekend’s races will be packed with powerful prayers. Prior to the start of the XFinity Series Powershares QQQ 300 race Saturday, Feb. 25, and ...

(RNS) What do atheists “pray” for? Municipalities around the country are finding out, as nonbelievers of all stripes—atheists, humanists, agnostics, and other freethinkers—begin giving invocations at ...

A young woman carries a crucifix in the offertory during Mass at the international border in Nogales, Ariz., Oct. 23, as an offertory gift to recall migrants who have died in the deserts of Arizona.