A federal judge ruled that a public high school history teacher violated the First Amendment when he called creationism "superstitious nonsense" during a classroom lecture. U.S. District Judge James Selna ruled Friday in a lawsuit student Chad Farnan filed in 2007, alleging that teacher James Corbett violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment by making repeated comments in class that were hostile to Christian beliefs. ... [More]

In a ruling that says the St. Johns County School District in Florida violated the First Amendment, a federal judge has banned an elementary school in St. Augustine from having children sing a country song, "In God We Still Trust," at a school assembly. ... [More]

Rob Boston, Assistant Director of Communications of Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU), predicts in an article posted on the AU website Tuesday that Eric Holder, the new US attorney general, will lead the US Dept. of Justice away from Bush policies favoring religion. Recalli... [More]

A California Appeals Court ruled this week that California Lutheran High School, had the right to expel two students over violation of the school’s Christian Conduct rule. ... [More]