by Jodi Mathews | Apr 18, 2003 | News
A federally funded AIDS brochure has been pulled after complaints that it unconstitutionally promoted religion. The Florida state Department of Health had been distributing pamphlets with the message that Christians should show Christ’s love to people with AIDS...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 15, 2003 | News
Battlefield scenes of death and destruction may have turned some young people off to enlisting in the armed forces, but others are turned on by heroics and thoughts of curbing terrorism. These combating feelings among young people have produced neither a real decline...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 14, 2003 | News
Retailers, eager to turn a profit, have turned traditional Easter baskets filled with candy and bunny paraphernalia into battle baskets complete with toy soldiers, plastic knives and play grenades. Perhaps a sign of the times, these military-themed baskets are flying...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 10, 2003 | News
Government funding for abstinence education is at an all-time high, reaching $120 million this year. Abstinence education supporters call the funding a step in the right direction, but said that more needs to be done. “This is as high as it’s ever...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 9, 2003 | News
People are demonstrating their philosophies on peace without joining marches and signing petitions—they are wearing buttons and T-shirts, posting yard signs and flying flags. Peace has turned out to be quite a marketable idea according to USATODAY.com, which reported...