Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
I appeared on the March 18, 2014 episode of the A-News Podcast with Lee Moore, Brian Allen, and Sheila Blackadder to talk about the recent lease agreement the Scranton School District signed with the Diocese of Scranton. The lease — as mentioned in the podcast — not only funnels taxpayer monies into the Diocese of […]
The Scranton School District recently entered into a lease agreement with the Scranton Diocese stipulating that school activity not violate Church teaching. Sarah Hofius Hall, writing for the Scranton-based The Times-Tribune, reports that on Monday — March 10, 2014 — members of the Scranton School District school board unanimously voted to approve a $3000/month lease agreement allowing the district […]
Religious individuals have special exemptions from law while non-religious individuals are compelled to comply with the Affordable Care Act healthcare mandate. President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) legislation has been quite unpopular with many traditional/conservative religious individuals and organizations throughout 2012 and 2013 because of the ACA’s contraceptive mandate stipulating that people paying for healthcare, […]
Legal action may soon be needed to remedy a church/state violation of a religious holiday display on Luzerne County Courthouse grounds. In 2009, with the help of the ACLU, I publicly challenged the constitutionality of a standalone religious display — owned by and erected by government officials — on Luzerne County Courthouse grounds. I called […]
Justin Vacula — joined by Karla Porter — discuss multiple fronts of activism: atheism and advocacy for separation of religion and government. Should atheists who advocate for church/state separation forgo atheist activism to reach more people? What are the benefits of multiple foci? What are the drawbacks of multiple foci? Join Justin and Karla November […]
