Lightstock
A Maryland school is issuing a clarification on its policy about participation in the Pledge of Allegiance after it sent an email mandating students and teachers to stand and salute during the pledge. On April 26, Twin Ridge Elementary School issued an email to its staff stating, “Per COMAR [Code of Maryland Regulations], all students…

Tada Images / Shutterstock.com | Pilar Arias / Fox News
As another pride month unfolds during June, an Orlando hotel is under fire for a bondage-themed display that was visible to children. The conservative watchdog, Libs of TikTok, shared images of a hot pink bear wearing fetish clothing outside the Crowne Plaza Orlando – Lake Buena Vista hotel. “This blow-up bear in b*ndage gear is…

Adobe Stock
A proposed New York bill would restrict social media companies from designing algorithms to target children without parental consent. According to The Wall Street Journal, New York lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on a bill that would prohibit social media companies from sending minors after-hour notifications without parental consent or from offering automated feeds to…

Retail Photographer / Shutterstock.com
Restaurants continue to struggle for normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the news of Red Lobster closing more than 100 restaurants highlighting the restaurant industry’s struggles to rebound. Cracker Barrel, another iconic American Brand, is sharing similar concerns as new CEO Julie Felss Masino prepares the restaurant for a massive rebranding. “We’re just not as…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners