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Are “run-through” banners with Bible verses at high school football games legal?

The Kountze High School cheerleaders in Texas thought the run-through banners they made were a non-issue since they’ve been around for decades. Recent complaints, 

Banaz Mahmod
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Forced marriages and honor killings in developed nations

It is not a secret that young girls are married off to unknown, older men in a number of countries. 

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Prayer in public schools – 50 years later

New York state authorized the voluntary recitation of a prayer in all public schools. The prayer was written by the state Board 

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One court says censorship extends to elementary, middle school and colleges

Julea Ward was a graduate student at Eastern Michigan University. She was studying to be a counselor. In one of 

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Separation of church and state protects religious workers

Cheryl Perich was an ordained minister in Michigan. She was employed as a teacher for the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church 

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Do students have a right to express themselves at school through music & art?

Are you at liberty in school to sing or write music using any words or phrases?  Does the method of communication give 

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Is prayer allowed in public schools?

In 1989, two prayers were given by a rabbi at a Rhode Island middle school graduation ceremony. Fourteen-year-old Deborah* and 

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Can my parents force me to follow their religion?

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees all Americans freedom of religion. This right is not limited to adults. Children and