American Home-Schoolers Take on Geneva
Home-schoolers have it in for the U.N. Convention for the Rights of the Child, which only the United States and Somalia have not ratified.
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Sometimes a Cross Is Not a Cross
Crucifixes in Italian classrooms, like a cross in the Mojave Desert, attract legal trouble.
Anti-Semitism Keeps Rising in Europe. Why?
It's not just because of Israeli military confrontations, even though incidents rise in tandem when it's active.
Mixing Prayer and School
A new generation of Muslims brings Western governments to revisit old ideas about school prayer.
A Modest Proposal: Outlaw Retrograde Mormon Dress
Might a burqa ban herald a new fashion for outlawing religiously inspired dress championed by other faiths?
Big Love Soaking the State
Religiously inspired polygamy creates a financial burden on the state, something both the United States and France agree on.
Data Seizure at the Airport
Be prepared for a search of what's on your laptop as you cross into the United States these days.
Banning Burqas on Both Sides of the Atlantic
European officials aren't the only Westerners wrestling with what Islamic women wear — leaders in Quebec have joined the fray.
Banning Burqas in Europe
How did such an un-American-sounding idea as banning someone's religiously inspired clothing choice take root in Western countries?