What do atheists "pray" for? Municipalities around the country are finding out, as nonbelievers of all stripes — atheists, humanists, agnostics — begin giving invocations at local government meetings.

(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 ...

It’s not everyday that you hear the words “Hail Satan” uttered at a local government meeting. An opening invocation given at a Washoe County Commissioners meeting raised some eyebrowns Tuesday when ...

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 ...

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 ...

With assurance from its attorney that the new process wouldn't discriminate against any religious groups or beliefs, the Polk County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to change its invocation ...

(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 ...