A U.S. District Court judge has ruled the Rowan County Board of Commissioners’ prayer practices unconstitutional and ordered the board to permanently cease the prayers. In a ruling filed today in ...

RICHMOND, Va. – The Latest on a case in front of a federal appeals court examining a North Carolina county commission's practice of opening meetings with Christian prayer (all times local): 1 p.m. A ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Elected officials in North Carolina violated the Constitution by opening meetings with Christian prayers and inviting audience members to join, a federal appeals court ruled ...

SALISBURY — By a 10-5 count, a federal court on Friday ruled that Rowan County commissioners’ prayer practices from 2007 to 2013 were unconstitutional. The prayer case, which started in 2013, centers ...

Prayer possesses a mysterious power that operates beyond the visible realm of answered requests and miraculous interventions. While many approach prayer primarily as a means to change their ...

The Rev. Rocky Spear of Mongul Church, Shippensburg, has been among the guest chaplains who have offered faith-based prayer in a chamber of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. But a group of nontheists ...

RICHMOND, Va. --Elected officials in North Carolina violated the Constitution by opening meetings with Christian prayers and inviting audience members to join, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in ...

Elected officials in North Carolina violated the Constitution by opening meetings with Christian prayers and inviting audience members to join, a federal appeals court ruled Friday, July 14, in a ...