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Nov 16 2023
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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
Nov 17 2023
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Ga. Football Coach Fired After Hosting Baptisms
A high school football coach in Georgia was fired after hosting an outdoor baptism ceremony for 20 players. Isaac Ferrell, who still teaches in the district, was fired as the head coach from the Tattnall County High School after the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) complained about the Christian ceremony. A viral video celebrating the Oct. 23 event shows Gary Few, a pastor, baptizing
Newsmax (News)
Nov 13 2023
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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
Dec 08 2023
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UPenn Loses $100 Million Donation Amid Fallout Over Antisemitism Hearing
A prominent University of Pennsylvania donor is clawing back a $100 million contribution over the school’s response to an alleged increase in on-campus antisemitism since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel—and its president’s heavily condemned Tuesday testimony before Congress.
UPenn alum Ross Stevens, the CEO and founder of the financial service firm Stone Ridge Asset Management, announced
Daily Beast
Nov 07 2023
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Lawsuit filed against The Lord’s Ranch youth facility in central Arkansas, claiming staff member sexually abused its children
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Attorneys in Little Rock and Chicago have filed a lawsuit against a former Arkansas facility for troubled children, claiming one of its then-staff members sexually abused its children. Romanucci & Blandin and Gillispie Law Firm filed the lawsuit against The Lord’s Ranch in federal court Monday, naming Emmett A Presley as its prime defendant. “These were the perfect
KARK
Jul 05 2023
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A 'sloppy error': Analyst slams 'theocratic' Josh Hawley for using fake historical quote
Ever since the Religious Right achieved prominence in the Republican Party in the early 1980s —much to the dismay of the late conservative Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona) — far-right Christian fundamentalists and white evangelicals have been claiming that the United States is a "Christian nation." But there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that gives Christianity priority over any other
AlterNet
May 30 2023
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Star Pitcher Condemns Dodgers’ ‘Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence’ Invitation, Plans Christian Faith Day
Clayton Kershaw, a star pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, criticized his baseball team in a recent interview for including the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in its upcoming gay pride night.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a self-described “leading-edge Order of queer and trans nuns” with a reputation for satirizing and insulting Christian communities.
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National Review (News)
Oct 16 2023
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Killing of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy shows hate can spread all too quickly
Wadea Al-Fayoume and his mother were living thousands of miles away from the latest violence raging through the Middle East, but authorities said they still paid the price because of their ethnicity and religion. It didn’t matter that Wadea was only 6. Joseph Czuba allegedly found the Palestinian American boy so threatening, he stabbed him 26 times. Wadea’s mother survived Saturday’s attack in
Chicago Sun-Times
Oct 15 2023
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LGBTQ+ Student Perspective: ‘My School’s GSA Saved My Life’
Esmée Silverman, 21, is a junior at Reed College in Portland, Ore., studying religion “to help bridge the divide between the trans community and religious communities.” They run a nonprofit called Queer Youth Assemble in their free time to foster community with other queer youth. Silverman, who attended high school in Massachusetts, shared their coming-out story and how important community
Education Week
Oct 15 2023
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6-Year-Old Killed By Landlord In Hate Crime Stabbing: Police
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, IL — A 6-year-old boy was killed after the child and a woman were stabbed dozens of times when their landlord attacked them because of their religion, according to police. Joseph M. Czuba, 71, of Plainfield, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts of committing a hate crime and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in connection
Patch.com