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Barton continues to peddle the lie of chastised “grace-saying” schoolboy

Just last week David Barton was on The Daily Show where he trotted out a nearly twenty year old piece of right-wing mythology about some poor public school student who was reportedly yanked out of his chair and yelled at by a teacher merely for praying…

May 10, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

Tenn. Rep. Tells the Truth: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ‘Forum’

April 2, 2012 No Comment

Once in a while, a lawmaker who votes wrong on church-state legislation manages to make an argument that actually supports AU’s position. Meet Tennessee State Rep. Richard Montgomery (R-Sevierville). He voted for a bill that would require public school districts to create “a limited public forum for student speakers at all school events where a student will speak publicly.” That’s legalese for a system that lets students pray and proselytize with a captive audience of their classmates.

School Prayer Quagmire: Florida Governor Sends Schools into Legal Swamp

March 27, 2012 No Comment

No school is required to allow “inspirational messages,” but any that do may find themselves staring down a lawsuit. Guess who would have to pay the bill for that litigation? Hint: it’s not Rick Scott or legislators.

Uninspired Message: Florida Bill May Bring Coercive School Prayer – and Lawsuits

March 5, 2012 No Comment

A bill that would allow Florida students to deliver “inspirational messages” is just one step from becoming law. Can lawsuits be far behind?

Trouble in Tennessee: Lenoir City Student Says School Officials Favor Christianity

February 28, 2012 1 Comment

Do non-Christian students face discrimination in some public schools? That certainly seems to be the case.

Atheist Student Coerced into School Prayer

February 24, 2012 1 Comment

Yet another school district feels it has the right to use taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate students into their religion of choice.

Spiritual Warfare for Public Schools

February 15, 2012 No Comment

Many of the charismatic preachers, particularly those involved in the New Apostolic Reformation, claim that they are in the midst of taking control of the Seven Mountains of society: arts and entertainment, business, the church, education, the family, …

Buncombe’s Bible Battle: Time for Change at a N.C. Public School

February 7, 2012 No Comment

Change can be difficult, but it’s often necessary. Just because you’ve been doing something for a long time doesn’t mean you should keep on doing it – especially if what you are doing isn’t legal.

Action Alert: Indiana to Consider Lord’s Prayer for Schools

January 23, 2012 5 Comments

Never mind decades of jurisprudence declaring it unconstitutional . . . Indiana lawmakers want to pass a law allowing public schools to require recitation of the Lord’s Prayer daily. Do their reasons for the legislation suit their solution? Or is this about something completely different?