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Holiday Card Etiquette
The holidays--they're the best time of year, and the worst. They bring out the best in all of us, and the worst too. How to get through them Hopefully with more grace than Jack Daniels (see Christmas Vacation for reference). And, yes, there is ...
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Christian courses can't get college credit
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 ...Teacher pushes religious views; students sue
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, ...Madonna cancels Christmas
Madonna may have been raised Catholic, but she famously converted to Kabbalahism in the late 1990's. An off-shoot of Judaism, followers of Kabbalah observe only the Jewish holy days, which means no Christmas or Easter celebrations. But for Madonna, ...
Sweden to ban creationism -- in religious, private schools
Actually, it's only in the biology classes, but nonetheless, the Swedish government is planning to implement new rules that would prevent biology teachers from teaching creationism or intelligent design alongside evolution. Schools will still be ...
Update: Purity ring is out
You may recall the case of sixteen-year-old Lydia Playfoot who went to court in England to convince her school to allow her to wear a "Purity Ring," despite a school ban on jewelry. Normally, I would side with the school and say the rule is no ...British teen heads to court over 'purity' ring
Ah, those fabulous Brits. Leave it to the awesome British, along with we glorious Americans, to stir up controversy at every step. Today I read an article about a sixteen year old gal headed to Britain's High Court because her school won't let her ...
Pro-lifers put their homes where their mouth is
It's a common criticism of the pro-life movement -- they're all about saving the unborn children, but once they pop out, it seems like they don't care anymore. Well, that's not so much the case anymore. The socially conservative, Christian ...
Parent vs. Parent: Raising children against religion
When I was growing up, we went to church every Sunday, come hell or high water. In fact, when I got older, I knew the time and place of every late Catholic mass performed in the City so that I could go backpacking for the weekend and still make it to ...
Pediatrician denies care because of parent's tattoos
If your kid has ever had an ear infection, you know how much pain it can cause a child. Tasha Childress knows. Her daughter had one, so Childress took her to see a pediatrician. That doctor, however, refused to treat the girl because Childress has ...
High school history teacher confuses religion with history
According to David Paszkiewicz, evolution isn't scientific, there were dinosaurs on Noah's ark, and, of course, if you're not a Christian, you're not getting into heaven. At least, that's what he told his class while, unbeknownst to him, student ...
Harry Potter to stay in school
Down in Georgia, young Harry Potter gets to stay in school, according to the Georgia Board of Education. Earlier this year, Laura Mallory, a parent of three elementary school kids in the Gwinnett County Public Schools, asked to have the books removed ...
Jesus hangin' with his peeps at the mall
You know that song, Jesus Left Chicago? Well, apparently, after New Orleans, he went to Des Moines, Iowa, to see a movie and hang out at the mall. Reverend Steve McElroy of the Lamoni United Methodist Church thought it would be a good idea to have a ...
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