Interview with Dr. Charles Hull Wolfe, a 20th Century Life

October 22nd, 2009 by Dr. Paul Kengor

Dr. Charles Hull Wolfe is a historian, renowned creative director, and retired advertising executive. He also serves as president of the Plymouth Rock Foundation. Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science at Grove City College and executive director of…

 

Christopher Klicka: Warrior for Educational and Religious Freedom

October 15th, 2009 by Dr. John A. Sparks

A young dark-haired student, Chris Klicka, sat in my U.S. Constitutional History class at Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania around 1980. He was an excellent student with a particularly keen interest in questions about religious liberty and how that…

 

Catholic School Board Faces Human Rights Complaint for Limiting Teachers to Catholics

September 14th, 2009 by LifeSite News

The Wellington Catholic District School Board has recently had a human rights complaint filed against it because of their policy of only hiring teachers who are active Catholics.  The complaint was filed with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal by Mr.…

 

Quebec Judge Denies Families Religious Exemption From Mandatory School Course in Relativism

September 4th, 2009 by LifeSite News

The Quebec Superior Court has deniedpetition from concerned Catholic parents who wanted exemptions for their children from the province’s mandatory relativism program, ‘Ethics and Religious Culture’ (ERC).

In making his decision, the judge, Justice Jean-Guy Dubois, relied heavily on two Catholic sources: (1)…

 

National Ed Care

August 29th, 2009 by Ken Larson

As the fall school term approaches there were a lot of announcements this past week relating to education — both K-12 and college — including the annual publication of U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges , a Wall Street…

 

Valedictorian Forced to Apologize for Speech Thanking Jesus Appeals to US Supreme Court

August 29th, 2009 by LifeSite News

A high school graduate, forced by public school officials to apologize for expressing her religious beliefs in her valedictory address or lose her diploma, has asked the US Supreme Court to review her case and reverse a lower court’s decision…

 

NH Court Orders Homeschooler into Public School to Expose Her to Different Faith Views

August 28th, 2009 by LifeSite News

An Alliance Defense Fund allied attorney asked a New Hampshire court Monday to reconsider its decision after it ordered a 10-year-old homeschooled girl to attend public school in order to remedy the girl’s lack of exposure to “a variety of…

 

Religious Liberty Stops at the Schoolhouse Door

June 15th, 2009 by Ken Connor

In public school classrooms across the country, religious liberty is under assault.  Last month in Florida, two Christian student leaders at Pace High School were barred from speaking at their graduation ceremony due to fears they might mention their faith in…

 

Why Don’t Students Like School?

June 12th, 2009 by Dr. Jason R. Edwards

The beginning of June brings the onset of summer vacation for children across the United States. The excitement bubbling in their young hearts is easy to understand yet also offers a valuable opportunity to reflect on why students tend to…

 

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Ban on Bible-Reading in the Classroom

June 4th, 2009 by LifeSite News

In a 2-1 decision, a federal appeals court has ruled that school officials did not violate the free speech rights of a kindergartner and his mother when they refused to allow Donna Busch to read a selection from the Bible…

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