A federal appeals court in the District of Columbia on Friday upheld the House of Representatives’ requirement that it start each day it is in session with a religious prayer. The unanimous ruling ...

For as long as anyone can remember, the St. Tammany Parish Council has prayed before their meetings, with a council member leading a brief Christian prayer before the legislative body turns to ...

A leader of a Central Florida group of atheists, humanists and nonbelievers said he felt disrespected by Lake County officials who responded to his secular invocation at a county commission meeting ...

The invocation was Sikh — a faith that’s more than 500 years old, with roots in India and Pakistan, practiced today by thousands of worshippers throughout the Valley, including Merced County. Dressed ...

A Christian County Library Board trustee's proposal to open meetings with an invocation failed to gain a second. Public comment at the meeting was supportive of the proposal, while prior social media ...

A freshman Republican's opening prayer Monday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives drew complaints that it was inappropriately divisive. Rep. Stephanie Borowicz began the day's session with a ...