(RNS) What do atheists “pray” for? Municipalities around the country are finding out, as nonbelievers of all stripes—atheists, humanists, agnostics, and other freethinkers—begin giving invocations at ...

Over the last five years, almost all invocations before Modesto City Council meetings have been given by Christian faith leaders, but it’s unclear when the practice began or how it might impact civic ...

Members of the Clark County council pray before a meeting, which they’ve done for the past four years. (Ariane Kunze/The Columbian) Four years ago, the then-Clark County commissioners voted to have a ...

The invocation delivered before every Newport News City Council meeting has become a point of contention for some council members. Before the pandemic, the invocation was delivered by religious ...