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I Was Tortured in Gay Conversion Therapy. And It’s Still Legal in 41 States.

In the early 2000s, when I was a middle schooler in Florida, I was subjected to a trauma that was meant to erase my existence as a newly out bisexual. My parents were Southern Baptist missionaries who believed that the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy could “cure” my sexuality. For over two years, …

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Survey Finds That Generation Z is More Atheistic Than Any Other Age Group

According to The Barna Group, a Christian polling organization, Generation Z (born from 1999-2015) is the least Christian generation we’ve ever seen. The study indicates that 35 percent of Generation Z teens considered themselves to be atheist, agnostic or not affiliated with any religion. By comparison, only 30 percent of millennials, 30 percent of Generation X and 26 …

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Why there is a flood of bad bills and what you can do to stop it

Januaries tend to bring a spate of bad legislation. Election years are worse than others. This year, there’s a flood—and in one sense it is indeed biblical—of bad bills. This cyclical inundation is not because legislators expect or even desire much of the legislation to move. Instead, legislators are trying to shore up their base …

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After Long Wait in Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback Gets Ambassadorship

Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas was narrowly confirmed to an ambassadorship on Wednesday after a six-month wait that left Kansans increasingly confused about who was in charge of their state. Mr. Brownback, who served seven years as governor after stints in both chambers of Congress, drew national attention to Kansas after he oversaw the largest income tax …

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Christian Home-School Advocate: Kids Have “No Fundamental Right” to an Education

The California couple that allegedly held captive their 13 home-schooled children has provoked national debate about home-schooling regulations. The Home School Legal Defense Association’s Mike Smith recently did an interview on the Los Angeles radio show KNX In Depth with Charles Feldman and Mike Simpson, along with Rachel Coleman of the Coalition for Responsible Home Education, during which he gave the following bizarre statement. …

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Are White Evangelicals Sacrificing The Future In Search Of The Past?

White evangelicals have consistently told pollsters that life in the U.S. has gotten worse since the 1950s. But in longing for an American past, white evangelical Protestants may be neglecting their future. As a group, they’re drifting further away — politically and culturally — from the American mainstream. There are growing signs that white evangelical Protestantism is no longer immune …

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A Satanist Fights for Her Religious Right to an Abortion in MO’s Supreme Court

Today, Satanists will be arguing in front of the Missouri Supreme Court for their religious right to an abortion, in spite of the state’s medically unnecessary 72-hour waiting period. The controversy began in 2015 when “Mary Doe” sued the state. She needed an abortion, but the nearest clinic was hundreds of miles away. On top of that, …

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Florida lawmakers consider requiring schools to post “In God we trust”

Contending Florida’s school children need closer ties to the state’s foundations, a state House subcommittee on Tuesday unanimously backed a bill to require the posting of the words “In God We Trust” in a “conspicuous place” at all public schools. “It’s important for our students to realize the civic history of our state, and one portion of that history …

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What happened when a public school student sued over prayer

In Webster Parish, Louisiana 17 year old Kaylee Cole refused to stand for the daily morning prayer at her school. Every day starts the same: Announcements, birthdays and school events are broadcast over the public address system. What comes next is what she dreads. “They say, ‘Please stand for the Prayer and the Pledge.’ And …

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