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Current News and Features

January 27, 2012

Court says student’s faith may have led to expulsion

A counseling student who declined to advise a gay client might have been expelled from her university because of her faith, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday (Jan. 27). READ MORE

January 27, 2012

Torturer’s Apprentice

The new science of interrogation is not, in fact, so new at all: “extraordinary rendition” and “enhanced interrogation” and “waterboarding” all spring directly from the practices of the medieval Roman Catholic Church. READ MORE

January 26, 2012

Same-Sex Marriage Bills Coming to State Legislatures

Same-sex marriage is back in the national spotlight this week as Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington are expected to vote on bills to legalize same-sex marriage. READ MORE

January 25, 2012

Arizona proposes school Bible course

PHOENIX — Arizona's public and charter high-school students soon could earn credit for learning about the influence of the Old Testament on art or how biblical references are found throughout literature. READ MORE

January 24, 2012

Mo Senate Debates Separation of Church and State

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX) - A Senate proposal would allow state funding to go to religious institutions. The possibility is sparking debate over its impact on the separation of church and state. READ MORE