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Illinois School Pushes Smut on Children as Young as 12 with Porn-Laden Book
- Education
- Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
- J. Matt Barber
Illinois School District 126, covering Alsip, Hazelgreen and Oak Lawn, has defended its choice to assign summer reading to 12- and 13-year-olds that is replete with harsh profanity and references to teen sex (even teen sex with adults).
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NYC’s Khalil Gibran International Academy an Incubator for Islamist Radicalization
- Education
- Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
- Thomas More Law Center
Claiming it is nothing more than a thinly disguised incubator for Islamist radicalization, the Thomas More Law Center, a national Christian public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced today that it will represent a group of citizens… Read More
The Horror of 1915 — Remembering the Past, Hoping for a Better Future
- Education
- Monday, August 20th, 2007
- Kristine Steakley
This article appeared in the May 2007 BreakPoint WorldView magazine.
George Orwell or Franz Kafka could have been writing the headlines last fall when author Elif Shafak was put on trial in her homeland of Turkey. Her crime, "insulting Turkishness,"… Read More
San Diego School District Removes “God” from Classroom
- Education
- Saturday, July 21st, 2007
- Thomas More Law Center
The Thomas More Law Center has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Poway Unified School District, located in San Diego, California. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of Brad Johnson, a respected teacher who has been teaching in… Read More
Providing Opportunities at Ave Maria
- Education
- Thursday, July 19th, 2007
- Ave Maria University
Moving a university campus over a summer is an immense job. Ave Maria University is busy doing just that, but it recognizes the importance of remaining first and foremost a center of learning. So, amidst packing and re-organizing, not to… Read More
Seeking an End to Discrimination of Christians in NYC Schools
- Education
- Saturday, June 30th, 2007
- Catholic League
Yesterday, New York City Council Member Tony Avella introduced his Department of Education Holiday Display Resolution (Res. 930/2007). Avella's bill calls for a nativity scene to appear alongside the menorah and crescent and star in New York City schools. Currently,… Read More
Princeton Scholar’s “Inhuman” Views Uninvited from Noted European Conference
- Education
- Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
- LifeSite News
Every so many years some of the world's most eminent scholars and religious and political leaders meet in the Polish city of Gniezno to discuss matters pertaining to Europe, especially the uniquely European view of spirituality and the nature and… Read More
Moving Day for Ave Maria University
- Education
- Monday, June 18th, 2007
- Elisabeth Corbalis
Ave Maria University is almost ready to move to its permanent campus! For the past four years, the school has been located on a temporary campus in Naples, Florida, while the permanent university buildings and the town of Ave Maria… Read More
Avoid Summer Learning Loss
- Education
- Friday, June 15th, 2007
- Lisa Hendey
My boys are launching into their second full week of summer vacation. They are in full summer mode, staying up too late and sleeping in as only growing teens can sleep.
One fact of life around our home is summer… Read More
Has Maryland School Board Found “Gay Gene”?
- Education
- Thursday, June 14th, 2007
- Elizabeth OBrien
The Montgomery County School Board has recently approved a new sex education curriculum for public schools. The curriculum teaches that homosexuality is caused by a specific "gay gene."
In response to the school board's decision, Parents and Friends of ExGays… Read More
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