by Joshua Houston | Sep 1, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
What is a public school chaplain? Texas school children may soon find out. In 2023, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 763, which gives public school districts the option to hire religiously affiliated chaplains. However, the bill provides no definition, job...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 6, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2 to approve using state funds to support a new Catholic school this week. One of the board members voting “yes” was installed to their post last Friday, according to Tulsa World. The board’s actions began...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 6, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the optional license plate with the slogan “In God We Trust” now appears on three of every five cars in Tennessee with non-specialty plates. This news reminded me of a time in Georgia when efforts to allow residents to...
by Mitch Randall | May 25, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
From Florida to Texas, the public school system has a new student in its classroom. MAGA has strapped on its backpack and sharpened its pencil, arriving at your local school at an alarming rate. With the Supreme Court of the United States now leaning more conservative...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 19, 2023 | Feature-, News
There is a correlation between nations that violate religious freedom and their engagement in “transnational repression,” according to panelists at a hearing conducted on May 10 by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Transnational repression takes...