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 ...

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A local chapter of an atheist organization is demanding Lake County apologize after chapter leaders said they were discriminated against at a recent commission meeting. On Tuesday, ...

The Brevard County Commission's refusal to provide representatives of the atheist and agnostic community an opportunity to give the invocation at the start of commission meetings is proving costly.

Indio council members have reached a compromise on the polarizing issue of having an invocation, and will vote on a newly drafted policy next week. Officials confirmed the new policy, being released ...

TAMPA – Across America, many local government meetings begin with public prayers but a Tampa city council meeting recently started out with members leaving because of the invocation. Atheist Michael ...

The Pensacola City Council will hold a special meeting next week to discuss its invocation procedures after a representative of The Satanic Temple West Florida was scheduled to deliver the invocation ...

The Brevard County Commission agreed to pay $490,000 in damages and attorney fees to a coalition of atheist and agnostic groups, ending a five-year dispute over having clergy give invocations at the ...

Instead of an opening invocation, the council will now open their meeting with a moment of silent prayer or personal reflection.