1A: LifeWise Academy, an off-campus student prayer group, has dropped its lawsuit against Everett Public Schools (Washington) after the Board agreed to undergo religious liberty training, issue a public written apology for its actions, pay $275,000 in attorney’s fees, and make changes to the District’s policies governing religious activities. LifeWise was represented by First Liberty Institute.
A 1952 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Zorach v. Clauson, ruled that teaching the Bible during the public-school day is constitutional and therefore legal in all 50 states provided it occurs off school property, its privately funded, and parent permitted. LifeWise met all these requirements, yet the Everett School District singled them out for “onerous regulation and hostile remarks.”
LifeWise was barred from participating in community events and displaying its flyers; LifeWise students were required to conceal any written materials they received from LifeWise in a sealed envelope inside their backpacks; and parents had to reauthorize their kids’ participation every single week.
Everett Public Schools board member, Charles Adkins, accused LifeWise of engaging in an “effort to turn our nation into a fascist theocracy,” and publicly declared at a board meeting, “I want to make it very, extremely, abundantly clear, that yes, I do in fact hold animus toward LifeWise Academy.”
- https://www.everettpost.com/local-news/everett-public-schools-settles-lawsuit-over-off-campus-student-prayer-group/
- https://lifewise.org/
AMERICAN HISTORY: On October 18, 1867, the United States took formal possession of Alaska from Russia, after paying $7.2 million with the check shown above.
CATHOLIC: “There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.” ― Blessed Fulton J. Sheen
COVID: CLICK https://www.facebook.com/reel/1042656382166303 [2:22] to hear the insanity summed up perfectly by a comedian of all people.
DEMOCRATS: CLICK https://x.com/greg_price11/status/2110505774371737809 [:40] to hear Angie Nixon, Florida Dem’s candidate for U.S. Senate, say she wants her opponent locked up.
DOUBLE STANDARDS: You know the saying … if they didn’t have double standards, they would have no standards at all.
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- https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/tesla-debuts-flying-car-6104850
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MAHA: [16:08] – This episode that gives some much needed attention to the appalling health status of our first responders. Dean Cain has definitely improved his diet. He used to be downright pudgy!
STUPID PEOPLE: CLICK https://x.com/Catholicizm1/status/2111067357154283536 [2:17] to hear a clip from The Joe Rogan Experience pocast from earlier this week. Grok says the clip is real and that the guest is Cody Tucker, a podcaster who “focuses on pop culture, entertainment, and life in general.”
I’m not particularly bothered by Tucker’s ignorant remarks. What bothers me is that Rogan just nodded and went, “Oh wow!”, with zero push back. As a result, I will never watch or listen to Joe Rogan again. Ever.
TOLERANCE: I can’t help wondering how many of those who clicked LIKE on that “I’m aborting my baby, because he’s a boy” post support allowing biological males to compete against biological females in sports.
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GRAMMY NOTES: Shout out to my Dearest who was born 77 years ago today.
SHORTS:
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