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 ...

It was a tough audience for a 'Pastafarian' pastor delivering the invocation at an Alaskan government meeting on behalf of the 'Church of the Flying Spaghetti.' A few people held back smiles, but most ...

RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Monday's Rancho Cordova City Council invocation was given by a agnostic minister with the Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster, as part of a protest against the existence of ...

SOLDOTNA, Alaska (AP) - A pastor wearing a spaghetti strainer on his head delivered the opening invocation at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday. The invocation by the pastor of the ...

COLLIN COUNTY (CBSDW.COM) - The mayor of Wylie has admitted he doesn't believe women should lead prayers in church or during political meetings, but says people are reading more into a recent email ...

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 ...

OTTAWA COUNTY — "Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair. Joe Moss." Commissioner Jacob Bonnema was trying to get the attention of the Ottawa County Board Chair. He wanted to know the real name of the self-described ...

The Clark County Council observes a moment of silence before their meeting at the Public Service Building in Vancouver, Tuesday May 9, 2017. Ariane Kunze/The Columbian After months of revision and ...

The First Pompano Beach Church of Satan has its Atlantic Boulevard address and its Yellow Pages listing. And now its “leader” wants an audience in front of the City Commission with deacons twerking to ...

Like other festivals, Invocation has tents, portable toilets and speakers. But similarities with other events end there. Organised by the Catholic church of England and Wales, Invocation 2010 is a ...

HOMER — A pastor wearing a colander on his head offered the opening prayer on behalf of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to open a local government meeting in Alaska, the latest blessing ...