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Christian courses can't get college credit

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 13th 2008 3:01PM

If you want to send your kid to a high school where biology classes denounce evolution and where the bible is held as the ultimate reference, that's certainly your prerogative. That doesn't mean, U.S. District Judge James Otero says, that the ...
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Church service required to get a high school diploma

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted May 31st 2008 1:00PM

Not once, not twice, but three times principal Richard Lopez sent out a notice stating that attendance at a baccalaureate service was mandatory for graduating seniors at Robertson High School in Las Vegas, New Mexico. For those not familiar with a ...
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Science in Oklahoma: God did it

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Mar 12th 2008 11:02AM

The Oklahoma House of Representatives education committee is set to offer students a new way to pass science tests without actually having to go through the annoying process of learning anything. When they encounter a question to which they don't ...
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Man sues to get son out of catholic school

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 7th 2008 1:28PM

Jennifer Jordan wrote about a couple that is being told they cannot adopt because of their beliefs -- or more accurately, their lack of beliefs. At the heart of that issue is one judge's belief that the state constitution, which says "no person shall ...
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Teacher pushes religious views; students sue

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Dec 14th 2007 9:34AM

James Corbett, a social science teacher in Mission Viejo, California, has been accused of pushing his religious views on students instead of teaching, according to a lawsuit filed in a federal court earlier this week. If the allegations are accurate, ...
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Illinois school board ignores moment of silence

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 10th 2007 5:03PM

The Illinois state legislature overruled the wisdom of their governor and has changed the law to require teachers to "observe a brief period of silence with the participation of all the pupils therein assembled at the opening of every school day." ...
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Texas moment of silence challenged

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Aug 12th 2007 8:01AM

Did you know that in Texas, the state mandates that schools observe a minute of silence each day? I didn't. Although they don't specify an intended purpose, it's pretty clear that it is intended to be used for prayer. At least, that's the contention ...
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Falwell's Friday Folders

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Dec 7th 2006 3:28PM

If your kid comes home from school with a flyer for a pagan celebration of Yule, you have Jerry Falwell to thank for it. Cathy does, only she doesn't know it. Her two kids each brought home a flyer for an educational program and pagan ritual ...
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High school student wants Five Pillars of Islam displayed next to Ten Commandments

by Jay Allen, Posted Jan 4th 2006 8:22AM

Here's an oldie, but a goodie. I can only imagine the looks on the faces of the Bradley County (Tennessee) Board of Commissioners when high school student Rachel Cate stood at the podium at one of their meetings. Cate, a Muslim, had a simple ...
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