NY agrees to let six prisoners watch solar eclipse for ‘religious’ reasons with glasses provided
Their prayers were answered. Six inmates who cited “religious beliefs” in suing an upstate New York prison to watch Monday’s solar eclipse have reached a settlement that will allow them to witness the astronomical wonder. Inmates at Woodbourne Correctional Facility, which also includes a Baptist, a Muslim, a Seventh-day Adventist, two Santeria practitioners, and an […]
RETRACTED: White House Bans Religious Easter Eggs From Art Contest
Retraction notice: Following the publication of this article, the Daily Caller became aware of additional context that undercut the central assertion of this article and its newsworthiness. The ban of religious symbolism on eggs as part of the White House Easter egg activities has been longstanding, dating back decades, and the Biden administration did not […]
Solar eclipse: New York inmates sue for ‘religious’ viewing after prisons order lockdowns
Six incarcerated violent felons in New York are suing for the right to view next week’s total solar eclipse despite a statewide prison lockdown, citing the event’s “religious significance” is happening. The inmates at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Woodbourne (Baptists, Muslims, Seventh-day Adventists, two Santeria practitioners, and one atheist) believe that prohibiting stargazing is constitutionally […]
White House thanks Daily Caller for retracting story on religious Easter egg ban
The White House on Tuesday told The Daily Caller after conservative media outlets retracted posts suggesting the Biden administration had imposed a new ban on the use of religious symbols on Easter eggs during annual holiday celebrations. He expressed his gratitude on the paper. “It’s important to admit when we make a mistake and take […]
Biden Must Apologize to Christians After Declaring Easter Sunday ‘Trans Day,’ Banning Kids from Religious Egg Designs at WH
Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is condemning Democrat Joe Biden and the White House for the president’s “appalling and derogatory” actions toward Christians on Easter. Trump campaign spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt told Breitbart News on Saturday that “Joe Biden’s White House will ban children from submitting religious egg designs at Easter art events, “Declaring Sunday […]
White House Prohibits Children from Submitting ‘Overtly Religious’ Art for Easter Egg Roll
President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration has come under fire for banning children from submitting Easter eggs featuring religious artwork to contests. The event, which is part of the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll and is called “Celebrating National Guard Families,” is a holiday celebrated by Christians around the world, a post featuring symbols related […]
California’s facial hair ban for prison guards amounts to religious discrimination, Justice Department says
The federal government is asking a court to block California from enforcing a rule requiring correctional officers to keep clean-shaven beards, saying it constitutes religious discrimination against Sikhs, Muslims and others who wear beards as an expression of their faith. . A civil rights lawsuit filed Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice says the […]
Martin Scorcese Partners With Fox Nation For New Religious Series
Martin Scorsese has teamed up with Fox Nation on a religious docudrama project titled The Saints, which follows the journeys of eight men and women as they embark on a life of sainthood. The legendary director is fresh off the success of The Killers of the Flower Moon and shows no signs of slowing down. […]
Church Attendance Declines Among Most U.S. Religious Groups
It reflects an overall decline in Americans’ attendance at religious services over the past several years. according to Data from Gallup. From 2021 to 2023, 30% of Americans said they will attend religious services weekly (21%) or almost every week (9%). At the same time, only 11 percent reported attending once a month, and 56 […]
Netanyahu’s Coalition Threatened by Religious Draft Law Controversy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, already under pressure from left-wing protests and predictions of the collapse of the U.S. intelligence community, faces a new challenge in the fight over drafting the Religious Soldiers bill. Members of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community are exempt from military service under a policy that Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion […]