McDowell (teacher) asked Glowacki (student) his views on homosexuality — and when Glowacki said expressed his religious viewpoint, McDowell ordered him out of the classroom and threatened to suspend him. He then asked the rest of the class if there was anyone else who was offended by homosexuality, and kicked out another student who raised... Continue Reading

Not only are we a religiously fluid nation, we’re also a porous one. Beliefs, for instance, once considered exclusive to the New Age movement have seeped into the mainstream. Twenty percent of Christians, and slightly more of the public overall, say they believe in reincarnation, according to Pew. Editor’s Note: As a reminder, it is... Continue Reading

Not so long ago, the postmodern pedophiles had help in defining down their deviance from the American Psychological Association. In 1998, the association published an article in its Psychological Bulletin that concluded that child sexual abuse does not cause harm. The authors recommended that pedophilia should instead be given a value-neutral term like “adult child... Continue Reading

On Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 1941, 17 days after the dastardly attack on Pearl Harbor, Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, 70 years ago, Holland residents gathered in CentennialPark and Hope Memorial (Dimnent) Chapel for a 7 p.m. community carol sing and an 11 p.m. carol service. Beginning in 1918, following World War I, the Holland park... Continue Reading

When Jill Abramson in June became editor of The New York Times, she said her rise was like “ascending to Valhalla. In my house growing up, the Times substituted for religion. If the Times said it, it was the absolute truth.” Happily, almost no one has that kind of faith anymore. It’s time once again... Continue Reading

“If monopoly is bad for America and antitrust is something they take seriously, they ought to take freedom of expression much more seriously than the possibility of a monopoly power.” Google’s anti-competition practices are a cause for concern for the Senate’s Antitrust Subcommittee and the National Religious Broadcasters, which claims the search engine is violating... Continue Reading

The atheist group sent a banner of its own to Henderson County that read, “At this season of the Winter Solstice, let reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but a myth & superstition that hardens hearts & enslaves minds.”... Continue Reading

The United States’ watchdog for worldwide religious freedom gained reauthorization from Congress Friday on what could have been its final day of existence. The House of Representatives approved by voice vote a bill to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for three more years. The House action came three days after the... Continue Reading

Dec. 8 in New York City was unusually cold, but that didn’t stop more than 100 pastors, church members, and legislators from gathering on the steps of City Hall. The demonstrators—many black, Hispanic, and Asian-American—did not get a crumb’s worth of coverage in comparison to that received by Occupy Wall Street, but their mission has... Continue Reading

The Church of Scotland, the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland and the Roman Catholic Church are all opposed to the move. And the leaders of more than 70 evangelical churches, representing more than 20,000 Christians, in Scotland have also signed an open letter opposing the move. The Scottish Government risks losing... Continue Reading