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April 25th, 2018
A 54-year-old Minnesota school bus school bus driver was yanked from his route after it was discovered that he regularly led students in prayer during the two-hour drive. The driver, George Nathaniel, admitted that his ultimate goal is to convert children to Christianity.
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February 16th, 2018
America's recurring nightmare has sadly become a predictable affair. A crazed gunman decides to go on a rampage. The media milks the shooting story for all it’s worth. Arguments about gun control dominate the headlines. We say “this cannot happen again,
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April 25th, 2017
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has signed a bill that will allow public schools in the state to teach Bible study classes. While these classes would not be mandatory, they are nonetheless proving controversial. Supporters of the measure say that the Bible is an
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February 23rd, 2017
An astonishing 29% of LGBT teens attempted suicide in the past year, compared to just 6% of heterosexual teens. However, a new study links the legalization of gay marriage to a marked decrease in suicide attempts among this vulnerable group.
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October 26th, 2016
The U.S. constitution holds that religion and government must remain independent of one another. However, there’s no getting around it America’s long history of Christian religious tradition. The majority of Americans are Christians, and to many their fait
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October 23rd, 2015
A Tennessee state lawmaker is introducing a bill to ban the teaching of “religious doctrine” in public schools until at least the 10th grade. Representative Sheila Butt’s proposal was created in response to a number of complaints from parents about the s
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February 3rd, 2012
On the same day as the Washington state senate votes on a bill to legalize gay marriage, the Florida senate was preparing to vote on a bill that would legalize prayer in public school classrooms, further illustrating the widening rift between the religious rig
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