I previously shared on my Facebook site for this blog and in a post in October how Vanderbilt University was giving some Christian student organizations a hard time for not complying with their all-inclusive policies stating that those organizations cannot force its leaders to practice the beliefs of the group. Well, the problem is happening [...]
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Colleges are shunning Christian groups
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on November 29, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/colleges-are-shunning-christian-groups/
Georgia school district allows Bible course for students
A school district in Georgia is allowing juniors and seniors in high school to take a Bible course off-campus that counts for school credit. Madison County School District, according to superintendent Allen McCannon, “…has nothing to do with the teacher, has nothing to do with the curriculum, has nothing to do with the location.” It [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on November 3, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/georgia-school-district-allows-bible-course-for-students/
Prayer Caucus of TN complains about Vanderbilt Univ.
Vanderbilt University, which has recently targeted Christian student organizations for not abiding by its nondiscrimination policy, was recently sent a letter from the Congressional Prayer Caucus in Tennessee. Vanderbilt’s policy was amended in 2010 to state that student organizations registered with the school cannot force its leaders to practice the beliefs of the group. The [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on October 20, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/prayer-caucus-of-tn-complains-about-vanderbilt-univ/
Obama’s push for religious “tolerance” on campuses
This past April, President Barack Obama announced a new initiative targeting U.S. college campuses called “Interfaith and Community Service Challenge.” Since the announcement he has wasted no time getting it off the ground through the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. One of the stars of the initiative is Chicagoan Eboo Patel, 35, of [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on June 19, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/06/19/obamas-push-for-religious-tolerance-on-campuses/
The dumbing down of America
On May 4, 2011, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the results of its 2010 Civics Report. According to the NAEP’s news release, the Civics assessment “measures the knowledge and skills critical to the responsibilities of citizenship in America’s constitutional democracy.” The results from this assessment turned out to be disappointing. The NAEP [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on May 14, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/the-dumbing-down-of-america/
German authorities arrest Christian parents
In a story that sounds very similar to what Hitler did as ruler of Germany, German authorities arrested several Christian parents who took their children out of a sex education class. The parents objected to how sex education was being taught to their nine and 10-year-olds. German school leaders have made the sex ed classes [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on March 9, 2011
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/german-authorities-arrest-christian-parents/
Is the New Testament truthful?–pt. 2
In the first part of this two-part post I covered the first three types of evidence we have that helps us determine whether or not the New Testament (NT) is telling us the truth. They were 1) Early Testimony, 2) Eyewitness Testimony, and 3) Embarassing Testimony. In part two I will cover the final three [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 13, 2010
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/is-the-new-testament-truthful-pt-2/
Is the New Testament truthful?–pt. 1
In my previous post, “Can we really know the truth?”, I discussed the fact that it is popular in society today to think that truth is relative regarding religion or moral standards and that no one can know for sure what religion or moral standards are the truth. I then showed how such popular thinking [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 9, 2010
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/is-the-new-testament-truthful-pt-1/
Can we really know the truth?
37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 38Pilate saith unto [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on February 7, 2010
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/can-we-really-know-the-truth/
ACLU wants to make Christianity a crime
In a court case in Florida, which was really a waste of taxpayer money, the ACLU lost on Thursday, Sept. 17. They filed a lawsuit against the high school principal and athletic director of Pace High School in Santa Rosa County for the blessing of a meal on school property. The ACLU charged that the [...]
Posted by Harry A. Gaylord on September 20, 2009
http://sunandshield.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/aclu-wants-to-make-christianity-a-crime/
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