The Texas Freedom Network has released the full results from a poll taken in May showing Texans overwhelmingly want politics out of the curriculum process, with 72% saying experts and not elected officials should be responsible for crafting school textbook standards....
The Mayor of Harrisburg, PA is shocked – shocked! – to find that her practice of opening staff meetings with prayer has generated controversy and discomfort. After all, she says, none of the employees that depend on her support for their livelihoods...
Mark your calendars! The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a vote to recommend the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court for July 20. An initial vote on Elena Kagan’s nomination to be a Supreme Court justice was delayed yesterday when a...
By a crushing 335-1 margin, the French legislature's lower house passed a ban on women wearing Islamic face coverings in public. The Washington post has more: The legislation imposed a $185 fine or citizenship lessons — or both — on women caught...
Following church-state news typically reveals government officials honestly wrestling with difficult and nuanced issues: of accommodation and tradition; of constitutional interpretation and a careful balance of interests. The issues are often quite complex, the...
Nine Virginia congregations seeking to claim church property rights are appealing a state Supreme Court decision, asking the court to reconsider its ruling that a 19th century law does not apply to the current dispute with the Episcopal Church. The Court determined...
