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"Religious Coercion": Federal Workers Sue USDA Over Christian Emails

May 22nd, 2026

A group of USDA employees is suing Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for "religious coercion," alleging her frequent department-wide, heavily-Christian emails crossed the line into workplace proselytizing.

Political & Religious Controversy 4 Comments

President Trump's Prayer Initiative Draws Praise – And Outrage

September 12th, 2025

President Trump is calling on Americans to pray ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary with an initiative called America Prays. Is it a unifying call for faith, or a constitutional overstep favoring Christianity?

Political & Religious Controversy 175 Comments

"Desecration": Navajo Nation Criticizes NASA for Moon Burial

January 5th, 2024

Navajo leaders are asking NASA to stop an upcoming lunar launch which will deliver a payload of human remains, arguing that, because the moon is sacred in many Indigenous faiths, it is descration of a holy site.

Political & Religious Controversy 170 Comments

Wiccan Prison Ministry Allegedly Censored in Kansas

October 5th, 2023

Moonshadow Coven, a Wiccan prison ministry, is being censored by the Kansas Department of Corrections with little in the way for an explanation. Is this a spiritual war on Wicca by the state of Kansas?

Pagan & Wiccan 130 Comments

"American Christian Heritage Month"? CA County's Decision Sparks Outrage

August 8th, 2023

El Dorado County in California just declared last July and all future Julys as "American Christian Heritage Month," arguing that we simply do not recognize Christianity's role in American history enough around here.

Political & Religious Controversy 135 Comments

Should Christian Postal Workers Be Required to Deliver on Sundays?

April 24th, 2023

A Christian U.S. Postal Service worker filed a lawsuit after he was forced to deliver packages on Sundays. The case now heads to the Supreme Court, whose decision could massive implications for religious freedom.

Political & Religious Controversy 217 Comments

Are UFOs Real? NASA Wants to Find Out

June 16th, 2022

NASA recently announced that they're going to officially investigate unidentified flying objects - UFOs (or UAPs). Are they extraterrestrial? Naturally occuring phenomena? Foreign aircraft? NASA intends to find out.

Political & Religious Controversy 44 Comments

'In God We Trust' Decals on Police Vehicles Spark Controversy

May 19th, 2022

A Kansas city council recently voted to add 'In God We Trust' decals to police vehicles, on the condition that other faiths could do the same. Now everyone from atheists to Satanists want their logos on the PD vehicles.

Political & Religious Controversy 155 Comments

Congress Approves Gender-Neutral Language as Faith Leaders Fume

January 7th, 2021

Some Christian leaders - and politicians - are crying foul on new rules governing the House of Representatives, including the adoption of gender neutral language. Critics say the new phrasing denies God's authority.

Political & Religious Controversy 134 Comments

"Why Only the Jews?" Orthodox Protesters Burn Masks in Defiance of COVID Shutdowns

October 9th, 2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting new lockdown restrictions in place to combat the spread of COVID-19, but some Orthodox Jewish communities say they're being unfairly targeted during the NYC crackdown.

Political & Religious Controversy 62 Comments

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