By Christy Barritt FCC Considers Revamping Indecency Policy The Federal Communications Commission is considering loosening its standards when it comes to nudity and language on television. According to the FCC, they’re contemplating focusing their efforts only on “egregious” cases of nudity and language. They defined egregious as repeated use of an expletive, for example. […]
By Christy Barritt Atheist Group Planned Outreach to Christians An atheist group, claiming to be participating in an “outreach” effort, sent an e-mail to 50 ministers in Texas on Good Friday. The e-mail read, “God is Dead, Have a Good Friday.” The group, called the Dallas-Forth Worth Coalition of Reason, claimed the purpose of […]
By Christy Barritt “Stomp on Jesus” Lesson Brings Criticism to University Earlier this year, a professor at a Florida university instructed his students to write the name of Jesus on a paper, place it on the floor, and then stomp on it. After receiving nationwide criticism when word of the assignment leaked, Florida Atlantic […]
By Christy Barritt News Media Considered Less Reliable Recently the Pew Research Center released its annual report on the state of the news media. Not only did the report show that staffing in most news organizations is decreasing, it also showed that the public is losing its faith in most news outlets. Seventy-two percent […]
By Christy Barritt Chicago Public Schools Expand Sex Education A new policy approved by the Chicago Board of Education will allow sex education to expand and include kindergarten, while also teaching older students about sexual orientation and gender identification. Under this new policy, kindergarteners and first-graders will learn about anatomy and personal safety, such […]
