1st Circuit: NH Pledge Requirement is Constitutional

A New Hampshire law requiring schools to open each day with the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance does not violate the separation of church and state, according to a ruling today by the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. Plaintiffs argued that, because the...

Louisiana Panel Rejects Criticism, Recommends New Biology Texts

After more than three hours of hearings and deliberation, Louisiana's Textbook Advisory Council voted 8-4 to adopt new Biology texts, despite an effort from Religious Right activists to convince the panel that new books should include creationist theories in the...

PA Polling Place Supplies Include Bibles?

A voter in Fairmount, Pennsylvania was required by poll workers to "affirm" her address by placing her hand on a Bible. And after reporters looked into the allegation, it turns out she wasn't the only one (my emph.) We confirmed [Lindsay] Granger's...