Faith in the Public Square

Vermont Christian School forfeits basketball tournament, won’t force girls to play against male athlete who is trans

(Daily Caller) – A Christian high school forfeited a spot in a basketball tournament out of concerns of “fairness” by forcing their female students to compete against another school’s transgender athlete, according to National Review. Schools across the country have been grappling with conflicting viewpoints on allowing trans athletes to compete in sports and several female…
Faith in the Public Square February 27th, 2023

Top education official forms committee to consider how to protect religious worship in Oklahoma public schools

The Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction is forming a new committee to ensure students’ right to prayer and worship is protected in public schools. Ryan Walters announced his intention to do an independent analysis after he received a letter from several spiritual leaders urging him to protect religious practices in public schools. “We are requesting…

Oklahoma AG walks back predecessor’s green light for faith-based charter schools, citing ‘unsettled’ law

(Daily Caller) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond rescinded his predecessor’s decision to allow publicly funded religious charter schools Thursday, according to a letter sent to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board (SWCSB). In December 2022, former state Attorney General John O’Connor declared that charters for religious schools were legal in the state of Oklahoma, according to his…

Biden admin looking to remove religious student groups’ protections on campus

(Daily Caller) – The Department of Education (DOE) announced a proposal Tuesday rescinding a Trump-era policy that prohibited universities from receiving federal funding if they restricted religious student group activities. The 2020 policy, initially signed by former President Donald Trump as part of an executive order in 2019, was proposed to prevent universities from censoring the speech of…
Faith in the Public Square February 15th, 2023

Anti-religious ‘watchdog’ claims Texas school board’s prayers violate the Constitution

A school board in Texas is being targeted by an anti-religion group for praying before meetings. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), whose purpose is to “promote the constitutional principle of separation of state and church,” sent a letter to the Midlothian school board, accusing it of acting unconstitutionally. FFRF claims in the letter they were…
Faith in the Public Square February 15th, 2023

Christian teacher sacked by public school for opposing trans agenda

A Christian teacher defied her California public school district’s woke gender policies, choosing instead to be true to her religious beliefs. “I knew immediately, like in my gut, in my heart, in my soul, that there was a decision I had to make because, you know, these two things were totally butting heads,” Jessica Tapia told…
Faith in the Public Square February 14th, 2023

Dan Meers, who plays Chiefs’ mascot, uses platform to share Jesus

Dan Meers just returned from his third Super Bowl in four years. Some consider him the best at his position: Chiefs’ mascot, KC Wolf. But what excites him most about the exposure of the team’s recent success is the opportunity to live out his faith among the people he entertains. “I’ve met so many great people,…
Faith in the Public Square, Opinion February 13th, 2023

When did prayer become acceptable to the NFL? When a crisis happened on live television

(Religion Unplugged) – Super Bowls create media storms, but many journalists and sports executives thought what happened in 1988 was totally out of bounds. The establishment was shocked when players and coaches from Denver and Washington, D.C., held a prayer meeting on the eve of this NFL rite. The powers that be worried that “fraternization” of…
Faith in the Public Square February 9th, 2023

FBI to retract Catholic infiltration memo, conduct internal review

(Daily Caller) – The FBI is retracting a leaked document that advised the Bureau to infiltrate groups of traditionalist Roman Catholics who the assessment claimed were at risk of committing acts of extremist violence, the Daily Caller has learned. The FBI tells the Caller that the document, put forward by the Richmond field office, “does not…

Maine school board member accused of being anti-Christian, advocating for radical gender ideology

A Hermon school board member is under fire for his anti-Christian views and advocacy of radical gender ideology. Chris McLaughlin, a social worker and executive director of National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Maine, is accused of expressing anti-Christian sentiments in his capacity as a school board member. Last November, Pines Church was negotiating a deal…