Showing posts with label Bible. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bible. Show all posts
Friday, May 30, 2025

Texas Passes 3 Bills Promoting Religion in Public Schools

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In addition to the much-publicized Ten Commandments bill (see prior posting ), the Texas legislature this week gave final passage to three o...
Thursday, April 03, 2025

Oklahoma Sues FFRF For Sending Demand Letters Objecting to Religious Activities in Schools

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In a rather unusual lawsuit, the state of Oklahoma has filed suit in federal district court against the Freedom from Religion Foundation see...
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Petition Seeks to Stop Latest Effort to Get Bibles in Oklahoma School Classrooms

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 As previously reported , the Oklahoma Supreme Court has issued an order staying any work by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterpris...
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Oklahoma Supreme Court Stays for Now Bible Purchases for Public Schools

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As previously reported , in October suit was filed by public school parents, teachers and by clergy challenging Oklahoma's requirement f...
Saturday, October 19, 2024

Suit Challenges Oklahoma Bible Education Mandate and Purchase of Bibles

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Suit was filed this week by public-school parents, their minor children, teachers, and clergy challenging Oklahoma's recently imposed re...
Saturday, October 05, 2024

Oklahoma Specs for Classroom Bibles Apparently Limited To 2 Versions Endorsed by Donald Trump [UPDATED]

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As previously reported , last June the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction issued a Memo to all public-school superintendent...
Friday, June 28, 2024

Oklahoma Education Head Requires All Schools to Incorporate the Bible into Their Curriculum

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Yesterday, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters issued a Memo ( full text ) to all public-school superintendents...
Thursday, October 05, 2023

Group Urges Students To Bring A Bible To School Today

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Today has been designated "Bring Your Bible to School Day" by the Christian organization, Focus on the Family. The event's web...
Friday, September 29, 2023

School Board Member Sues to Vindicate Her Reading of Bible at Board Meetings

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Suit was filed this week in an Arizona federal district court by Heather Rooks, a member of the Peoria, Arizona school board, seeking a decl...
Thursday, July 13, 2023

9th Circuit: Prison Official's Referencing Bible Verse Did Not Violate Establishment Clause

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In Forter v. Young ,  (9th Cir., July 12, 2023), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected former prisoner Jeffrey Forter's complai...
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Ministerial Exception and RFRA Defenses Rejected in Suit Over Firing of Bible Translation Company IT Employee

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In Ratlliff v. Wycliffe Associates, Inc. ,  (MD FL, May 26, 2023), a Florida federal district court refused to dismiss a Title VII employmen...
Thursday, May 26, 2022

Suit Challenging Bible In Schools Program Is Settled

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An Order of Dismissal was entered last week in Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Mercer County Board of Education, (SD WV, May 16, 2022)....
Friday, April 29, 2022

More Context Needed In Student's Suit Over Right To Wear Shirt With Anti-Gay Bible Verse

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In B.A.P. v. Overton County Board of Education , (MD TN, April 27, 2022), a Tennessee federal district court refused to dismiss a suit chall...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

Settlement Reached In Dispute Over VA Hospital's Display Of Bible

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AP reports that the parties have reached an agreement leading to a New Hampshire federal district court's dismissal of a suit against t...
Thursday, April 01, 2021

9th Circuit Upholds California Limits On In-Home Bible Study Groups

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In Tandon v. Newsom ,  (9th Cir., March 30, 2021), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, refused to issue an emergency i...
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Challenge To Bible In Schools Program Survives Motion To Dismiss

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In Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Mercer County Board of Education ,  (SD WV, March 26, 2021), a West Virginia federal district c...
Thursday, March 05, 2020

West Virginia Legislature Enacts Law To Permit Courses On The Bible

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The West Virginia legislature yesterday gave final passage to House Bill 4780 ( full text ) which authorizes public schools to offer electi...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Space Force General Sworn In On Bible Blessed In Controversial Ceremony

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As reported by NPR , yesterday, Air Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond was sworn in as head of the recently created United States Space...
Tuesday, October 08, 2019

Certiorari Denied In Challenge To "Bible in the Schools" Program

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Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Mercer County Board of Education v. Deal,  (Docket No. 18-1487, certiorari denied 10/7/201...
Sunday, October 06, 2019

Judicial Ethics Complaint Filed Over Judge's Gift of Bible To Convicted Murder Defendant

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On Oct. 3, the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a complaint with the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct ( full text ) asking i...