Nicole Arteaga, a first-grade teacher who lives in Peoria, Ariz., had a Walgreens pharmacist deny her medication that had been prescribed for a failed pregnancy. Her account of the episode on Facebook prompted calls to boycott the company. Nine weeks into her pregnancy, Nicole Arteaga got distressing news from her doctor: There was no fetal […]
“The future of American voters is secular.” So said Sarah Levin of the Washington, D.C., nonprofit Secular Coalition for America, speaking to a standing-room-only crowd at the Texas Democratic Party Convention in Fort Worth Friday. The occasion was the second-ever meeting of the Secular Caucus, a Democratic group aiming to represent the legislative agenda for
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The organization is suing Trump administration official Valerie Huber for using the country’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program funds to promote “sexual risk avoidance.”\ On Friday, Planned Parenthood announced it would be suing Valerie Huber, the Department of Health and Human Services official instrumental in promoting the Trump administration’s abstinence-only agenda. In the suit, Planned Parenthood
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The Lee County School Board has voted unanimously in favor of putting “In God We Trust” American flag decals on their school buses. “There’s actually a state law that requires us to have ‘In God We Trust’ placed in each of our school buildings so this seems like a natural follow up on that and
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This is one of those stories that got virtually no attention yesterday because of all the Donald Trump-inspired chaos taking place, but you need to be aware of it. Tom Parker (above) is one of the nine justices on the Alabama Supreme Court — all of whom are Republican — and he recently edged out his colleague
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Today the Secular Coalition for America announced that Mark Dann has been named the organization’s new Director of Governmental Affairs. “The struggle to preserve the separation of religion and government is one of the defining political battles of our time, and I’m excited to be at the forefront of this movement,” said Mark Dann. “Lawmakers
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The GOP’s ability to position itself as the defender of the American family has been weakening for a long time—but Trump’s immigration policy is its death knell. “We are a country of compassion. We are a country of heart,” Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen declared in her rambling and dishonest press conference on Monday about the Trump
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Potential changes to Michigan’s school social studies standards are stirring controversy because they remove references to Roe v. Wade, gay rights and climate change while trimming references to the role of the NAACP. The revisions also eliminate the word “democratic” from the phrase “core democratic values.” Much of the controversy has centered on Republican state Sen.
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation has officially won a major lawsuit against the state of Texas. They actually won the case back in October, but additional challenges came up. The new decision marks an official end to the case… at least at this level. To understand what’s going on, you have to know that the Texas State
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If you want to understand American politics today, starting with the prospects for the 2018 midterm elections, you need to know Jim Domen. By the time he was in middle school, Mr. Domen knew he was different. His attraction to boys confused him. He knew it would shock his parents, born-again Christians. “I tried to
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