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Supporters of the separation of church and state are pushing for the Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The law took effect almost a year ago, with supporters citing the Ten Commandments’ historical significance as support for the display. The American Civil Liberties…

McKenna West
The fight over a baby born to a surrogate after she fled a demand to abort him continues. 28-year-old McKenna West was hired as a surrogate by California couple Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed. According to the couple, they paid West $60,000 during the pregnancy, with a surrogacy agreement that addressed aborting the baby should…

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A new school year in Texas means a rollout of the state’s plan to utilize the Bible in public schools. It’s a move that has earned criticism from liberals and advocates of church and state, who claim the inclusion of mandatory Bible passages violates the establishment clause. Texas has made several moves recently that critics…

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A megachurch pastor in the United Methodist Church denomination (UMC) and Democratic hopeful in the Kansas US Senate race is facing backlash after preaching that atheists and non-Christians will make it to heaven. In 2022, Adam Hamilton preached to his church, the multi-campus United Methodist Church (UMC) of the Resurrection in Leawood, through a sermon…

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