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Anti-Muslim Display Angers West Virginia Delegates at State Capitol

04 Mar 2019
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Nathan Glover

House Minority Whip injured a doorkeeper The same content was also printed in the handouts received by the delegates. Things got so out of hand that Roger Hanshaw, the House Speaker and a Republican...

West Virginia Diocese Publishes List of Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse

03 Dec 2018
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Gary Nguyen

Many of them have died, and none are now in active service Some cases date back to the 1950s. According to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, among the 18 clergy members mentioned in the list,...

Court Battle In West Virginia Over Council Prayer

06 Aug 2018
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C Barnett

FFRF aims to end Parkersburg council prayer for beginning their council meetings with The Lord’s Prayer. Eric Engle, Daryl Cobranchi, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation took the matter...

West Virginia Bill Will Require Every School to Provide Bible Classes

17 Jan 2018
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Nathan Glover

Proponents of Bill 252 claims it will help students to understand contemporary morals It is a proposed bill and two GOP Senators have proposed it. As per the bill, the said course will be an elective...

Kentucky Public Schools Will now Have Bible Literacy Classes

30 Jul 2017
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Derek Welch

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has strong views against House Bill 128. The last week of June witnessed Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signing a bill permitting Bible courses to be held in public...

25 Apr 2017
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Alison Lesley

FFRF looks to end 75 years of bible study in Mercer County, West Virginia public schools. West Virginia's Mercy County School District schools indoctrinate children in Bible study from the first...