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April 29, 2024

Watch: Christian Nationalism and Public Policy in the US

The conference, free to watch online, brings together experts to discuss and reflect upon Christian nationalism within American religious and political life. The post Watch: Christian […]
August 19, 2023

Christian and Atheist Nonprofits Vie Over NJ Law Banning Public Funding of Churches

A religious liberty group’s efforts to overturn NJ’s ban on public funding for houses of worship may face opposition from an atheist group. The post Christian […]
June 14, 2023

Inside the Christian Legal Campaign to Return Prayer to Public Schools

The Christian conservatives advocating for more religion in the schools are doing so in the name of religious freedom. The post Inside the Christian Legal Campaign […]
August 24, 2022

Texas Public Schools Must Display ‘In God We Trust’ Posters If Donated

Law requiring schools to display ‘In God We Trust’ posters is the latest move by the GOP to bring Christianity into taxpayer-funded institutions. The post Texas […]
June 18, 2022

Texas Agencies Resist Releasing Public Records on Uvalde School Shooting

Weeks after the Uvalde shooting, officials have not provided news organizations a single record related to the emergency response. The post Texas Agencies Resist Releasing Public […]
July 19, 2019

‘Suck It Up, Like Jesus,’ Centre for Public Christianity’s Tim Costello Tells Assuie Believers

The social justice advocate Tim Costello has called on his fellow Christians to “calm down” about their alleged persecution in Australia. More The post ‘Suck It […]
June 3, 2019

Are Bibles Allowed in Public Schools? Can Students Pray in School?

Public schools cannot make students pray or read the Bible, however students can read the Bible and pray on their own time as protected by law. […]
November 27, 2018

Why Bigotry Is a Public Health Problem

By Ronald W. Pies, Tufts University Over a decade ago, I wrote a piece for a psychiatric journal entitled “Is Bigotry a Mental Illness?” At the […]
October 16, 2018

Beacon Light Talks Public School Tours

Jam The Hype Jam the Hype “I am a tall skinny white boy from Michigan who fell in love with hip-hop and now I make it.” […]