A small New York town’s practice of opening its government meetings with a prayer does not violate the constitutional separation of church and state, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday, in a decision that both sides said could signal a major shift in the role of religion in the public square.

Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, has unveiled the first major plan in decades to reform the nation’s tax code. According to the ECFA, this plan contains numerous proposals that would significantly impact Christ-centered churches and charities.

An appeals court in New York City on Thursday ruled that the Board of Education was abiding by the law in prohibiting the Bronx Household of Faith from using public school facilities for worship services during off-hours.

A correspondent who has covered both health care and the Supreme Court suggests possible outcomes of Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius.

Nearly two years ago, Chick-fil-A CEO Dan T. Cathy caused a backlash when he said he supported marriage between a man and a woman. Gay groups announced boycotts, and Christian consumers rallied around the fast-food chain’s chicken sandwiches. In a recent interview, however, Cathy said that while he still holds the same position, he regrets…

Several of the more than 80 amicus curiae briefs filed for the Hobby Lobby case, Kathleen Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, included references to the work of Redeemer Presbyterian lead pastor Tim Keller.

Although church involvement was once a cornerstone of American life, U.S. adults today are evenly divided on the importance of attending church. Millennials (those 30 and under) stand out as least likely to value church attendance; only two in 10 believe it is important.

Members of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, one of the largest congregations in the Presbyterian Church (USA), have voted to leave the denomination, despite facing an $8.89 million cost for leaving.

Scientists and Christian evangelicals can collaborate for the good of society but it will take some serious effort, experts said as they launched a new campaign to change perceptions between the two groups.

The share of countries with a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion reached a six-year peak in 2012, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. The share of countries with a high or very high level of government restrictions on religion stayed roughly the same in the latest year studied. Looking at the overall level of restrictions – whether resulting from government policies or from social hostilities – the study finds that restrictions on religion are high or very high in 43% of countries, also a six-year high. Because some of these countries (like China) are very populous, more than 5.3 billion people (76% of the world’s population) live in countries with a high or very high level of restrictions on religion, up from 74% in 2011 and 68% as of mid-2007.