The graduation ceremony may be over, but the controversy lives on in McDonough County. Sam Blackledge says he wasn’t able to give his valedictorian speech at West Prairie High this weekend. “It was really upsetting,” states Blackledge. “I wanted to share that the need for every person is Jesus, and […]
Sam Blackledge had worked hard on his valedictorian address. He had written a wonderful speech declaring to his teachers and classmates that he is a follower of Jesus Christ. But administrators at West Prairie High School in Illinois would not let the 18-year-old deliver that speech – because the content was […]
Sam Blackledge had worked hard on his valedictorian address. He had written a wonderful speech declaring to his teachers and classmates that he is a follower of Jesus Christ. But administrators at West Prairie High School in Illinois would not let the 18-year-old deliver that speech – because the content […]
The First Amendment is under attack again – and in conservative Texas. Since 2012, the Kountze ISD school district has been fighting middle and high school cheerleaders over using a Bible verse on their run-through banners, even though the cheerleaders used their own money for their materials. The Texas Supreme […]
By: Stephanie Taub, First Liberty Institute Senior Counsel. Originally published in National Review on May 18, 2018. A bill in the state assembly would restrict access to information on marriage and human sexuality. People have a right to hear all sides of controversial issues and to decide for themselves what […]
By: Lathan Watts, First Liberty Institute’s Director of Community Relations. Originally published in the Daily Caller on May 15, 2018. Earlier this week, Minnesota State Senator Dan Hall (R) introduced a bill that would allow privately funded posters displaying the national motto “In God We Trust” to be placed in […]
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