Social conservatives have long pointed to the constitutional bar on government-sponsored prayer in public schools as the source of many of society’s ills. Just last week, when a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater, some trotted out the “If only we had prayer in schools” argument as a solution for preventing such tragedies. […]
The bodies of the innocent victims of the Colorado shooting early this morning haven’t even been removed from the theater and Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association, which sponsored Gov. Rick Perry’s prayer rally last year and has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is already out with his […]
The results from last week’s History News Network poll are in and it’s David Barton winning by a nose. HNN this morning published the final results of an online poll that asked readers to vote for what they felt was the least credible history book currently in print. By nine votes, Barton’s “The Jefferson Lies” […]
The History News Network is running a fun, though non-scientific, poll (you can vote below) asking readers to vote for the least credible history books around. Why yes, one of David Barton’s books is on the list. Why do you ask? Kidding aside, HNN earlier this month asked readers to submit nominations for the history […]
It’s safe to say that some of our lawmaker neighbors in Louisiana have been experiencing some buyer’s remorse since approving a school voucher scheme designed to funnel millions of dollars away from public schools to private and parochial schools earlier this month. The buyer’s remorse is not because of finances. You can read about the […]
