For the first time in the state’s history, an Alabama lawmaker is introducing a bill to overturn the state’s religious exemption for faith-based day cares.
Religion
Major and minor religious organizations and their impact on society
She runs disastrous day cares. But her church makes her untouchable
She’s been called a crook. A con artist. A snake in the grass. But in Alabama, the only thing that really matters to state regulators is that the day care operator calls herself a Christian.
From ‘hot hand’ to ‘banana pinch,’ church day cares are hurting kids
Four states have carved out exceptions for religious day cares. Here are some of the ways we found children were punished.
Whipped, hit and locked in closets: Life inside some religious day cares
Physically punishing children is outlawed in almost all day cares in America. But four states offer an exception for religious providers, and Reveal found that hundreds of those day cares exploited the rules.
Religious day cares get freedom from oversight, with tragic results
Thousands of religious day cares across America legally are allowed to run their facilities with little government oversight. But freedom from regulation can come at a high price for children. And when things go wrong, parents have little recourse.
School board’s lawyers in prayer fight have ties to mega-church pastor
The pastor of a southern California mega-church is entangling himself in local school board politics –again.
California school board vows to appeal judge’s order to stop praying
The Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education voted 3-2 to fight a judge’s decision ordering them to stop praying and proselytizing during its public meetings.
A reader’s guide to the Jehovah’s Witnesses child sex abuse scandal
Here’s a quick rundown of the major findings from our running investigation into the religion’s efforts to hide child sex abuse.
6 ways religious exemption laws are exploited
Across the country, lawmakers have carved out exemptions from common rules for religious groups, ranging from immigration to land use.
The religious freedom loophole
In this episode of Reveal, we explore the tricky territory of religious freedom and how different groups have exploited this loophole across the U.S.