Jail or Church? Between a ROC and a Hard Place
When the ACLU calls for alternatives to incarceration, this isn’t what we have in mind. A new program in Bay Minette, Alabama, offers an unconstitutional choice for non-violent offenders. Operation Restore Our Community, or “ROC,”...
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School Vouchers Inflict More Harm Than Good
One of the great American ideals is that everyone has an equal chance to succeed in life. A cornerstone of this ideal is our public education system. American public schools are meant to ensure that every child — regardless of race, religion, ...
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Since When Is the First Amendment an Afterthought?
"If your focus is first and foremost serving people in need, then there's not a tremendous amount of time left to debate the finer points of the church-state relationship." The Denver Post reported that Joshua DuBois, the head of the Whi...