Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green Launches A New Project: A Public School Bible Curriculum
The Mustang, Okla., school board voted to adopt the Museum of the Bible Curriculum, a four-year public school elective on the narrative, history and impact of the Bible
He describes the program as “robustly unique.” It divides its topic into three areas: the Bible’s narrative; the history of its composition and reception; and its impact on human civilization. The spine of the first-year program (the only text completed so far) is a 400-plus-page book, currently spiral-bound, featuring 108 chapters divided into five-day-a-week lessons.... Continue Reading
Bus Company Refuses Ad Space to Pro-life Group
An Indiana bus company refuse to let a pro-life group advertise on city buses in Ft. Wayne; will to have to justify its decision in federal court
The complaint filed by ADF explained that Citilink’s policies present no binding written guidelines for its officials to decide whether to permit or deny an ad, “granting Citilink officials unbridled discretion to accept or reject private expression protected by the First Amendment.” “No one deserves to be silenced simply for having a viewpoint that city... Continue Reading
It’s Not Just Athletes – College Screws Everyone
Students are contributing to the university’s bottom line through tuition payments and the spigot of federal financial aid — yet their interests are not being served
Students are not getting a broad liberal-arts education — nor are they being prepared for careers. A February Gallup poll found that 14 percent of Americans — and only 11 percent of our business leaders — strongly agree that graduates have the necessary skills and competencies to succeed in the workplace. But administrators and faculty... Continue Reading
Transgender Student Files Housing Complaint Against Christian University
The student came to George Fox University in Newberg, Ore., as a woman but has been in the process of legally, and physically, changing her gender
George Fox University administrators met throughout the year with Jayce, now a sophomore, to figure out where she would live once she legally became a man. Because student housing at George Fox is single-gender, campus officials proposed that Jayce live alone on-campus next year. Jayce had requested to live in an on-campus apartment with a... Continue Reading
“We Face Attacks If C Of E Mariage Policy Changes”
The Church of England blessing gay marriages will be dangerous for the Church in South Sudan
“Returning to the subject later, he said: “What was said was that ‘If we leave a Christian community in this area’ – I am quoting them – ‘we will all be made to become homosexual; so we are going to kill the Christians.’ The mass grave had 369 bodies in it, and I was standing... Continue Reading
9 Things You Should Know About The Rwandan Genocide
Nine things you should know about one of the most horrific seasons of slaughter in modern times
“Local Rwandan radios would use propaganda to incite Hutus to violence. Broadcasts included such statements as, “You have to kill the Tutsis, they’re cockroaches. We must all fight the Tutsis. We must finish with them, exterminate them, sweep them from the whole country. There must be no refuge for them.” This week marks the... Continue Reading
First Gay Clergyman To Wed Plunges Church Into Crisis: Archbishop Under Pressure To Sack Canon Who Flouted Ban On Same Sex Marriage
Canon Jeremy Pemberton married Laurence Cunnington under new laws pushed through last month
“But Canon Pemberton, 58, now faces disciplinary action from the Church and could be expelled from his work as a priest because the House of Bishops has barred clergy from entering such unions, saying they undermine its traditional teaching that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.” A senior Church of... Continue Reading
Colorado Springs Teacher Goes Public With Reasons For Resignation
The resignation letter underscores issues surrounding the Common Core standards and how one size doesn’t fit all
“I can no longer be a part of a system that continues to do the exact opposite of what I am supposed to do as a teacher – I am supposed to help them think for themselves, help them find solutions to problems, help them become productive members of society. Instead, the emphasis is on... Continue Reading
Illiterate Pakistani Christian Couple Sentenced To Death ‘For Texting’
Illiterate couple convicted of sending a blasphemous text message in English from their mobile phone
The Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement, that provides legal assistance to those charged with blasphemy, in a press statement condemned the latest death sentence. The Christian couple, the CLAAS pointed out, were illiterate but convicted of sending a blasphemous text message in English from their mobile phone that they had reported stolen. ... Continue Reading
Furor At Catholic High School After Nun Presents Church Teaching On Homosexuality
Parents and students outraged about remarks a nun made criticizing homosexuality, divorce, and sex outside of marriage
Dominican Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, who often speaks to high school and college-age students on matters of sexuality, gave an hour-long presentation to students at Charlotte Catholic High School on March 21 called “Masculinity and Femininity: Difference and Gift.” School officials told the Catholic News Herald she spent about half her allotted time discussing homosexuality,... Continue Reading
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