Topic: Louisiana

Creationism lives on in US public schools

IN DOVER, Pennsylvania, five years ago, a group of parents were nearing the end of an epic legal battle: Philosopher Barbara Forrest of Southeastern Louisiana University, another key witness for the Dover plaintiffs in 2005, testified against the Louisiana education act. "Louisiana ...

What is a Parish?

A parish is a specific region within a larger area. In the American state of Louisiana, the parishes are like counties in other states, and parishes of a similar type are found in many former English colonies as well.Typically, a parish is ...

no guns in Catholic churches

The state's Catholic governor just signed a law allowing them to be carried in to church -- but the bishops disagree. "We don't think it is appropriate to have guns in churches," Danny Loar, executive director of the Louisiana Conference of Catholic ...

America's Miracle Worker

Copyright (c) 2010 Bob and Penny Lord's SiteWe read and hear about Special Saints that are dubbed Miracle Workers like Brother Andre of Montreal or Saint Padre Pio of Italy and they are always from another country but now we have our ...
Governors of Texas, La. declare Sunday a day of prayer over Gulf of Mexico oil spillThe governors of Louisiana and Texas say Sunday will be a day to pray about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal issued ...

A baker's dozen for Baton Rouge

Louisiana has some new deacons. Take a look at this pdf file for more.
Loyola University New Orleans A Jesuit college located in uptown New Orleans, Loyola University has been educating students following the Jesuit tradition since 1904. Xavier University of Louisiana 1 Drexel Drive New Orleans, LA 70125 504-486-7411 www.xula.edu Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary ...
Overall View of the 2009 Annual Meeting In some ways, the mood of the 2009 meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature reflected the tsunami year the U.S. and world economies faced. What two instruments dot street corners and restaurant entryways in ...

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That didn't stop Republican vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, from expressing the idea that creationism-the biblical notion that God created Earth and its life forms a few thousand years ago-should get equal footing with evolution in public school science classes. ...
In fact, within the next two weeks, one Louisiana state legislator expects his bill to reach the desk of Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) where it will become law. then certainly it couldn't be brought into our classrooms in Louisiana," he added . ...
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