White evangelical voters show steadfast support for Donald Trump’s presidency
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Oklahoma parents and teachers sue to stop top education official’s classroom Bible mandate
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of Oklahoma parents of public school students, teachers and ministers f...
Oklahoma amends request for Bibles that initially appeared to match only version backed by Trump
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has amended its request for 55,000 Bibles to be placed in public schoo...
Bibles that Oklahoma wants for schools match version backed by Trump
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles for publ...
Oklahoma teachers were told to use the Bible. There’s resistance from schools as students return
BIXBY, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s Bixby school district has lots to show off for a fast-growing Tulsa s...
Ten Commandments won’t go in Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Com...
Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns
Christians and Jews believe in the Ten Commandments — just not necessarily the version that will han...
What to know about Oklahoma’s top education official ordering Bible instruction in schools
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official outraged civil rights groups and others when ...
Oklahoma public schools leader orders schools to incorporate Bible instruction
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporat...
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law t...
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Louisiana’s new la...
Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a ‘rescue mission’ for public education
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spi...
Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling
When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, it...
Christian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes, but historians say it misreads founders’ intent
The U.S. Constitution doesn’t mention Christianity or any specific religion. The Declaration of Inde...
In Poland, church and state draw nearer, and some Catholic faithful rebel
CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) — Dominika Gala grew up going to Mass with her grandmother and attending Ca...
After years of fighting, a praying football coach got his job back. Now he’s unsure he wants it
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job...
Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US’s first public religious school
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of parents, faith leaders and a public education nonprofit sued Monday ...