Tag : Virginia
Huck Finn title : 'Huck Finn', 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Banned by School Because Teen 'Offended' by Racial Slurs
summary : The classic books The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee have been banned by a Virginia school district after a parent complained that her teenage son was traumatized by racial slurs used in the books.
date : Dec 02, 2016 11:25 AM EST
NCAA title : March Madness 2016 Bracket: NCAA College Basketball Tournament Dates, Schedules And Challenges
summary : March Madness is now here. Before we can fill out the brackets, the field of 68 has to be revealed. Twelve teams have already booked their tickets to the Big Dance by winning their conference tournaments, and another 20 teams will do so by Sunday.
date : Mar 11, 2016 01:31 PM EST
Todd Gilbert title : Religious Freedom 'Kim Davis-Inspired' Bill Approved by Virginia House Delegates
summary : Virginia House of Delegates' members approved on Tuesday (Feb. 16) a religious freedom bill that critics assert would allow anti-LGBTZ discrimination, while supporters applaud due to its prohibiting government from taking action against employees who refuse to provide services required in their jobs because those services go against their personal religious beliefs.
date : Feb 16, 2016 03:26 PM EST
title : Donald Trump to Woo Evangelicals at Liberty University, Connect with Jerry Falwell Jr.
summary : GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump plans to address thousands of young evangelicals on Jan. 18 at Liberty University’s first 2016 convocation as students return to campus. This convocation is North America's largest weekly gathering of Christian students, and each year it plays host to more than 80 guest speakers of national significance from every sphere of society, according to the university.
date : Jan 06, 2016 11:36 AM EST
Maryland Christian Retreat Center Stabbing title : Homeless Man Carries out Stabbings at Maryland Christian Counseling Center; Missionaries Husband Stabbed to Death, Wife Critically Injured
summary : Operators of a Christian counseling center in rural Maryland have been left heartbroken by a double stabbing attack that left one man dead. The victim has been identified as 62-year-old Chung Hwan Park of South Korea.
date : Jul 29, 2015 02:09 AM EDT
Jeb Bush at Liberty University title : Jeb Bush Defends ‘Christian Conscience’ In Graduation Speech At Liberty University
summary : Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made a commencement speech at Liberty University in Virginia on Saturday to defend the concept of “Christian conscience.”
date : May 12, 2015 12:56 AM EDT
Supreme Court title : Supreme Court to Decide If Gun Transferring Is a Crime
summary : The main question that the Supreme Court will be deciding on is if it is a crime to purchase a gun for another person, even if both parties are legally entitled to carry a gun.
date : Jan 23, 2014 03:57 PM EST