Religion

A week after members of the Muslim Student Association were harassed on the University of South Florida Tampa campus, more than 200 people gathered in support for the group's early morning prayer.

The Florida High School Athletic Association filed a document asking justices to turn down an appeal by Tampa's Cambridge Christian School.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," the Rev. Kenny Irby and Executive Pastor Christopher Harris discuss the heightened safety concerns in places of worship while attending services.

On "Live & Local, we explore Hillsborough County’s DOGE audit, New College’s rising costs, safety in houses of worship and the legacy of the trailblazing nurses for the Tuskegee Airmen.

Digital archive of Catholic miracles arrives in Pensacola as church celebrates young saint

The county commission voted to include the Ten Commandments along with the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and U.S. Constitution in historical displays.

The justices will discuss whether to take up the case during a Sept. 29 closed-door meeting.

Gov. Ron DeSantis celebrated Florida’s symbolic designation as the top state for religious freedom in the nation, announced during an event at New College by the conservative legal group First Liberty Institute.

Pastor Brian Gibbs leads a small-but-growing Sarasota church with an outsized political vision — blending fiery spiritual warfare rhetoric with far-right ideology and close ties to elected officials like U.S. Rep. Greg Steube.

The yearslong dispute is about whether the school should have been barred from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before an FHSAA football championship game.

Some church leaders raise concerns about religious freedom and say the change is making people afraid to come in and worship.

Meteorologist Megan Borowski discusses the snowfall in the Panhandle. Then, Politco's Gary Fineout previews the Legislature's special session, and NPR’s Sarah McCammon talks about the evangelical right's influence on national policy.