Controversial author and history-twister David Barton is back in the news, now that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has suggested that as part of the new Congress, she would like to offer members “Constitution classes,” reminding them of their legal...
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...
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...
A police officer who was denied the right to wear a head scarf as required by her Muslim beliefs, and was subsequently fired, has received a settlement from New Jersey's Essex County after the Justice Department took up her case. The Justice Department last year...
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...
The Louisiana Textbook Council is set to meet tomorrow (Friday) to consider complaints about the science curriculum and to make recommendations to the State Board charged with reviewing textbooks every 7 years. Spurred by the Louisiana Family Forum, the main issue...