Written by Don Byrd The Tennessee legislature is considering a bill that would allow faith-based child placement agencies to refuse to provide services if they have a religious objections, even if they are funded by taxpayers. In response, a Nashville Juvenile Court...
Written by Don Byrd A plan by new Governor Ron DeSantis to expand the state’s tax credit scholarship program passed a Florida House committee last week. Like other voucher systems, Florida’s funding scheme sends taxpayer funds to private schools, including...
Written by Don Byrd School vouchers are expected to be a hotly debated issue in Tennessee next year. Because it would mean public money could be used for religious school tuition, religious leaders are lining up to advocate on both sides. The Baptist Joint Committee...
Written by Don Byrd For two years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims, St. Thomas Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN accommodated an employee’s religious objection to taking the flu shot by allowing him to wear a protective mask. But in 2015, they...
Written by Don Byrd As students return to school this month, those in Tennessee will see something new on the walls. That’s because the legislature has enacted a law requiring public schools to post “In God We Trust” in a prominent place on campus....
