The Baptist Joint Committee filed a brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, which is scheduled to be heard next month. They urge the court to take a strong stand for the autonomy of religious organizations, but also to uphold...
Columnist Charles Haynes discusses the newest efforts to insert religious viewpoints into science curricula. Consider Kentucky, where the Legislature is considering a bill that would encourage “open and objective discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of...
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports on an item in the budget that passed the Kentucky House last week. Representatives from Breathitt County secured $100,000 for equipment and educational materials for Riverside Christian School. This appropriation – which...
A divided panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Pledge of Allegiance's use of the phrase "under God" to be constitutional. The San Francisco Chronicle reports: The daily schoolroom ritual is not a prayer, but instead "a recognition of...
The Texas Board of Education voted 10-5 yesterday against a proposal to teach high school students about the constitutional separation of church and state. Apparently some are hoping if we don't teach about it, it will just go away. Board members defeated an...
