At Capitol service, dignitaries laud late Jimmy Carter as ‘good and faithful servant’
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Scores of lawmakers and other dignitaries huddled together in the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Tuesday evening (Jan. 7) for a memorial service honoring Jimmy Carter, heaping praise on the late Democratic president before he was scheduled to lie in state over the next day.
Poll: Most Americans say religion’s influence is waning
(RNS) — As the U.S. continues to debate the fusion of faith and politics, a sweeping new survey reports that most American adults have a positive view of religion’s role in public life but believe its influence is waning.
Falwell Jr. sues Liberty University, alleging trademark infringement
LYNCHBURG, Va. (RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr., the former president of Liberty University, is suing the school, arguing administrators are committing trademark infringement by using the late Jerry Falwell Sr.’s likeness without consulting with the family.
National Prayer Breakfast breaks from ‘The Family’ with new organization
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The National Prayer Breakfast is under new management, distancing the decades-old event from the secretive organization that founded it.
Falwell drops defamation lawsuit against Liberty
(RNS) – Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped a lawsuit in which he claimed the school he once led defamed him after he resigned this summer in the wake of a sex scandal.
Alabama officials sued over voter registration form requiring ‘so help me God’ vow
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP/RNS) – A secular advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a voter registration form in Alabama, arguing the state violates the constitutional rights of applicants by requiring them to declare "so help me God" when signing up to vote.
