Followers of rapture evangelist lost millions
Followers of Harold Camping, a fringe evangelical radio minister, believed him when he said that the Rapture would begin May 21 but it looks like they'll have to make those credit card payments after all.
In Dallas, Good Friday march seeks "moral budget"
DALLAS -- The Dallas Area Progressive Christian Alliance took the teachings of the Bible, and the need for relief from poverty and suffering, to the streets of Dallas here on Good Friday, April 22.
Extremist Westboro Church foiled in Mississippi
When members of the far-right Westboro Baptist Church showed up in Brandon, Miss., April 16 to protest the funeral of Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers, local residents banded together.
Bill would let religious adoption agencies bar same-sex couples
Two Illinois state senators are trying to pass a measure that would allow religious adoption agencies to deny requests from same-sex couples in civil unions.
Foxhole atheists fight for right to rock
Soldiers organized Rock Beyond Belief in Fort Bragg, N.C., only to have it effectively cancelled by army brass at the last minute.
Scientists suggest reason for religion's decline
Religion may be on the verge of extinction in nine nations.
Florida congressman stokes Islamophobia
Rep. Allen West became unhinged at a recent town hall meeting in South Florida, where he told a Muslim questioner who defended Islam, "Don't try to blow sunshine up my butt!"
Interfaith coalition fights wage theft
WIN is a coalition of members of the faith and labor communities who seek justice in the workplace for metropolitan Memphis workers.
Atheism grows among youth, high school students
The Secular Student Alliance, which has chapters on 200 college campuses nationwide, announced that it would work to help high school-aged free thinkers express themselves.
Immigrant rights activists step up fight in Utah
A group of young people with a group called "Cuentame" has taken the fight for immigrant rights to a whole new level.
