The Supreme Court is taking on 3 cases that could help reshape American Jewish life
Religious liberty, school choice and tax exemption are on the docket
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News The Bible could become law in West Virginia, but what would that mean?
A new amendment would enshrine the Old and New Testaments in state law. But would that mean banning cheeseburgers, legalizing polygamy and enforcing biblical dress codes?
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News Christian nationalism is rising. So is the Christian resistance
‘It’s a gross distortion of the teachings of Jesus,’ said one advocate
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News Texas schools want to add Queen Esther to the curriculum. Here’s why Jews (and many Christians) are opposed.
The Texas Board of Education plans to vote on Bluebonnet Learning this week
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News What a Trump second presidency will mean for school prayer, campus antisemitism and other education issues Jews care — and worry — about
'Every Jewish parent needs to be on guard,' said Frank Ravitch, a law professor who specializes in religious rights
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News School prayer timeline: The evolution of prayer in schools, from Founding Fathers to President Trump’s commitment to bringing it back
The separation of church and state makes school prayer unlawful, but a conservative Supreme Court and President-elect Donald Trump are signaling a change
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News A Jewish Floridian looks to South Dakota in bid to overturn Supreme Court ban on school prayer
A follower of the Chabad movement is proposing a ballot measure in South Dakota to require daily prayers in schools with an eye toward a showdown at the high court
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News ‘We have to cover history accurately’: Oklahoma superintendent explains why he’s forcing schools to teach the Bible
A rabbi who is an expert on law and religion said there is a legal loophole which may make this constitutional
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