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NIH nominee Collins’ life views questioned
President Obama’s nomination of Francis Collins to be director of the National Institutes of Health has resulted in pro-life advocates expressing concerns about the views regarding unborn life held by the world-renowned scientist and evangelical Christian. more »
by: staff - Jul 14, 2009 - topic(s): Life, Cloning, Stem-Cell Research, Citizenship, National, Science, Bioethics, Creation/Evolution
SEXUAL PURITY: Abstinence funding uproar
May 15, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Education, Sexual Purity, Abstinence
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: Judge rules school can’t ban ‘God’ from posters
May 5, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Children, Education, Citizenship, Religious Liberty
Silverhill GED Program fills void
Those involved in the education ministry of First Baptist Church, Silverhill, in Baldwin Baptist Association hope to give people a chance to better their lives permanently, and they plan to do this by enhancing the education level of the community. more »
by: Deirdra Drinkard - Apr 19, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Education
In near reversal, state school board approves ‘examining all sides’ of science theories
AUSTIN—One day after failing to uphold a 20-year-old requirement that Texas public high school students evaluate the “strengths and weaknesses” of scientific theories, including evolution, the State Board of Education on March 27 ratified new standards requiring biology students to “analyze, evaluate and critique” scientific theories. more »
by: Jerry Pierce - Apr 17, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Education, Science, Creation/Evolution
Judge forces Wake County children from home school
A week after a Wake County judge ordered a home school parent to return her three children to public school this fall, his rationale comes to light. more »
by: Norman Jameson - Apr 9, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Education,
C. Ben Mitchell to join Union faculty
JACKSON, Tenn.—Leading biomedical ethicist C. Ben Mitchell will join Union University’s faculty in the fall as the Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy. more »
by: Tim Ellsworth - Apr 6, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Education
Round 2: Conservatives get evolution win
AUSTIN, Texas—A day after failing to uphold a 20-year-old requirement that Texas public high school students evaluate the “strengths and weaknesses” of scientific theories, including evolution, the State Board of Education on Friday morning ratified new standards requiring biology students to “analyze, evaluate and critique” scientific theories. more »
by: Jerry Pierce - Mar 27, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Education, Science, Creation/Evolution
Conservatives lose Texas evolution vote
AUSTIN, Texas—A closely watched effort to keep a 20-year-old requirement that Texas public high school students evaluate the “strengths and weaknesses” of scientific theories, including evolution, failed Thursday in a 7-7 vote by the State Board of Education. more »
by: Jerry Pierce - Mar 26, 2009 - topic(s): Family, Education, Science, Creation/Evolution
North Carolina judge takes aim at home education
You may have heard about a North Carolina judge’s pending order that may place three children in public schools this fall because the home-schooling their mother provided over the last four years needs to be “challenged.” more »
by: Richard Land - Mar 17, 2009 - comments: 7 - topic(s): Family, Children, Education,