by Trevor Barton | Nov 20, 2019 | Opinion
I noticed one of my students was sitting at her table with her head in her arms, as still as the petals of a daisy on a midsummer afternoon. This was a few weeks ago as we were moving from our morning work to our writing workshop, and as the students were milling...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Oct 10, 2019 | News
Seeing expressions of religious faith in public schools is common for U.S. teens, according to a report published by Pew Research Center on Oct. 3. Respondents ages 13-17 were presented a list of five faith expressions: Wearing religious clothing or jewelryPraying...
by Charles Foster Johnson | Sep 6, 2019 | Opinion
As pastors and faith leaders in our communities, we and our congregations are very close to our schools. We believe education is nothing less than discovering and identifying God’s creation. In this sense, education is the will of God for all people. Education is a...
by Mitch Randall | Aug 29, 2019 | Opinion
The effort to privatize public schools undermines the very nature of a democratic government, replacing the sacred ideals of equality and shared fortunes with economic privilege and greed. Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these...
by Brian Kaylor | Jul 31, 2019 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
During one of multiple trips to the Missouri Capitol earlier this year, I listened in the car as NPR did a piece about the Tom Petty song, “I Won’t Back Down.” The story included them playing the song several times as they not only played Petty’s version but also some...
