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Nov 16 2023
News
Georgia H.S. Football Coach Dismissed Weeks After Holding Baptism
Freedom to express one’s religion has increasingly become a hot-button issue in America as the nation backslides in its general belief in God. Tattnall County High School in Georgia relieved Isaac Ferrell of his duties as head football coach. The coach’s faith expression is in question after he was dismissed from his position — weeks after holding a baptism for his players. The school’s
OutKick
Jun 28 2022
Opinion
Supreme Court Ruling Proves Once Again That Religion And Education Are Inseparable
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Maine’s policy of allowing parents to use school vouchers for religious schools was not a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits the national government from establishing a state religion. In a rare moment of principle, Chief Justice John Roberts rightly asserted in the majority opinion that excluding
The Federalist
Feb 10 2021
Perspectives Blog
Can Religion, Neuroscience, and Good Deeds Heal America?
Political polarization is a massive and complicated issue, one which can be explained, and combatted, through a number of different approaches. The One America Movement utilizes a unique approach to addressing polarization in the United States. It draws from psychology and social science, recruiting local religious leaders and grassroots organizers. It trains religious leaders and helps
Max Karlin
Nov 12 2023
News
Famed Muslim-turned-atheist scholar: ‘Why I am now a Christian’
‘There is a better way to manage the challenges of existence than either Islam or unbelief’ Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a global women’s rights activist and outspoken critic of Islam, is now openly professing her faith in Christianity. Hirsi Ali, who at one point in her life considered herself a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and also suffered female genital mutilation and a forced marriage at the
The College Fix
Nov 13 2023
News
Pickford man pleads guilty to making violent, antisemitic threats
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WLUC) - U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced Monday that Seann Pietila, 19, of Pickford, Mich., plead guilty to a federal charge for violent threats he made online. According to a press release from U.S. Attorney Trotten, Pietila admitted sending multiple messages on Instagram about planning to commit a mass shooting targeting Jewish
Upper Michigans Source
Nov 06 2015
News
Erick Erickson - The Media's Ignorance of American Religion
I seemingly must rewrite this every election season. As Ben Carson rises and the media is confronted by some mysterious something called a Seventh Day Adventist, it is time again to explain American Protestantism to the press.
Townhall
Nov 28 2023
Perspectives Blog
How to Navigate Conversations About Israel and Palestine
Jessica Carpenter is the Chief Marketing Officer at BridgeUSA (Mixed). She has a Center bias.
Much has happened since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct 7. As of Nov 16, over 12.4 thousand people have died from the conflict, including 1,200 Israelis and 11,240 Palestinians in Gaza; the U.S. has agreed to send $14.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel and $100 million for humanitarian aid in
Jessica Carpenter
Apr 01 2015
News
Arkansas OKs Indiana-Style Religion Bill
Arkansas’s own Religious Freedom Restoration Act is headed to the governor’s desk after the state house passed it Tuesday afternoon. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he would sign it despite opponents—including Arkansas-based megastore Wal-Mart—who say it’s anti-gay. “Every day, in our stores, we see firsthand the benefits diversity and inclusion have on our associates, customers, and
Daily Beast
Mar 31 2015
Opinion
OPINION: In Indiana, Using Religion as a Cover for Bigotry
Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, who last week signed a religious-freedom law driven by bigotry against gays and lesbians, has been complaining that the law’s opponents — which include top business leaders and civil-rights groups — are spreading “misinformation.”
New York Times (News)
Dec 02 2013
News
Obamacare attacks religion, but hurts women: Column
The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear two important cases about whether women and men who own businesses are protected by civil rights laws against religious discrimination. The Obama Administration says it can ignore religious freedom laws when regulating businesses and their owners because it believes earning money is inconsistent with exercising religion.
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