http://pewforum.org/ The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. en-us Copyright: (C) Copyright 2005 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved. info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:10:01 -0400 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:10:01 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewforum.org/ http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16025 Many parishes in Scranton, Pa., display a picture of the Most Rev. Michael Hoban, the Scranton bishop who backed coal miners during a bitter six-month strike in 1902. Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16025 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15946 Is it a promoter of academic freedom, or a 'Trojan horse'? Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15946 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15828 Without debate, the House of Representatives gave overwhelming approval Wednesday to a science education bill that one prominent national group predicts could yield a lawsuit over teaching religion in public schools. Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15828 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15790 Faced with the threat of having a hate crime reported to the FBI, the principal of Friendswood Junior High School hurriedly agreed to let the Council on American Islamic Relations make a half-hour presentation to about 875 students last month. Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15790 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15770 A junior high school principal who allowed a group to make a presentation about Islam to students is no longer on the job. Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15770 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15760 Opponents of teaching evolution, in a natural selection of sorts, have gradually shed those strategies that have not survived the courts. Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15760 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15758 A new poll shows voters are willing to overcome their dislike of spending tax money on religious-school vouchers because it's tied to a popular classroom-spending plan. Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15758 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15666 An Inver Grove Heights charter school accused of promoting Islam is doing most things right, but it must change how it handles issues related to prayer and busing, the state Education Department said. Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15666 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15526 They have spent years working school boards, with only minimal success. Now critics of evolution are turning to a higher authority: state legislators. Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15526 Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15489 Debbie Almontaser dreamed of starting a public school like no other in New York City. Children of Arab descent would join students of other ethnicities, learning Arabic together. Religion & Public Schools http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15489 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST