The Good News
Nov. 30 2011
Ten Commandments dispute in Va. headed to federal court
A long-simmering battle in Virginia over the separation of church and state heads to federal court Monday, with a southwestern county school board fighting for the right to display the Ten Commandments in a public high school.
The Ten Commandments has been displayed in all county schools for at least a decade before a complaint in December led to their removal and being replaced with a copy of the Declaration of Independence.
11-11-11 Governor replaces ‘holiday tree’ with ‘Christmas tree’
Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin, an evangelical Christian, has changed the name of the “holiday tree” in the state capitol building back to “Christmas tree.” The tree had been called a Christmas tree from 1916 to 1985. . . .
The Not-So-Good News
Nov. 1 2011
Catholic University of America charged with bias against Muslim students
A local activist has lodged a complaint against the Catholic University of America, claiming that Muslim students are the victims of illegal discrimination because the school does not set aside space for Islamic prayer. . . .
Nov. 1 2011
US: private insurers must offer free contraception under new mandate
Beginning in August 2012, all private insurers must provide women with coverage for FDA-approved contraception–including sterilization and contraceptives that have an abortifacient effect–under a mandate announced on August 1 by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).