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How Mike Pence expanded Indiana’s controversial voucher program when he was governor Read More »

The choice program started in 2011, when Mitch Daniels was governor, and continued under Pence, who drove an effort to expand charter schools and loosen eligibility requirements to expand the voucher program’s reach. A Washington Post story on Indiana’s voucher program, published in December 2016, said in part: Indiana lawmakers originally promoted the state’s school voucher

Feb 1 2018

Indiana Is Addressing Infant Mortality Using Fake Clinics

Indiana Is Addressing Infant Mortality Using Fake Clinics Read More »

Through a new app, the state department of health is using public funding to legitimize the services and programs of organizations that do not provide comprehensive health-care services and actually spread misinformation—while overlooking groups that do provide comprehensive care. Indiana ranks as one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to its infant mortality rate. In his

Brownback asks Kansas to fast and pray on his last day in office

Brownback asks Kansas to fast and pray on his last day in office Read More »

Gov. Sam Brownback is asking Kansans to fast and pray on his last full day in office. “President George Washington, in his 1795 Proclamation for a Day of Public Thanksgiving called on Americans ‘to acknowledge our many and great obligations to Almighty God and to implore Him to continue and confirm the blessings we experience,’”

GA Lawmaker Sponsors Bill Allowing High School Coaches to Pray with Students

GA Lawmaker Sponsors Bill Allowing High School Coaches to Pray with Students Read More »

A Georgia legislator wants to make it legal for high school football coaches to pray with students. It comes in response to a situation late last year, when East Coweta High School’s football coach John Small was caught praying along with his team, an act which is illegal since it can be interpreted as religious coercion. District administrators eventually told the Freedom From

Secular Coalition Slams Divisive Rhetoric in the State of the Union Speech

Secular Coalition Slams Divisive Rhetoric in the State of the Union Speech Read More »

Washington, DC — The Secular Coalition for America released the following statement today in response to President Trump’s State of the Union Address. Statement by Larry T. Decker, Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America “The President of the United States either does not know or does not care that one-in-four of all Americans

Mississippi vaccine exemption bill not coming up for vote

Mississippi vaccine exemption bill not coming up for vote Read More »

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers will not vote this year on creating a religious exemption to Mississippi’s vaccination requirements, a committee chairman says. House Judiciary B Committee Chairman Andy Gipson made the announcement about House Bill 1505 on Monday, after supporters of the exemption spent the weekend calling and leaving messages for lawmakers. Tuesday

New study of Millennials and GenZ points to a “massive religious realignment” in America

New study of Millennials and GenZ points to a “massive religious realignment” in America Read More »

PRRI and MTV recently released a study on the political and social views of more than 2,000 Americans ages 15 to 24, which includes younger Millennials and older members of Generation Z. “Diversity, Division, Discrimination: The State of Young America” suggests that as a whole, young Americans are more progressive than older ones, but that religion, race,

Milwaukee proves that private school vouchers don’t make much of a difference: report

Milwaukee proves that private school vouchers don’t make much of a difference: report Read More »

Private school voucher programs have been a controversial topic for years, and the concept is traditionally most popular amongst conservatives. Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul the nation’s education system to push school-choice programs. But a recent analysis shows that “vouchers worked best when enrollment from voucher students was kept low.” WSJ elaborated: A Wall

Nearly 700,000 Americans Have Been Subjected To Conversion Therapy, Report Finds

Nearly 700,000 Americans Have Been Subjected To Conversion Therapy, Report Finds Read More »

Despite widespread opposition from medical and mental health organizations, tens of thousands of LGBTQ youth in the U.S. will be subjected to anti-gay “conversion therapy” during their lifetime, a new report estimates. Released this month by the Williams Institute at University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, the report estimates that 698,000 LGBTQ Americans between the ages of