Religion & Law

"Forsyth files petition to take prayer case to the U.S. Supreme Court"
"Forsyth files petition to take prayer case to the U.S. Supreme Court": The Winston-Salem Journal has a news update that begins, "Forsyth County filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court today to overturn a lower court's ruling that banned prayers mentioning Jesus from the start of meetings of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners...

Cert. Petition Filed In County Commission Prayer Case
A petition for certiorari (full text) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday seeking review in Forsyth County, North Carolina v. Joyner, (filed 11/27/2011). In the case, the 4th Circuit in a 2-1 decision held that the prayer policy of a county commission violated the Establishment Clause even though the policy was neutral on its face...

California City Will Vote On Adopting "In God We Trust" As Motto
A California city is moving to adopt "In God We Trust" as its official motto. Friday's Fresno (CA) Bee reports that Porterville, CA has a measure on its June 3 ballot that calls for adopting the motto...

House Reaffirms "In God We Trust" As National Motto
Yesterday, by a vote of 396- 9 (with 2 members voting "present"), the U.S. House of Representatives passed H Con Res 13, reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the national motto and encouraging its display in public buildings...

California City Will Vote to Change Motto To "In God We Trust"
While California held its presidential primary in February, it will have a primary election for other offices on June 3. (Background). Voters in the city of Porterville will vote on whether to change the city's official motto from "100 Years of the Good Life" to "In God We Trust"...

"County says Supreme Court should hear prayer case"
"County says Supreme Court should hear prayer case": Today's edition of The Winston-Salem Journal contains an article that begins, "Forsyth County has filed its final brief in its effort to have the U...

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