Ireland Tells State-Run Schools: Stop Steering Pupils to Religion Class

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Ireland’s state-run secondary schools can no longer assume that their students will receive religious instruction, the government has said, directing the schools to offer alternative classes — a striking move in a country where education has long been dominated by the Roman Catholic Church. Irish law already states that government-run schools cannot require students to […]

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‘Christian symbolism’ taken out of Kenosha classroom after Atheist father gets lawyers involved

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An Atheist father is fuming over what he called ‘Christian symbolism’ in his 4th grade son’s public school at Roosevelt Elementary in Kenosha. While the district will not comment on camera, opinions on this differ, depending on which parent you ask. Moore gave us pictures of what was taken down in his son’s classroom which

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A Middle School Basketball Coach Shouldn’t Brag About Team Prayers on Twitter

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If you’re a middle school basketball coach, you shouldn’t be praying with your students before a game. That’s coercive and illegal. And if you take a picture of that prayer, you shouldn’t put it up on social media like Eric Stafford did with his team at Dillard Drive Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina. If you break the law

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Administration Pushes Abstinence Promotion

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Recent administrative actions signal a shift from promoting comprehensive sexual health information to abstinence-only education, which concerns reproductive rights advocates who question abstinence promotion’s efficacy at preventing teen pregnancy. The administration already announced last year the discontinuation of a teen pregnancy prevention, or TPP, program that funded grants to communities that study ways to prevent

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Pruitt: Bible says ‘harvest the natural resources’

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt said his desire to use the Earth’s resources like oil and coal is grounded in the Bible. In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network published Thursday, Pruitt spoke about how his Christian views inform his views on the environment and environmental policy. “The biblical world view with respect to these issues is

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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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‘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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