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Prof calls Christian student 'fascist b------'

02/13/2009 10:37

A student at Los Angeles City College has filed a lawsuit against the institution after a professor called him a "fascist b------" and told him to "Ask God what your grade is" following the student's speech about morality. The case has been filed by the...

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'Hetero' gal benched 'for not being lesbian'

02/12/2009 11:00

Brooke Heike A former star basketball player is now suing Central Michigan University, claiming the school's basketball coach benched her and revoked her scholarship because she wore too much make-up and was not a lesbian. Brooke...

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School interrogates, rejects parents' religion

02/10/2009 12:54

A mother and father in New York were subjected by their school district's attorney to a faith "sincerity test," which ultimately ruled their beliefs were too questionable to qualify for a religious exemption to mandatory student immunization Ron and Rita Palma filed the exemption with their son's...

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Smith says NY Senate lacks gay marriage votes

02/09/2009 12:40

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith said Saturday that his Democratic conference lacks enough votes to legalize gay marriage this year, but he's committed to passing a gay marriage bill soon. Smith said in remarks prepared for a Human Rights Campaign event in Manhattan...

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Stimulus to ban religious worship

02/07/2009 10:09

President Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan makes a deliberate – and unconstitutional – attempt to censor religious speech and worship on school campuses across the nation, according to a lawyer who argued related cases before the U.S. Supreme Court 20 years ago and won them all. "This...

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Americans United Lauds Senate Vote Rejecting Taxpayer Funding Of Religious Institutions

02/06/2009 20:37

Americans United for Separation of Church and State today hailed a Senate vote rejecting tax funding for religious facilities in the economic recovery package. “The Senate has voted to reaffirm an important American principle that religious groups should pay their own way and not expect funding...

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NY school district refuses to recognize Bible club, ADF attorneys file suit

02/05/2009 13:51

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday after Lindenhurst Union Free School District officials repeatedly refused to grant official recognition to a student-run Bible club. "Christian student groups shouldn't be discriminated against for...

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Obama Revamps White House Faith-Based Office

02/05/2009 12:44

President Obama signed an executive order Thursday establishing a revamped White House Office on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The move fulfills Obama's campaign promise to expand and tweak a faith-based office founded by former President Bush. The office will be led...

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Conservative Groups Declare Obama's Stimulus Bill a War on Prayer

02/04/2009 15:05

Democrats in Congress have declared war on prayer, say conservative groups who object to a provision in the stimulus bill that was passed by the House of Representatives last week. The provision bans money designated for school renovation from being spent on facilities that allow...

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Religious Discrimination Embedded in Stimulus Bill

02/03/2009 18:26

The Christian Post - The economic stimulus bill before the Senate contains a provision that would discriminate against religious activity, according to a Christian legal firm The legislative team at American Center for Law and Justice has noticed that a provision in Section 803 of the measure...

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