Invocations (la'tuk) in the form of benediction of Kallahan ancestors are constructed from four speech activities: addressing, appealing, giving examples, and argumentation. In addition, they assume ...

Leo O'Donovan, S.J., a former professor at Weston Jesuit School of Theology, offered the invocation at the inauguration of President Joe Biden The U.S. Capitol the morning of the inauguration of the ...

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 borough Assembly hears public testimony about a proposed change to its invocation policy. (Riley Board/KDLL) Volunteer chaplains will soon deliver invocations before Kenai Peninsula Borough ...

This performance will also take place on Friday, December 16. “Abbasi creates a sinuous, sometimes haunting, and always evocative blend of contemporary jazz and Asian influences.” —Time Out New York ...

At a recent meeting of the Osceola County, Fla., board of commissioners, many attendees bowed their heads in silence as they listened to an invocation delivered by an atheist. "Habit, I guess," says ...

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 ...

Atheists, agnostics and others who don't believe in God can be barred from giving invocations at the Pennsylvania statehouse, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The decision by the 3rd Circuit ...

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, ...