California legislation seeks to prevent LGBT discrimination in higher education
The California legislature is considering two bills that would make it difficult for religious colleges and universities to discriminate on the basis of gender…
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Category: Education
May 2016
July 2015
California Eliminates Religious Exemption to Mandatory Vaccination
In passing SB 277, the legislature appears to presume either that the religious exemption requests were pretextual and therefore should not be taken seriously,…
February 2015
Unintended Consequences? California Bill Would Eliminate Religious Belief Exemption to Vaccines
Today, California lawmakers introduced legislation (SB 277) that would eliminate the "personal belief" exemption for parents who choose not to vaccinate their children.
September 2014
California Governor Brown Vetoes Mandatory Kindergarten
On September 28, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed legislation that would have required all children to complete kindergarten before entering first grade. This bill,…
February 2014
Reflections on Teaching as a Christian in Public School
By Martin Surridge - When I accepted a position as a ninth and tenth-grade English teacher a little ways north of Seattle, the principal…
December 2013
One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll shows (Reuters)
Excerpt: NEW YORK (Reuters) – One-third of Americans reject the idea of evolution and Republicans have grown more skeptical about it, according to a…
July 2013
Serious Commitment to Faith is Par for the Course for 2013 UC Davis Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee
Although Bishop was the UC Davis scholar-athlete of the year in 2007, and was phenomenally successful on the course, even without Saturday play, he…
April 2013
Guns, Teachers, and Religious Freedom: What kind of conversation should we be having?
As the constant state of conflict in the Middle East demonstrates, violence begets violence. In order to tackle our culture's problems with violence we…
Stanford Law Program Promotes Religious Accommodation
Students at Stanford University School of Law have a unique opportunity to participate in the nation's only law-school based clinic program that focuses on…
February 2013
Accrediting Body Threatens Spiritual Mission of La Sierra University (*UPDATED*)
It is not WASC's role to dictate bylaw changes, determine who is on the board, or to dictate how personnel decisions will be made.…