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Religious Indoctrination in Iowa Schools

The Spencer, Iowa school district is considering opening up its doors to religious indoctrination. According to the Des Moines Register, "Public school students in Spencer will get to study the Bible and pray at graduation if school district leaders approve a proposed "religious liberties" policy, the first of its kind in Iowa.



The plan calls for elective classes such as "Critic of Darwinism," which includes arguments against the theory of evolution, and "The Bible in History and… Continue

Added by Brad on July 22, 2009 at 10:09pm — 2 Comments

Iowa legalizes gay marriage!

Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage



DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa's Supreme Court legalized gay marriage Friday in a unanimous and emphatic decision that makes Iowa the third state — and first in the nation's heartland — to allow same-sex couples to wed.



Iowa joins only Massachusetts and Connecticut in permitting same-sex marriage. For six months last year, California's… Continue

Added by cj the cynic on April 3, 2009 at 6:14pm — 7 Comments

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