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Bishops lose fight over loss of federal funding

President Barack Obama (Pic by The White House, via Flickr) This past Friday, a judge ruled in favor of the Obama administration in a legal challenge filed by the United States Conference of Catholic...

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School districts warned not to adopt prayer policies

Pic by kevin dooley, via Flickr The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, along with other groups, sent letters to school boards this week, warning them not to adopt policies recently allowed by...

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Republican Liberty Caucus to host Terry Jones in Jacksonville

The Republican Liberty Caucus logo (Pic via Republican Liberty Caucus of Northeast Florida) The Republican Liberty Caucus of North East Florida will host Terry Jones in Jacksonville on Tues., April 3,...

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Legislator blames ‘drug abuse, teen pregnancy, rape and assault’ on absence...

State Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Palatka (Pic by Meredith Geddings, via myfloridahouse.gov) In an op-ed defending Florida’s new school prayer bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott a week...

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Congresswoman ‘very proud to be associated with Invisible Children,’ despite...

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami (Pic via Facebook) Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, told Florida students Friday she is “very proud to be associated with Invisible Children,” the organization that...

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Protesters oppose Terry Jones’ Jacksonville appearance

Terry Jones (Pic via Stand Up America!) A handful of protestors showed up to protest the appearance of Terry Jones — the controversial religious leader who sparked worldwide protests by planning to...

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New report finds American Muslims could be key swing vote in upcoming election

Pic by samantha celera, via Flickr A new report released this week by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding found that American Muslims could be a key swing vote in the upcoming...

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Sun Sentinel: Florida Family Policy Council working to get Christians to the...

Florida Family Policy Council President John Stemberger (Pic by Gage Skidmore, via Flickr) The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports today that the Florida Family Policy Council, a Florida-based anti-gay,...

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Bishops submit proclamation for national ‘religious freedom’ campaign

Pic by Ceridwn, via Wikimedia Commons Catholic Bishops, one of the biggest opponents of the federal government’s decision to require health insurance companies to cover birth control as a preventive...

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School districts heed warnings about school prayer law

State Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando (Pic by Minority Office, via flsenate.gov) Many Florida school districts are, so far, listening to warnings from civil rights groups that adopting policies allowing...

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