Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran has just been handed a month’s suspension without pay because of comments he made in a book he authored last year. The book, titled “Who Told You That You Were Naked?” is based on Cochran’s Christian faith and includes his opinions of homosexuality, which he describes as a “sexual perversion”.

The War on Christmas is still raging in America. The school board of Montgomery County, Maryland has decided to remove all religious holidays- including Christmas, Easter, and Yom Kippur- from the school calendar.

The Republican wave election of 2014, which repudiated Barack Obama’s direction for the country and gave Republicans firm control of Congress, has many story lines.

Conservative Christians made up almost one out of every three voters in the 2014 electorate, playing a decisive role in the Republican wave that resulted in control of the U.S. Senate, a record majority in the U.S. House, and critical victories in governors’ races, according to a post-election survey.

Mayor Annise Parker of the city of Houston announced Wednesday that the subpoenas of sermons from 5 local pastors has been withdrawn. This controversy has led to a national outcry as a violation of religious freedom.

Ordained ministers Donald and Evelyn Knapp from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho declined to perform a same-sex wedding recently, leading to severe action being taken against them.

The city of Houston has issued subpoenas telling pastors in the area to turn over all sermons pertaining to homosexuality, gender identity, or to Annise Parker, the city’s openly gay mayor.

A former toll worker in New Jersey was told by her boss that she could no longer say “God bless you” as to not offend motorists. Cynthia Fernandez has always greeted motorists with a “God bless you and have a good day,” never receiving a complaint from them.