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African-American churches call for justice in the shooting of Trayvon Martin

By D. Beeksma • March 25, 2012

Jessie Jackson

On February 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a Florida high school student, who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain.

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Two men thrown out of Santorum rally for kissing

By Mriana • March 19, 2012

Videos and reports are surfacing on the Internet that show that two men were thrown out of a Santorum rally for standing up and

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With rise of conservative Islam in Kyrgyzstan, country's liberals question how far religious freedom should go

By D. Beeksma • February 29, 2012

Mosque in Kyrgyzstan

Islam is on the rise in many central Asian republics, Russia Today reports. In Kyrgyzstan, which has prided itself on being a secular republic, religion is

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Tennessee principal under fire for allegedly telling gay kids they're going to hell and pregnant teens that their lives are over

By D. Beeksma • February 29, 2012

Haywood High School

A Mid-South high school principal is under fire for controversial statements about gay and pregnant students. Dorothy Bond is the principal of Heywood High

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4 wounded, 1 dead after student opens fire at Cleveland, OH, school

By D. Beeksma • February 27, 2012

CNN - Cleveland shooting

One student is dead and another four are wounded following a shooting at the Chardon High School in Cleveland, Ohio, CNN reports. T.J. Lane, the

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No Dinosaurs in Heaven explores the problem of creationists injecting their views in the public school systems

By D. Beeksma • February 13, 2012

No Dinosaurs in Heaven still shot

"A recent national poll revealed that only 23% of biology teachers strongly agreed that evolution is the unifying theory of biology — and it's

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South Dakota passes resolution to teach academic Bible studies in public schools

By Dakota O'Leary • February 1, 2012

Lawmakers in South Dakota have passed a non-binding resolution to teach academic Bible studies in the public schools.   House Concurrent Resolution 1004 states

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Muslim woman sues University of Bridgeport for failure to investigate sexual harassment — Gets charged with terrorism

By Mriana • January 21, 2012

A Muslim woman, who was a student at University of Bridgeport, sued the University for failing to investigate her claim that a male student

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Superintendent schools parents on behavior during meeting to appeal decision involving prayer banner at Rhode Island school

By Mriana • January 21, 2012

Rhode Island prayer banner

Two hundred and thirty people attended a school meeting to discuss appealing a judge’s decision to take down school’s prayer banner pursuant to a

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Rhode Island school prayer banner evokes emotional reactions — Author of prayer banner says he is outraged; atheist student called an evil little thing

By D. Beeksma • January 16, 2012

Rhode Island prayer banner

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a prayer banner containing the words "Heavenly Father" and "Amen" displayed since the 1960s at a Rhode

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Long Island high school students suspended for "Tebowing" in the hallway

By Dakota O'Leary • December 16, 2011

Several students from Riverhead High School in Long Island, NY have been suspended after the principal determined that the students impersonating "Tebowing" in the

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Kentucky school superintendent complains that science test characterizes evolution as fact and not 'theory'

By D. Beeksma • December 15, 2011

Richy Line

Ricky Line, superintendent for the Hart County Schools, is complaining about the state's blueprint for the new high school science test, saying that evolution

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After anti-gay political ad, Perry's gay adviser outed

By D. Beeksma • December 12, 2011

Perry campaign

The campaign ad that the Rick Perry campaign released last week that targeted openly gay service members as a sign that something is wrong

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