Rock Hill, Missouri resident Eric Ressner responded to coverage of a bill that could make ‘In God We Trust’ be required reading in Missouri schools, writing, “It is not just the national motto. It is an explicit endorsement of monotheistic religion. Count me as a no.” Read his full letter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. […]
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The House passed the bill recently by a vote of 91-46. It would ban most licensed medical professionals from performing all forms of conversion therapy and only applies to minors. Supporters say this is needed to protect minors from the practice. See the full story at CBS WABI 5.
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California’s Board of Education is revamping the guidance it gives for teaching sex education from kindergarten through high school in public schools. Even though the guidance is not mandatory, religious conservatives fought it all the way and said the subject should be taught at home. Board members on Wednesday considered objections to explicit material that
The General Assembly session came to a close on April 2 with a dramatic debate about the passage of the “heartbeat bill,” which would ban abortions in cases where a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The Reporter asked local legislators about their wins and losses this session, and the culture-war climate of the legislature in
Wins, losses and culture wars in the Georgia General Assembly Read More »
A Texas state legislator unleashed a vilifying attack on a leading vaccine scientist Tuesday, accusing the doctor of “sorcery.” It started with a report published Monday by the Texas Department of State Health Services that noted the state recorded a 14 percent rise in parents opting out of their children’s vaccinations. It was a new
A nonprofit group has tapped a veteran to sue the Department of Veterans Affairs over a Bible displayed at a VA facility in New Hampshire, arguing it violates the Constitution’s prohibition of government establishment of religion. The Bible, carried by a prisoner of war in World War II, is part of a display in the
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In a televised town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire on May 23, 2019, Messam responded to a question about vaccines, saying: “The latest reports in terms of the resurgence of measles shows the importance of vaccinations… I think from a public safety standpoint we have to rely on the science, we have to rely on
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When the dust cleared Saturday afternoon in the Florida Legislature, lawmakers had passed 195 bills. Most now await the signature of Gov. Ron DeSantis. In all, slightly fewer bills were passed than the prior year, when the body passed just 200 (excluding one-chamber resolutions), the low point in a 20-year trend of fewer and fewer
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Among the many things Lyndon B. Johnson cemented into law is the “Johnson Amendment,” a provision of the U.S. tax code that prohibits religious organizations and many nonprofits from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Trump claims that he “got rid” of the amendment and that religious organizations are now free to espouse political views in
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In a campaign position released May 22, 2019, Booker outlines his stance on the global gag rule, which bans federal funding for non-governmental organizations that provide abortion counseling or referrals, advocate to decriminalize abortion, or expand abortion services: “On Day One in office, I will rescind [the global gag rule] and allow U.S. family planning
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