Oklahoma State

Fox News

All public schools in Oklahoma are now required to teach students in grades 5 through 12 the Ten Commandments and other lessons from the Bible for historical context.

Oklahoma schools now required to teach Bible, Ten Commandments: superintendent

Louisiana State

Three Jewish families are among a group of nine Louisiana families with children in public schools who have filed a suit in federal court challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms. The lawsuit — filed on the families’ behalf by...

Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools

NBC News

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is requiring all classrooms in the state to have Bibles and study its influence on America's history. Walters talked to NBC News’ Melissa Parra about his new Bible instruction and some of the criticism it is facing.

Top Oklahoma educator says teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license

Apple Valley News Now

(CNN) — All Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curriculums, effective immediately, the state’s chief education officer announced in a memorandum Thursday.

Oklahoma state superintendent announces all schools must incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in curriculums

The Independent

 Oklahoma’s chief school official has notified all state schools to “immediately” incorporate the Bible into classroom curriculum, drawing immediate outrage and threats of lawsuits in a state that was recently reprimanded for trying to use taxpayer dollars to create a Catholic school.“Effective immediately, all Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible, which includes the Ten Commandments, as an instructional support into the curriculum” in grades 5 through 12, according to the notice from Republican school superintendent Ryan Walters.“The Bible is one of the most historically significant books and a cornerstone of Western civilization, along with the Ten Commandments,”...

Oklahoma ‘immediately’ requires schools to teach the Bible: ‘Strict compliance is expected’

Phoenix, AZ

Editor's note: This article was originally published on February 16, 2022. It has since been updated. A Catholic priest resigned after an investigation found that he used one wrong word for more than 20 years while performing baptisms. All baptisms performed by Father Andres Arango were declared void because he mistakenly used "We" instead of "I." Bishop Thomas Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix announced the decision. The investigation revealed that Father Arango consistently said, "We baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit." Olmsted clarified that he was supposed to say "I baptize" and not "We baptize," reported CNN. The pastor apologized for using the 'wrong formula.'

Pastor baptized people for decades but he used one wrong word and now they're all invalid

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Anika Jindal

Church attendance in the United States has steadily declined for decades, influenced by various factors. Societal changes, such as increasingly busy lifestyles and the rise of digital entertainment, have made traditional Sunday services less of a priority. Additionally, widespread disillusionment with religious institutions due to scandals and hypocrisy eroded trust. Younger generations are also shifting towards personal spirituality over organized religion, finding traditional church services less relevant.

11 Reasons People Don’t Go to Church Anymore

Cleveland, OH

Editor's note: This article was originally published on July 5, 2022. It has since been updated. A fourth-grade teacher in Cleveland, Ohio, went viral on social media a few months ago when he spilled the tea on just how little teachers are paid in the United States. Kyle Cohen, known as Mr. Cohen to his students, has reportedly been teaching for four years and recently completed his master's degree in educational leadership. In a video that gained more than 1.1 million views on TikTok, the 26-year-old educator revealed how much he got paid during his first year of teaching. "In my first year of teaching, I taught at a charter school here in Cleveland, Ohio, and I made $31,000 as a fourth-grade teacher with a class of 16 students with a wide range of special needs—and I had my college degree and experience," Cohen says in the clip.

Fourth-grade teacher gives eye-opening response to claim that teachers only work '8-9 months' per year

rolling out

In recent years, numerous scandals have surfaced involving pastors cheating with church members, shaking the foundations of congregations and challenging the trust placed in religious leaders. Understanding why these incidents occur can shed light on the complex dynamics within religious communities and the human vulnerabilities that even spiritual leaders are not immune to.

Why pastors get caught cheating with church members

Entertainment Weekly

Whoopi Goldberg is schooling the Louisiana government on what it means to separate church and state, after Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law Wednesday a requirement that all public classrooms must display the 10 Commandments. Goldberg speculated on Thursday's episode of The View that the order to exhibit biblical guidelines...

Whoopi Goldberg asks if schools will display the Quran after 'foolishness' of Louisiana’s 10 Commandments law

Deseret News

The Washington Post and The New York Times recently reported on baby name trends, noting that parents these days are seeking out unique options.

The best baby names in the Bible

We recently compiled a list of the 20 Cities with the Best Public Schools in the US and in this article we will look at the city with the best public schools in the US. Overview of the Education Sector in the United States. According to data from the National...

The City with the Best Public Schools in the US

West Virginia State

Kanawha County, WV

Sissonville, WV

Shine My Crown

Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, a white couple from West Virginia, are facing severe charges for allegedly enslaving their adopted…
The post Adopted Black Children Enslaved By White Couple, Forced To Sleep On Floor And Confined For 12 Hours appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Adopted Black Children Enslaved By White Couple, Forced To Sleep On Floor And Confined For 12 Hours

Dallas, TX

 A Texas megachurch pastor has suddenly announced he is stepping down from the institution he helped build after 48 years of preaching, saying only that he has fallen short of the “absolute supreme standard of truth” he aimed to live “due to sin.”Evangelist Dr Tony Evans, 74, the first Black person to earn a doctorate of theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, founded the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in South Dallas in 1976 with his friend, the Reverend Crawford Loritts, according to NBC DFW.Originally from Baltimore, Evans began the church in the living room of the house he shared with...

Dallas pastor quits 10,000-member megachurch he has led for nearly 50 years after committing ‘sin’

U.S. public schools are facing severe staff shortages, prompting creative solutions like paying parents to drive kids to school while dealing with higher needs and declining enrollments as federal aid runs out. Urban Districts Pay Parents Amid Staff Shortages. Urban school districts are paying parents to drive their kids to...

150+ Districts Seek Superintendents, 42% Use Non-Teaching Staff in Classrooms, Enrollment Drops by 1.1 Million: U.S. Public Schools Face Severe Staffing Shortages

Atlanta, GA

The African American community has been abuzz with discussions following a series of public denouncements by former members of prominent institutions. A Howard University senior and a Spelman College graduate have sparked debates by renouncing their affiliations with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and Spelman College, respectively, citing conflicts with their Christian beliefs.

College students denounce HBCU sororities due to religious conflicts

Los Angeles, CA

The nation's second-largest school district has voted to ban cellphone and social media use for over 429,000 K-12 students during school days. The Los Angeles Unified School District board passed the ban by a vote of 5 to 2 on Tuesday morning, one day after U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy called for an immediate warning label on social media platforms in a New York Times op-ed, similar to warnings on cigarette packs mandated by Congress in the 1960s.

2nd-largest school district votes to ban cellphones and social media for students

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

People have different levels of maturity. An individual’s age or upbringing can make them possess certain traits. Yet, most people believe that one matures as they grow old. On the contrary, some zodiac signs appear childish in old age. They are jumpy and careless. This strains their relationships with signs who misunderstand them. Air and fire signs are temperamental and some people refer to them as being childish. How can you identify an immature sign?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Immature

Evangelicals love to talk to Jesus. And often, they say, he replies — giving them advice, comfort and words of encouragement. That is one reason why “Jesus Calling,” a book of daily devotions that combines Bible verses with friendly messages written as if Jesus were speaking, has been one of the bestselling Christian books of the past 20 years.

The Author of ‘Jesus Calling’ Died Last Year. Why Is A Denomination Investigating Her?

California State

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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Oklahoma orders schools to teach the Bible in every classroom

(Reuters) - Oklahoma's Department of Education ordered every teacher in the state to have a Bible in their classroom and to teach from it, in an...

Oklahoma orders schools to teach the Bible in every classroom

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