Our nation is becoming more diverse than ever when it comes to matters of faith. In light of these changes, this is exactly the wrong time for our courts to assert a position of privilege for Christianity – yet that is exactly what they are doing.

Officials at a county in Maryland have agreed to settle a lawsuit challenging their policy of opening meetings with Christian prayers.

A federal appeals court ruled Aug. 23 that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives may limit its opening invocations to theistic believers, a move that Americans Uni­ted says elevates the rights of religious people over non-theists.