education
Federally Funded ‘Missionaries’ Now Teach in Florida Public Schools
Guest post by Bruce Wilson, cross-posted at Talk To Action. Government funded missionaries in public schools? The idea would flabbergast many of America’s founders, most
Fired Lesbian Soccer Coach Speaks to ESPN
You probably remember the story of Lisa Howe, who turned the women’s soccer program around at uber-Christian Belmont University, in Nashville. She was essentially terminated
Briefly Noted: Why Focus on the Family Supports Bullying
In the wake of increased media reporting of suicides caused by antigay bullying, Focus on the Family has retaliated against concern for the bullied by
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Stanford Study: Children of Both Gay and Straight Couples Perform Equally In School
Add this one to the pile of studies that confirms what we on the side of fairness, equality and love have been saying forever: Kids
Dayton, TN, Science Teacher and Students Exemplify Everything That’s Wrong With American Education
Here’s your Tuesday “Oh my god” video, of a “science teacher” (I use the term loosely) in Dayton, Tennessee, explaining how he gives a “fair
Minnesota Republicans In Bed With Punk-Rock ‘Kill The Gays’ Ministry
Minnesota Republican candidate for governor Tom Emmer apparently violated campaign finance laws when his campaign donated twice the legal limit to a Christian punk-rock group
Nation’s Pediatricians Criticize Counterfeit Christian Group’s Letter to Schools
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a medical professional organization of 60,000 pediatricians, has joined a chorus of criticism against an antigay Christian Right political
Do You Give A Damn?
We do. (h/t Good As You) By the way, my heart totally skipped a beat at 0:36. Why, hello there. More here
Exodus ‘Day of [Orwellian] Truth’ Shuts Off Conversation about Violence
Instead of engaging in true conversation through schools’ Gay-Straight Alliances or the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network’s annual Day of Silence, Exodus continues to
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Focus on the Family Regards Youth Nonviolence and True Conversation as ‘Homosexual Agenda’
Focus on the Family blasts the Day of Silence — GLSEN’s annual antiviolence vigil and conversation-starter in schools — as a sinister manifestation of the
