Religion and Faith

UW-Madison panel approves funding for atheist group
An atheist group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison could receive almost $70,000 in student fees for programming costs, an apparent first for the college and student atheist groups nationwide.
Catholic group wants answers on archdiocese spending
A group of nearly 100 Catholics is calling for accountability and transparency in the church's finances.
Minn. Catholic teen not confirmed due to gay rights stance
A teenager who posted his support for same-sex marriage online has been denied a Catholic rite of passage at his northwestern Minnesota church, his family said.
Local religious leaders take 'food stamp challenge'
A group of faith leaders in Minnesota plans to raise awareness about hunger this week by taking a "food stamp challenge."
St. John's University panel on faith and politics
With faith emerging as a factor in this year's national and local elections, Kerri Miller sat down with a panel of faith leaders to discuss the role of faith in politics.
IRS not enforcing rules on churches and politics
For the past three years, the Internal Revenue Service hasn't been investigating complaints of partisan political activity by churches, leaving religious groups who make direct or thinly veiled endorsements of political candidates unchallenged.
Evidence of our senses tells us why there can't be gay marriage
Men and women have a freedom to marry that emerges naturally from the design of their bodies.
An arts and craft supply chain that wants to block enforcement of part of a new health care law that requires employers to cover insurance costs for the morning-after pill and the week-after pill is heading to court.
A leading Muslim civil rights group says it welcomes a federal investigation into a Twin Cities suburb's rejection of a mosque proposal.