From banned books to forbidden pronouns, the culture war is raging inside America’s classrooms. We go to one Florida college where students and faculty are battling Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Religion and Government
Where the separation of church and state has narrowed, speeding a collision between public and private interests
Posted inReligion, Religion and Government
How the Christian right helped foment insurrection
Christian-right activists inside and outside of government promoted the election fraud lie and claimed God told them to “let the church roar.”
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, Inequality, Kids on the Line, Religion, Religion and Government, The Trump Era
Immigrant girl who challenged Trump administration policy gets abortion
Jane Doe said in a statement: “People I don’t even know are trying to make me change my mind. I made my decision and that is between me and God.”
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, Kids on the Line, Religion, Religion and Government, The Trump Era
Government must allow abortion access for migrant girl, judge rules
The ruling is the first test of a Trump administration policy of denying abortion access for immigrant minors in federally funded shelters.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Health Care, Immigration, Kids on the Line, Religion and Government, The Trump Era
ACLU files suit over abortion access for migrant girl in federal custody
“We are providing excellent care to the adolescent girl and her unborn child, who remain under our care until the mother’s release.”
Posted inInequality, Religion and Government, The Trump Era
Woman who fought Abercrombie: ‘I feel like we are taking a step backward’
The woman who took her discrimination case to the Supreme Court calls Eric Dreiband’s nomination to a DOJ post “a step backward.”
Posted inAccountability, Day Care, Religion, Religion and Government, The God Loophole, U.S. Education
Child Care Safety Act would give state oversight of religious day cares
Alabama lawmakers introduced a landmark bill to abolish a longstanding law that exempts more than 900 religious day cares from state oversight.
Posted inInequality, Religion, Religion and Government, Workers’ Rights
Can faith-based groups hire and fire based on their beliefs?
Not long after the election, Congress is expected to tussle over an amendment that would allow religious organizations receiving federal dollars to discriminate against workers based on their beliefs.
Posted inAccountability, Day Care, Religion, Religion and Government, The God Loophole
Baptist college student says religious day cares should follow rules
A growing online petition calls for the end of “The God Loophole,” the patchwork of laws around the country that exempt faith-based day cares from licensing rules designed to protect children.
Posted inAnd Justice for Some, Religion and Government
It’s OK to pray in the courtroom, Texas’ top attorney says
The Freedom from Religion Foundation argued that a Texas judge’s courtroom prayers violated the separation of church and state, but the state attorney general has affirmed the practice.