The invocation was somewhat of a coming-out for Mendez, who, along with members of the Secular Coalition for Arizona, pointed out a recent Pew Research Center study that found nearly one-in-five ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Titans of the Sea attendees rose for the invocation, where Pastor Rob Hess and Rabbi Yonatan Warren prayed before the event. The ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – Here's what happens when an atheist offered Alabama's first non-theist invocation to open a public meeting: 90 seconds of thoughtful statements that began with "Dearly Beloved" ...

A chorus of boos, and chants of "Bernie," could be heard during the invocation at the Democratic National Convention after the reverend mentioned Hillary Clinton. Watch the video above.

The Chicago City Council, like many other legislative bodies, typically opens meetings with an "invocation"—essentially, a prayer or moment of reflection. Clergy from a wide range of religious ...

The invocation given before Huntington Beach City Council meetings has been an afterthought in the minds of many. It has traditionally been handled by leaders of the Greater Huntington Beach ...

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 ...

Tuesday's Brevard County Commission meeting was preceded by an invocation — for the first time in more than three years. As a result of a federal lawsuit successfully brought by atheist, agnostic and ...