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Pleasant Surprise: Kentucky legislator won’t push Creationism in 2013
A Kentucky lawmaker seems to have given church-state separation advocates an early holiday gift: a promise not to push creationism in 2013. Sen. Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green) will be the new chair of...
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Report finds Texas public school Bible courses promote proselytizing,...
Americans United has long warned that all sorts of church-state problems can arise when public schools try to teach Bible courses, and now a report by the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund (TFN)...
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Creationism Commotion: Five states have anti-evolution bills in play
It has been more than 25 years since the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that mandated religious instruction in science classes, yet lawmakers in many states are still pushing ahead with...
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Constitutional Calamity : Virginia Senate committee flunks religious liberty...
Should public school students have a constitutional right to skip homework assignments that conflict with their religious beliefs? Some Virginia legislators seem to think so. According to The...
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Barbara Cargill might mess with Texas (education standards)
Despite the fact that we don’t get to see Texas Governor Rick Perry in the limelight as much anymore, we are still feeling the negative effects of his attempts to chip away at the wall of separation...
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Discovery deception derailed: Colorado lawmakers scuttle Creationist bill
Good news from Colorado! The House Committee on Education voted 7-6 on Monday to reject a creationist measure intended to undermine science education in the state. House Bill 13-1089, the so-called...
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Religious Education – special pleading increases in volume
The Catholic Education Service (CES) for England and Wales has reiterated concerns that Religious Education will remain relegated among academic subjects, after plans to introduce the English...
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Arkansas legislators should rethink Bible class promotion
Texas legislators got the bright idea in 2007 to pass legislation encouraging public school districts to begin offering courses about the Bible. Although objective academic study of religion is...
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Edinburgh secularists back bid to abolish religious observance in schools
An Edinburgh parent has launched a petition requesting that City of Edinburgh Council conducts a local vote to challenge “religious observance” (RO) in the city’s non-denominational state schools. The...
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Pluck of the Irish: Government plans move away from church control of schools
Some members of the Catholic hierarchy have ranted that religious freedom is under attack in the United States, but now one of Europe’s most devoutly Catholic countries is looking for inspiration from...
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BHA: English Baccalaureate harms Religious Ed, but RE needs reform
The House of Commons Education Committee published their report today on the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBac), in particular looking at the impact on Religious Education (RE). The...
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Government uses UK’s ‘Christian heritage’ to justify collective worship in...
The Education Bill was debated in the House of Lords yesterday, and humanist peers argued for abolishing English state schools’ requirement to hold a daily act of collective worship of a broadly...
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Number of Free Schools rises – almost half are ‘faith’ schools
The Department for Education has today released updated statistics on Free Schools approved to open in September, with four more schools approved. This latest tranche brings the number of approved...
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BHA submits response to school admissions code consultation, urges supporters...
The British Humanist Association (BHA) has stated: "Religious discrimination in admissions is against the ideal of an open and inclusive school system. It is our firm position that no state-funded...
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Proposed creationist Free School gets through to interview stage
Everyday Champions Church, the group bidding to set up a creationist Free School, have announced that their proposal has passed the first round of applications and is through to the interview stage of...
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