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Prominent conservative and family groups filed an amicus brief Wednesday against an earlier court ruling that deemed the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional.

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged prayers and religious elements in presidential inaugurations, including President Obama's in 2009.

Evangelist Franklin Graham is scheduled to speak at the Pentagon on the National Day of Prayer. But his invitation has riled up at least one group which is demanding a more "inclusive speaker" for the event on May 6.

The U.S. Census Bureau has boosted its efforts of reaching out to the LGBT community, assuring gays and transgender people that they can be "true" to who they are when filling out census forms.

Conservative and Christian groups are increasingly voicing opposition to President Obama's recent recess appointment of a homosexual activist to his administration.

The House on Sunday voted to pass a health care reform bill that pro-life groups say is the biggest expansion of abortion funding since Roe v. Wade.

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on national currency.

Up to 15 gunmen arrived in pick-up vehicles and began firing on the staff, according to UK's The Times. World Vision administration officer Mohammad Sajid said the militants took their mobile phones, "dragged people one by one and shifted to an adjacent room and shot and killed them."

Obama administration officials met with a group of nontheists Friday morning.

The world's largest Baptist university has named Kenneth Winston Starr, who is most well-known for his work as special prosecutor in the Clinton scandals, as its next president.

The Church of England's governing body on Friday approved a motion that emphasizes the compatibility of belief in both God and science.

Psychologists in a new study suggest that moral judgments operate independently of religious background.

Famed New Atheist Richard Dawkins has opened up a "religion-free" way of helping the victims of the deadly earthquake in Haiti.

ComStar Media, co-founded by Dr. Robert A. Schuller, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired two family entertainment companies.

Washington, D.C.-based Family Research Council released on Wednesday a new study detailing the effects of pornography on marriages, children and individuals.

Ministry leader Ray Comfort surprised college students and atheists throughout the country on Wednesday when his planned giveaway of On the Origin of Species came one day early.

The majority of voters in Maine rejected a law on Tuesday that allowed gay and lesbian couples to wed.

More than 350 schools in 43 states have implemented courses on the Bible for the 2009-2010 academic year, a new report reveals.

Hundreds of people joined a rally Tuesday night to support Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School cheerleaders and their right to paint Bible verses on banners.

As students step foot on campus for another school year, an intelligent design proponent has offered a few tips for the millions who will face the teaching of evolution in their science classrooms.

Creation proponents are distributing thousands of creationist materials and Darwin Bibles to attendees at the National Education Association's annual meeting in San Diego, Calif., this week.

President Barack Obama reiterated his pro-gay pledges to the homosexual community during a White House reception Monday.

A recent poll released this week shows that the majority of American voters do not want their state to allow gay marriage.

Sweden has adopted a law that legalizes same-sex marriage, making it the seventh country in the world to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed in either a religious or civil ceremony.