Kimberly Winston

• Why I Despair over Pakistan’s Intractable Blasphemy Laws
  On Easter Sunday, Pakistani Christians did not have to go to church to die. They were attacked in a public park, near a children’s swingset. A suicide bomber associated with the Taliban killed 70...
  Tuesday, March 29, 2016
• Episcopal Church Suspended from Anglican Communion
  The Anglican Communion voted to censure its American branch, the Episcopal Church, during a meeting in Canterbury, England, called to reflect on the future of the communion.
  Friday, January 15, 2016
• Survey: Same-sex Marriage, Pope Francis Top Religion Stories of Year
  The Supreme Court ruling that prompted the White House to light up like a giant rainbow made the top slot in the Religion Newswriters Association’s annual ranking of the 10 most important religion...
  Wednesday, December 16, 2015
• Obama Denounces Religious Test for Refugees: ‘That’s Not Who We are’
  In some of his strongest remarks on the subject to date, President Barack Obama on Monday (Nov. 16) denounced calls for a religious test for refugees and immigrants.
  Tuesday, November 17, 2015
• Scott Walker Plugs a Jesus Devotional Book, and Sales Skyrocket
  When Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker spoke last Saturday (April 25) to an influential gathering of Christian conservatives in an Iowa church, he brought along a little reading...
  Friday, May 1, 2015
• Crystal Cathedral Founder’s Memorial Covered by Crowdfunding Campaign
  The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, the “Hour of Power” religious broadcaster, once raised $18 million to build his landmark Crystal Cathedral in Southern California’s Orange County.
  Wednesday, April 22, 2015
• 5 Faith Facts about Rand Paul: ‘My Faith has Never Been Easy for Me’
  Sen. Randal Howard “Rand” Paul, the junior Republican from Kentucky, launched his 2016 presidential campaign on Tuesday (April 7) in Louisville.
  Wednesday, April 8, 2015
• Who was St. Patrick, and Would He Drink Green Beer?
  For Catholics, Episcopalians and some Lutherans, March 17 is the Feast Day of St. Patrick. For the rest of us, it’s St. Patrick’s Day — a midweek excuse to party until we’re green in the face.
  Tuesday, March 17, 2015
• Sunni Muslims and Shiite Muslims... What's the Difference?
  Sunni and Shiite Muslims, two main sects of Islam, have been in conflict for more than a millennium. Why does such an ancient division continue to influence politics, foreign policy and even wars...
  Saturday, February 21, 2015
• Atheists Tweet More Often than Muslims, Jews, Christians, Study Shows
  A new study of Twitter finds that self-identified religious users are more likely to tweet to members of their own faith than to members of a different one.
  Monday, October 6, 2014
• IRS Agrees to Monitor Churches for Electioneering
  The Internal Revenue Service said it will monitor churches and other houses of worship for electioneering in a settlement reached with an atheist group.
  Tuesday, July 22, 2014
• House Considers a Prayer Plaque at WWII Monument; Interfaith Coalition Says ‘No’
  An interfaith coalition has again asked the U.S. House of Representatives to reject a prayer plaque at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  Thursday, May 22, 2014
• Supreme Court Prayer Ruling May Spur New Alliances
  This week’s Supreme Court ruling allowing sectarian prayers at public meetings dealt a body blow to atheist organizations.
  Sunday, May 11, 2014
• New Jersey Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Pledge of Allegiance
  The American Humanist Association is suing a New Jersey school district for its recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public classrooms.
  Tuesday, April 22, 2014
• Calif. City Torn by Multiple Fights Over Public Crosses
  A California resort town, already reeling from a legal fight over the placement of memorial crosses at a minor league baseball stadium, is now engaged in another round of bitter acrimony over the...
  Wednesday, March 12, 2014
• Air Force Academy Drops 'So Help Me God' From Honor Oath
  Air Force Academy cadets will no longer be required to include the words "so help me God" when taking their annual Honor Oath.
  Tuesday, October 29, 2013
• House Rejects Call to Allow Nonreligious Military Chaplains
  House lawmakers late Tuesday approved an amendment to a Pentagon spending bill to prevent the appointment of nonreligious military chaplains.
  Thursday, July 25, 2013
• Atheists to Unveil First Monument to Unbelief on Public Land
  After years of fights over religious monuments on public land, a county courthouse in northern Florida will soon be the home of the nation's first monument to atheism on public property.
  Friday, June 7, 2013