AU Stops Public-School Religious Graduation Ceremony at Church - Marietta, GA
An elementary school held its 2012 graduation ceremony at the Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church. The ceremony featured an extended sermon by the pastor that invoked the Bible and informed students...
View ArticleCharter School Agrees to Remove Religious Iconography from Rooms used for...
A charter school in California was using church property to host some of its official activities, including the administration of standardized tests. The rooms used by the church were replete with...
View ArticleCharter School Removes Religious Iconography From Classrooms at AU’s Request...
A charter school in Texas held its classes in a church which included uncovered religious iconography in the common areas used by the school. AU wrote a letter of complaint to the school and to the...
View ArticleUniversity Stops Using Church as Graduation Site - Tok, AK
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Tok Center held its commencement ceremonies at a local church. The room used for the ceremony featured a large cross and a picture of Jesus. AU wrote to the...
View ArticleSchool Will No Longer Use Christian Church to Host Events - Maumelle, AR
Pine Forest Elementary School held a school play in a nearby church. Large crosses hung over the stage used for the play and the church’s entrance. The school also listed the church as its emergency...
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No Choice But Church?: N.J. City Police Taking Some Curfew Violators To...
Simon BrownWall of SeparationA New Jersey city is punishing some curfew violators by sending them to church – and doesn’t view that policy as a constitutional problem.This summer, Trenton is trying to...
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AU Essay Contest Asks HS Juniors and Seniors to Address Church-State Sep...
Rokia HassaneinWall of SeparationIn 2007, Americans United argued in federal court that a public school district in New Jersey acted correctly when it ordered a football coach to stop praying with...
View ArticleAmericans United Expresses Disappointment Over Confirmation Of Betsy DeVos as...
Americans United for Separation of Church and State today expressed disappointment at the Senate’s confirmation of Michigan billionaire Betsy DeVos, a school voucher proponent, as U.S. Secretary of...
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AU Complaint Results In Mass. Choir Altering Easter Concert Plans In Italy
In response to a complaint filed by Americans United, a Massachusetts high school choir altered its plans to perform during an Easter religious service at a church in Italy.The Groton-Dunstable...
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Wisc. School Agrees To Move Choir Concert From Church After AU Complaint
A Wisconsin public school district has agreed to stop holding a concert in a local church after Americans United raised concerns about the practice.AU contacted the School District of Elmbrook in...
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