In a hearing yesterday, a Houston judge pushed the Department of Veterans Affairs to reach a resolution with plaintiffs claiming their religious expression has been stifled at official burial ceremonies. Fred Hinrichs, one of the attorneys for the VA, denied there was...
Are there still public schools out there that broadcast prayers over the loudspeaker before football games, you ask? Despite the clarity of court rulings, the emphasis of Education Department guidelines, and the news stories that crop up year after year, are there...
Written by Don Byrd
A high-school History teacher in California is not personally liable for comments that may have been derogatory toward religion, the 9th Circuit ruled today. The law simply isn't specific enough about the rules defining the relationship between academic freedom...
Presidential candidate and Governor Rick Perry seems to think so. During a New Hampshire campaign stop yesterday, Perry responded to a child and mom asking his views on evolution: It’s a theory that’s out there. It’s got some gaps in it. In...
