By Christy Barritt Professor Requires Class to Wear “Rainbow” Ribbons A professor at a community college in Tennessee required her students to wear a rainbow-colored ribbon to show their support for the gay rights movement as part of a classroom assignment. The professor told students who protested the assignment because of their faith that […]
By Christy Barritt Low Public Support for Affirmative Action An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll asked 1,000 adults, “Is affirmative action still needed, or should it be ended?” Forty-five percent answered that it should be ended. That number is an all-time high since the poll began asking the question in 1991. Affirmative action was […]
By Christy Barritt Suicides on the Rise According to the Centers for Disease Control, suicide deaths have now surpassed deaths from motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. Among Americans age 35 to 64, suicides have increased by 28 percent since 1999. The most drastic increases occurred among men age 50 to 54 (48 percent), […]
By Christy Barritt Religion Losing Influence A recent Gallup poll revealed that 77 percent of Americans believe religion is losing its influence on American society. Only 20 percent of those surveyed said that its influence is on the rise. The poll results showed the most negative evaluation of religion’s influence in America since 1970. […]
By Christy Barritt Peace Corps OKs Gay Couples to Volunteer The largest government-run volunteer organization in the U.S. announced that it’s changing its policy to allow same-sex couples to volunteer together overseas. The Peace Corps, a program that works in 76 different countries, implemented this change in June. In their announcement, the Peace Corps […]
