AZ Senate Passes Bill Letting Teachers Put “God Enriches” Signs in Classrooms

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Republican State Sen. Gail Griffin sponsored SB 1289, which amends the law so that teachers can also post the state motto, “Ditat Deus,” which means “God Enriches.” (The law also explicitly states that the national motto is indeed “In God We Trust.”) In Arizona, the law already allows public school teachers and administrators to post any of the following in …

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Florida Responds To Shooting By Forcing Schools To Post ‘In God We Trust’ Signs

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In response to the recent school shooting every Florida school will now be forced to post “In God We Trust” signs. The Associated Press reports: Every Florida school and school administrative building will have to prominently display “In God we trust” under a bill passed by the Florida House. The House on Wednesday approved the bill …

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Doctor: My terminally ill patients deserve end of life options

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Robert Varipapa, a board-certified neurologist in private practice in Dover, says that his patients deserve to be able to choose how their lives end. Sam was a 42-year-old patient of mine with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — also known as Lou Gehrig disease. He was relatively vibrant when he first came to me, but eventually …

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‘License to Discriminate’ Bill in Georgia Would Allow Adoption Agencies to Turn Away Same-Sex Couples

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Georgia moved one step closer on Tuesday to passing legislation allowing adoption and foster care agencies to turn away same-sex couples. Senate Bill 375, also known as the Keep Faith in Adoption and Foster Care Act, would permit agencies across the state to deny placement to LGBTQ families if doing so would conflict with their …

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Why Are These Christian Non-Profits Telling the IRS They’re Churches?

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The Christian non-profits Focus on the Family and the legal defense group Liberty Counsel have now declared themselves churches to avoid revealing how much money they have. Every non-profit organization in the country has to file a 990 report with the IRS explaining (among other things) how much money they took in, how it was …

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Idahoans protest faith healing exemptions in Boise

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A march organized by Protect Idaho Kids rallied against Idaho’s faith-healing exemptions in Boise on Monday. Despite windy conditions and cold temperatures, local leaders and clergy joined about 150 participants who marched through downtown Boise to the Idaho Statehouse, protesting Idaho’s faith-healing exemptions. They urged Idaho legislators to repeal immunity in state code for religious …

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Idaho lawmaker not sorry for yelling ‘abortion is murder’

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A Republican Idaho state senator yelled “abortion is murder” at a group of students who were pushing for birth control legislation at the Statehouse and now faces an ethics complaint after a post from an unverified Twitter account told them to discuss “killing babies” with a Democratic lawmaker. Sen. Dan Foreman told The Associated Press on Tuesday …

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Judges Toss Creationist’s Lawsuit Over Science Being Taught in Science Classes

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We’ve all heard of secular groups suing school districts because taxpayer money was being used to teach Creationism… but have you ever heard of the opposite happening? A Creationist in Pennsylvania just lost a lawsuit in which he sued a local school district over the fact that evolution by natural selection — science — was being taught at …

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Trump administration dismantles LGBT-friendly policies

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The nation’s health department is taking steps to dismantle LGBT health initiatives, as political appointees have halted or rolled back regulations intended to protect LGBT workers and patients, removed LGBT-friendly language from documents and reassigned the senior adviser dedicated to LGBT health. The sharp reversal from Obama-era policies carries implications for a population that’s been …

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Catholic Teachers Who Attended Colleague’s Same-Sex Wedding May Be Fired

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Catholics in large numbers support the use of birth control, same-sex marriage, and abortion rights. But there’s a difference between holding those beliefs and acting on them. That’s why Catholic schools will fire you for being in a same-sex marriage, which is what happened this month in Florida when administrators at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School kicked out teacher Jocelyn Morffi (pictured …

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