A man who confessed to desecrating the controversial Ten Commandments monument in Oklahoma last month said he did so because Satan asked him to act that way.
Stillwater resident and religious zealot Isaiah Zoar Marin was arrested late October after he killed his 19-year-old friend, Jacob Crockett, for apparently practicing witchcraft.
Stephen Cavanaugh, who identifies himself as a Pastafarian, filed a legal complaint against Nebraska’s Department of Corrections, saying it violated his religious freedom.
Brother Guy Consolmagno, planetary scientist and astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, recently said he thinks Young Earth Creation theories are “almost blasphemous.”
A school district in Washington drew heavy criticism from parents after it ruled that one of its students could carry a dagger to school in the name of religious freedom.
A recent survey reveals that majority of voters believe religious leaders should have the right to defend their beliefs without government intervention.
According to Newt Gingrich, the Houston Mayor’s call for subpoenas for sermons from pastors is for much larger constitutional and political stakes than to force disclosure.
The Satanic Temple, a New York-based organization, is once again seeking space to advertise its own Satan-themed holiday display in Florida’s state capitol.