A Pew Research poll published on October 27 revealed that nearly half of Americans believe the US should be a “Christian nation.” However, 45% of Americans do not agree on a definition of what that label means.
High School students in a Louisiana school district were hoaxed into attending a religious event. Students were told they would attend a college and career fair but were surprised to arrive at a church.
School administrators told students at the East Baton Rouge Parish School System that they would attend a career fair called "Day of Hope."
Instead of meeting colleges and companies for a possible career, students were sent to a church called Living Faith Christian Center.
The Satanic Temple has filed a lawsuit against the current abortion laws in the state of Idaho. The lawsuit claims that the laws violate religious freedom, property rights, and involuntary servitude.
On September 29, an appeals court in the state of Louisiana decided to allow a judge to lead prayer in his public courtroom, overturning last year’s verdict from a district court in Texas.
The state of California has been named in a complaint filed on September 22 by the Hindu American Foundation. According to the Hindu group, the original lawsuit "violates the constitutional rights of Hindu Americans."
Religious organizations in the US defended a loophole allowing clergy not to report child abuse cases. In 2020, the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City heavily opposed House Bill 90 (HB90) in Utah.
The Catholic church argued that the “bill would violate the confidentiality of the confessional seal.” In February, the Catholic church gathered 9,000 signed letters from its parishioners and sent them to Rep. Angela Romero, the bill’s author.
A new Pew study shows that Christianity is on track to becoming a religious minority in America.
The increase in the non-Christian population is also accompanied by a rise in Americans not affiliated with any religion.
According to the Pew Research Center’s recent study, many adult Americans have left Christianity. The trend has been observed by Pew since the 1990s and has been “reshaping the U.S. religious landscape.”
A new national campaign, "We're atheists, and we vote," launched by the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), aims to call attention to the growing political opinions of atheists in America.