Rededicate 250” was billed as a prayer rally celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. But the event on the National Mall also became a revealing snapshot of how faith, politics and national identity ...

Sunday School General President Paul V. Johnson and Brother Gabriel W. Reid, second counselor, recently spoke with Church ...

In 1905, enraged by America’s brutal colonization of the Philippines, Mark Twain wrote a short, scathing satire called “The War Prayer.” Twain’s humor often skewered patriotic and religious hypocrisy, ...

A Nashville public school allows Muslim students to leave class to pray in a reserved space on campus during the school day, offering the accommodation daily during Ramadan and once a month during the ...

Pope Leo XIV on Palm Sunday announced to the world that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” That statement would have surprised Gen. George Patton and the men ...

March 29, 2026 – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Procession of Palms Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7, Psalm 22, R. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?; Philippians 2:6-11; Gospel – ...

Alpha School, a private K–12 school network lauded by the Trump administration, relies heavily on artificial intelligence-powered learning guides and software-based instruction. Here & Now's Indira ...

Florida has created a complaint line for people to report if prayer is not being allowed in public schools. This follows new U.S. Department of Education guidance affirming the right to pray in school ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama’s House of Representatives voted Tuesday afternoon to advance a bill that could bring prayer to school classrooms. The bill would require Alabama voters to decide on ...

For three years, an Alabama lawmaker has argued that not enough schools say the Pledge of Allegiance or allow students to pray. He wants every public school in the state to begin their day with a ...

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MAGNOLIA, Texas -- A school district just outside Houston is now the second district in Texas to adopt a prayer period under a newly-enacted state law, according to a newspaper report. The Houston ...