The settlement follows a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said Maine schools cannot exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education.
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Leonard Pitts: We owe Holocaust survivors much better than this
Soon, no one will be left to say: This is what happened, this is what it was like.
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Posted inTimes Record
Book Notes: Books to keep you going
In need of some encouragement? Me, too. Each morning when I check the news, I’m more and more aghast at what I read. My constant prayer in this time of trouble is, “God help us.” Not as a flippant aside but as a persistent reminder of our unrelenting need for his grace. One way I’ve […]
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The Rev. Dr. Kharma R. Amos: The spirituality of civic engagement
Despite growing up in a hippy household that “let it all hang out,” I still absorbed the message from the larger culture that it was improper to discuss religion, sex and politics “in polite company.” As an adult, I realize how much I missed out on not having had open, candid discussions about how my […]
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Leonard Pitts: So many seem to be having so much fun being loud and proud about their hate
It’s enough to make you wonder whether someone’s put something in the national water supply.
Posted inNation & World, News
Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake
The Colorado baker who won a partial Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple may have broken laws again after refusing to make a cake celebrating a gender transition.
Posted inFood, Recipes, Vegan Kitchen
A new cookbook highlights women of the Talmud
The stories of 69 women from the foundational, centuries-old Jewish text are paired with (mostly) vegan recipes.
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Commentary: A history of the ‘Big Lie,’ from Plato to TikTok
The development and circulation of great national myths has been going on for centuries.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Mercifully, the U.S. Constitution is not based on the Bible
Elected officials like Missouri’s Josh Hawley seek to impose their beliefs on school curricula, equal rights, bodily autonomy and other issues.
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Commentary: ‘Fetal personhood’ has a whiff of medieval theology
Recent anti-abortion arguments exhibit a fanatical desire for irrevocable distinctions around personhood and bodies.