GREENVILLE, Va. — A parent of a 9th grader in Virginia is expressing concern after her son was asked to practice Islamic calligraphy as part of his world geography class, writing, “There is no god but Allah.” Mother Kimberly Herndon said that she was disturbed when her son, who attends Riverheads High School in […]
BREMERTON, Wash. — A football coach in Washington state who was placed on leave this fall until he agrees to stop praying at the 50-yard line at the conclusion of each game has filed a federal employment complaint, alleging religious discrimination. As previously reported, Joe Kennedy, the assistant head coach for the varsity team at Bremerton High […]
WHEATON, Ill. — A prominent Christian-identified university in Illinois has suspended an associate political science director after she posted photos of herself wearing an Islamic hijab this past week, stating that she was doing so to show solidarity with Muslims. “Wheaton College faculty and staff make a commitment to accept and model our institution’s faith foundations […]
WHEATON, Ill. — A professor at a prominent Christian university in Illinois posted photos of herself wearing an Islamic hijab this past week, stating that she was doing so to show solidarity with Muslims. Larycia Hawkins is an associate political science director at Wheaton College, one of the most renown Christian schools in the world. […]
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — A high school football team in Illinois is standing by its coach after he was recently told to stop leading players in prayer when a professing atheist group contacted the school district to lodge a complaint. The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) wrote to Naperville Community Unit School District 203 this week after […]
CHICAGO — A school district in Chicago has voted to allow a male student who identifies as female to use the girls’ locker room in light of an ultimatum issued by the Obama administration. As previously reported, an unidentified high school student within Township High School District 211 requested to use the girls’ locker room […]
SANTA ROSA, Texas — Dozens of students from a high school in Texas showed their support on Monday for a math teacher who was reportedly reprimanded for speaking about God in the classroom. More than 50 students from Santa Rosa High School gathered outside the school yesterday chanting and holding signs in advocacy for algebra teacher […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Two Christian schools that faced off on Friday at the Citrus Bowl Stadium in Florida were barred from praying over the public address system because the event was held at a facility paid for by public tax money. Officials with Cambridge Christian School of Tampa and University Christian School of Jacksonville had […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. — The president of what is purportedly the largest Christian university in the world remains unremorseful after concerns were raised over the spirit of his comments about “ending Muslims” that he made to students and faculty at a convocation on Friday, which also drew applause from those gathered. “I’ve always thought, if more good people […]
ROCKPORT, Maine — The vice principal of a school in Maine has apologized for a recent Facebook post in which he referred to “white Christian men” as terrorists. “The only terrorists we need to fear are domestic white ‘Christian’ men with easy access to guns,” wrote Piet Lammert of Camden Hills Regional High School wrote last Saturday, […]