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A Christian camp in Colorado has sued the state’s Department of Early Childhood over new licensing rules, claiming the rules would force the camp to violate its Christian beliefs. Camp IdRaHaJe (named for the hymn “I’d Rather Have Jesus”) has operated in the state since 1948 but says soon state regulators may shut it down.…

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In 1971, Rev. Jerry Falwell was the nationally influential and sociopolitical pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. That year, he founded Liberty University to become a bastion of Christian higher education. In 2025, the late Rev. Falwell would possibly be flabbergasted as the board of trustees of that institution agreed to pay…

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On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the famous “Monkey Trial,” creationists are ramping up the pressure for creationism to be taught to American children, in and out of school. The 1925 Scopes monkey trial, dubbed the Trial of the Century, was seen by many as the beginning of the end for biblical fundamentalism’s…

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In the coming school year, educators in Oklahoma’s public schools will be required to teach students that widespread election discrepancies and fraud plagued the U.S. election in 2020. The new educational requirement is the result of a mandate from Oklahoma state school superintendent Ryan Walters. A long-time ally of Donald Trump, Walters supported Trump’s claims…

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