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Mississippi Removes Confederate Emblem on State Flag, Replaces With “In God We Trust”
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Megan Bailey
Last week, Mississippi lawmakers voted to remove the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag more than a century after the South lost the Civil War. Mississippi is the last state flag to have made changes due to harmful, racist symbols. Mississippi, with a population that is 38 percent Black, felt mounting pressure to change…
Nancy Pelosi Misuses Bible Scripture to Justify Release of Prisoners
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Megan Bailey
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Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, has been arguing for the release of federal prisoners due to the coronavirus pandemic. Pelosi used a famous Bible parable to justify her position, but many think she twisted the scripture to fit her political stance. The pandemic has had both sides of the aisle calling for change. Many…
Pennsylvania School No Longer Allowed to Say “God Bless America” After Complaint
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Megan Bailey
Peter Brigg, the principal of Sabold Elementary School in Springfield, would say “God Bless America” following the Pledge of Allegiance over the loud speaker. After the district received a legal complaint, he was forced to stop. The district received the complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation on behalf of a parent who claimed that…
Pete Buttigieg Starts Campaign With Attacks on Pence’s Christian Faith
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Discussion of the 2020 presidential election is already heating up. A host of Democratic senators, representatives, mayors and governors have all thrown their hats in the ring. The official nomination will likely not be decided until summer of 2020, but Democratic hopefuls are already working to earn the winning spot in the primaries. A few…
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