LANDRUM, South Carolina — A Christian school that came under fire earlier this year over a science quiz that was crafted from a Biblical worldview has closed its doors after failing to reach its financial goals to stay open. As previously reported, Blue Ridge Christian Academy (BRCA), a small private school nestled in the mountains […]
HALIFAX — A online video capturing Canadian university students happily chanting about male classmates engaging in sexual activity with minors has incited outrage from viewers worldwide. The chant, which has reportedly been used for the past five years at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, recently surfaced on YouTube and other outlets, where it has produced both shock and […]
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. — Prayers delivered prior to football games at a public high school in Tennessee are being considered out-of-bounds by an atheist activist organization after an anonymous individual contacted the group to lodge a complaint. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) first contacted officials with the Marion County School District last year, asserting that prayers before South Pittsburg High […]
WICHITA — An elementary school in Kansas has removed a controversial bulletin board following online outrage from conservative blog sites. Minneha Core Knowledge Magnet Elementary School in Wichita had planned to teach students about various world religions during the new school year, and created a generic display on “The Five Pillars of Islam” as part […]
TORONTO – A Canadian judge has ruled that an international Christian ministry must stop distributing Bibles in an Ontario public school district. Since 1936, Gideons International has been passing out free copies of the Bible to students in Canadian public schools. As stated on their website, the Gideons distribute Scriptures because they “believe that the […]
PRABUMULIH, Indonesia – An education official in Indonesia sparked a firestorm of criticism after he suggested that teenage girls should undergo virginity tests before entering high school. Muhammad Rasyid is the education chief in Prabumulih, Indonesia—a city of 130,000 in South Sumatra. Indonesia is a southeast Asian country with a population of 240 million. Over […]
COVINGTON, Ga. – A student-crafted poster based on a play about the Salem witch trials of the 1600′s has been removed from the walls of a Georgia high school after sparking national controversy. As previously reported, the poster featured a line from the 1953 play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, which declares, “God is dead!” It […]
COVINGTON, Ga. — A student-crafted poster based on a play about the Salem witch trials of the 1600’s has sparked controversy in a Georgia community. The poster features a line from the 1953 play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, which declares, “God is dead!” It hangs on display in a classroom at Alcovy High School […]
VIERA, Fl. – A public school district in eastern Florida is grappling with allegations that one of their history textbooks touts a strong pro-Muslim bias. Brevard Public School district, home to approximately 70,000 students, currently uses a Prentice Hall textbook titled “World History” for many 9th grade classes. According to reports, the history book is […]
WASHINGTON — The White House responded to a petition on Monday that called for the granting of asylum to a Christian family who fled their homeland of Germany to homeschool their children, choosing not to comment on the matter. As previously reported, Uwe and Hannelore Romeike fled to the United States in 2008 after German […]