Among the most precious rights of parenthood is our right to raise our children in accordance with our own religious beliefs, free of government interference. Clergy are usually among the fiercest defenders of that right. Ministers and rabbis are more..
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Educating for New Realities
One of the ironies of the recently concluded IPS busing litigation was the strong desire of the townships to continue receiving minority students. Those of us who followed the original desegregation suit recall that suburban school systems were then–how shall we put it– less eager to include such students.
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Son of CDA
I recently caught Senator Dan Coats on one of the morning news shows, and I immediately thought of Ronald Reagan’s famous debate line, "There you go again!"…
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Religious Voices and the Public Square
Recently, the Indianapolis Star invited readers to comment on the propriety of religious voices engaging in the public debate. To ask the question is to answer it: on what conceivable basis would we bar people of faith from the public square? Even if the Constitution allowed such a thing — and it does not — our public discourse…
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The Values Debate
The teaching of values in the public schools has become a topic of almost constant debate. The Christian Coalition and similar groups insist that "Judeo-Christian values" should be taught. Political liberals and many in the education establishment insist that all values instruction be left to parents and the home — that while..
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