Church and State
Emotion, misunderstanding mark religion-in-school cases (The Tennessean)
Most people have a mistaken understanding of what the First Amendment means, says Charles Haynes, a senior scholar…
Christian Education
Maine Catholic School Challenges State Anti-Discrimination Requirements for Funding
Last year's Supreme Court decision allowing taxpayer-funded aid to religious schools in Maine has led to concerns over…
Current Events
Campus Christian Groups Loses Appeal at Supreme Court (CNN)
EXCERPT: CNN – The Supreme Court has ruled against a Christian campus group that sued after a California…
Discrimination
LGBTQ+ Students Sue to Eliminate Title IX Religious Exemption
A group of current and former LGBTQ+ students have sued the U.S. Department of Education to either force…
Education
Dayton Tennessee Christian School Sued by U.S. Department of Labor (ASINet)
Last year an injunction was brought against the Laurelbrook School by the US Department of Labor. It alleged…
Current Events
Baptist Joint Committee Announces Religious Liberty Essay Contest – Due March 1, 2013!
[fblike style=”standard” showfaces=”true” verb=”like” font=”arial”] The Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest is open to all high school juniors and seniors.…
Current Events
Texas Ed Board Adopts Resolution Limiting Islam (NPR)
EXCERPT: AUSTIN — The Texas State Board of Education adopted a resolution Friday that seeks to curtail references…
Current Events
Religion in Public Schools: Academic, Not Devotional (J. Brent Walker – Washington Post)
EXCERPT: The Texas Board of Education, the nation’s second largest purchaser of public school textbooks, is revising its…