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6 Sep 2017, 10:20 am
"Michigan county wins court challenge over Christian prayers": Ed White of The Associated Press has this report on a 9-to-6 en banc ruling that the U.S. [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 6:10 am
The Chester County Daily Local reports that yesterday the Chester County, Pennsylvania commissioners voted 2-1 to have the county place its own holiday displays at the Historic Courthouse, eliminating the rivalry of past years between those erecting Christian and Jewish displays and a secular group that has put up a Tree of Knowledge. [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 12:17 pm
The Illinois Administrator has filed a disciplinary complaint against the former elected state's attorney of Christian County, Illinois. [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 4:10 am
Greenville County School District, (D SC, Dec. 12, 2017), in a case on remand from the 4th Circuit (see prior posting), a South Carolina federal district court held that a South Carolina school district's practice of holding elementary school graduation ceremonies in the Christian Chapel of a local university violates the Establishment Clause. [read post]
30 Apr 2016, 8:20 pm
Ct., April 21, 2016), a 3-judge appellate court panel upheld a lower court's ruling that a retreat center operated by a Christian religious organization is not subject to the county's hotel room rental tax. [read post]
5 Jun 2004, 5:05 am
Attorney Charles LiMandri, director of the Thomas More's West Coast regional office called California a "battleground for anti-Christian forces," and said that LA County's act [read post]
16 Jun 2014, 4:10 am
The Winston-Salem Journal reported last week that Forsyth County, North Carolina is asking a federal district court to lift a 2010 injunction that barred it from continuing a policy of opening County Board of Commissioners meetings with prayers that are repeatedly Christian. [read post]
28 Nov 2022, 10:18 am
“Fresh off US Supreme Court prayer win, national firm backs TN county on Judeo-Christian preamble”: Angele Latham of The Tennessean has this report. [read post]
20 Feb 2010, 6:55 pm
School Board for Santa Rosa County, Florida, (ND FL, Feb. 19, 2010), a Florida federal district court rejected an attempt by the Christian Educators Association International to intervene to seek a modification of a consent decree under which the Santa Rosa County school board was enjoined from various activities that promoted religion in school classrooms and at school events. [read post]
10 Jul 2013, 7:04 am
Jefferson County Board of School Commissioners, (ED TN, July 9, 2013), a Tennessee federal district court held that the Jefferson County (TN) school board violated the Establishment Clause when, for budgetary reasons, it eliminated the county Alternative School and instead contracted with Kingswood School, a Christian institution, to operate the county's program for students who had been suspended or expelled from their regular school. [read post]
3 Apr 2014, 4:00 am
The American Humanist Association announced that yesterday it filed a contempt of court motion (full text) against members of the Carroll County, Maryland Board of Commissioners for violating a court order (see prior posting) barring them from using specific Christian references in Council invocations. [read post]
19 May 2007, 3:50 pm
When you see a cross you think of not just Christianity, but religion in general. [read post]
21 Apr 2015, 4:10 am
Christian Post reported yesterday that the McDowell County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners last week, working with the U.S. [read post]
18 Aug 2016, 4:05 am
County of Lehigh, (ED PA, filed 8/16/2016) contends that the cross amounts to an endorsement of Christianity, while the county Board of Commissioners says the cross was made part of the design to honor the original settlers of Lehigh County who were Christian. [read post]
30 May 2021, 7:52 am
Prince Georges County, Maryland, (D MD, filed 5/27/2021), alleges that provisions of the county's agreement with Prison Ministry of America violate the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses:Defendant PG County illegally required all applicants to sign a so-called “Statement of Applicant’s Christian Faith. [read post]
21 Sep 2022, 4:05 am
Suit was filed yesterday in a South Carolina state trial court contending that a state budget appropriation of $1.5 million to Christian Learning Centers of Greenville County violates the provision in South Carolina's constitution that bars the use of public funds "for the direct benefit of any religious or other private educational institution. [read post]
27 Jul 2009, 12:05 am
The Plano, Texas Star last Friday reported that Collin County commissioners voted last week to "try out" the services of Marketplace Chaplains, a Christian organization that offers brief, regular visits by Chaplains during which time they can build a relationship with employees. [read post]
15 Nov 2009, 7:34 pm
A trucking accident in Christian County that occurred on November 11th resulted in no injuries. [read post]
11 Jul 2007, 8:55 am
Boone County, Kentucky's Fiscal Court has agreed to issue up to $2.8 million in industrial revenue bonds to finance a 5,000 square foot addition to the Vineyard Christian Church in Burlington, Kentucky. [read post]
9 Jan 2023, 11:04 am
Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Burtonsville landowners who claim Montgomery County illegally enforced a zoning requirement that prevented a Christian group from building a church on their land. [read post]
