In 2004 Donna Busch visited her son’s kindergarten class in Newtown Square, PA. Busch’s son, Wesley, was the featured student for the school’s “All About Me” activity, during which a parent is permitted to read from their child’s favorite book. Unless, of course, that book happens to be the bible. When Wesley’s teacher saw that [...]

In Waterbury, CT, students have been told to say, “Happy Winter,” instead of “Merry Christmas.” Erik Brown is the principal of Walsh Elementary School. He has banned all religious festivities and decorations. He told the Republican-American newspaper that he’s just following state law. “This is not a church,” he said. “It’s a school and it’s [...]

The first amendment is frequently referred to as the basis for a separation between church and state, today interpreted to mean removing all religious references from the schools and public places. How many people who cling to that phrase, “separation of church and state” realize that it is found nowhere in our constitution? Could they [...]