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Does the closure of leading “gay-cure” ministry signal a change of direction for America’s Religious Right?
Posted: Thu, 20 Jun 2013
Exodus International, one of the oldest "gay-cure" ministries in America, is closing down after admitting that it has hurt and damaged thousands of homosexuals. Read More »
More Americans think religion is losing its influence
Posted: Thu, 30 May 2013
Over three-quarters of Americans (77%) say religion is losing its influence on American life, while 20% say religion's influence is increasing. These represent Americans' most negative evaluations of the impact of religion since 1970, although similar to the views measured in recent years. Read More »
Vermont approves doctor-assisted suicide
Posted: Wed, 22 May 2013
The Governor of Vermont this week signed into law a new bill legalising doctor-assisted suicide. This makes it the third US state to approve such legislation. Read More »
Council prayers challenged in the United States
Posted: Mon, 20 May 2013
The US Supreme Court is to consider whether prayers can be offered as part of government meetings. Read More »
Obama renews mandate of “faith-based council” and allows religious discrimination to continue
Posted: Thu, 11 Apr 2013
President Barack Obama has issued an executive order extending the Faith-Based Advisory Council without addressing employment discrimination among many of the faith-based organisations that receive federal funding through the programme. Read More »
Most Americans still favour separation of church and state
Posted: Wed, 10 Apr 2013
A nationwide Yougov poll for the Huffington Post in the United States shows that one-third of respondents would like to see Christianity as the state religion. Read More »
Obama calls religious opt-out in new defence bill “unnecessary and divisive”
Posted: Wed, 09 Jan 2013
President Barack Obama called a conscience clause for military chaplains in the National Defence Authorization Act "unnecessary and ill-advised." Read More »
Statistics round up: Religion in decline around Europe and USA
Posted: Thu, 25 Oct 2012
A round-up of recent statistics from Britain, France, Ireland and the US that highlight the trend towards secularization. Read More »
Why US Catholics are leaving the Church
Posted: Thu, 29 Mar 2012
A survey of lapsed Catholics in the USA has tried to get to the root of why they abandoned the church. Their answers were not very surprising. Read More »
Council prayers ban upheld in US
Posted: Fri, 20 Jan 2012
The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the North Carolina County Board who were seeking to overturn a ban on sectarian prayers before public government meetings. Read More »
US school ordered to remove prayer banner
Posted: Tue, 17 Jan 2012
A US District Court Judge has ruled that a prayer mural located in the auditorium of a Rhode Island High school is unconstitutional and has given the school 10 days to remove it. Read More »
Religion and government must not mix in America, say experts
Posted: Fri, 11 Nov 2011
Senior academics in the United States have stressed that separation of church and state in public life is essential to ensure that U.S.citizens retain their civil liberties. Read More »
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