An Ohio High School, Licking Valley, has a a marching band in hot water with “crabby atheists” because of the single word salvation. The high school marching band played a song called “Salvation is Created” and printed the word salvation unto their band shirts. The Freedom From Religion Foundation complained because the salvation is a “religious message”. This is apart …
Raven-Symone Sparks Twitter Firestorm
In an interview with Oprah, child T.V. star Raven says she is tired of being labeled either as gay or as African-American. She detaches herself from being African-American and declares she is American! Oprah expected many people would get upset when they heard that comment, but Raven is on to something. Is America ready to put racism behind us?
Christian Club Gets Shut Down Twice in Long Island School
For the second time in as many years, administrators at Ward Melville High School have shut down the Students United in Faith club. The club didn’t get banned for the lack of curricular activities, since they were a service club. It could be simply because they’re “religious”.
Survey Shows 36% of Americans Can Name The Three Branches of Government
A survey done by the Annenburg Public Policy Center revealed that only 36 percent know the three branches of the U.S. government. The survey also showed that 17 percent of people believed that Democrats are currently in control of the House of Representatives. What does this say about the upcoming elections? Could the nation benefit from having a basic Civic …