Have some free time this morning? https://shorturl.at/9wVDx Come and join us for our series session on “The AGENDA” @ 11 am EST. This is going to be an interesting one -as we trace religion in our public schools back to the 17th century ALL the way to current times and examine how we have been… Read More

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📣 Help Us Defend Secular Public Education! Secular Education Association is the ONLY national group solely committed to preserving and defending secularism in public education. We are a grassroots, parent-led, volunteer-run organization. At this stage, we have no paid employees—meaning all funds raised go directly into our mission-driven work. Your donation will help us: ✅… Read More

https://www.wosu.org/politics-government/2025-06-24/lifewise-academy-argues-religious-groups-have-legal-right-to-decide-who-teaches-faith?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLJcnFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmUHBFYyOd80zA9ZwDoX_dTnQVEBfpHbAKIhaw-119XDExGHBPTqg6B5Qx0a_aem_bgbYrrm0TNY580vCY-7kcw ““They have demonstrated repeatedly over and over that they are fine with dishonesty, which if you’re a believer, you know that there is absolutely no room for that,” Snell said. “Jesus calls himself the truth.” Snell filed a complaint with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission in January. In May, mediation ended in impasse, and… Read More

🚫 Beware “Success Sequence” Bills 🚫They sound harmless — finish school, get a job, marry before kids — but they push a narrow, moralistic agenda that blames individuals for poverty while ignoring systemic issues. These bills don’t belong in public schools. Poverty isn’t a personal failure — it’s a policy failure. But this so-called “sequence”… Read More

🚨Ohio🚨 This is the House version of the “Success Sequence” bill. The senate version is SB156 From the article – “Ohio lawmakers proposed a bill that would require public schools to teach character education, including abstinence, patriotism and respect for religious faith. House Bill 269 would require public schools to teach grades 7-12 about a… Read More

From the article – “In the filing, LifeWise claims that its mission statement is “to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ” and that its employees “minister to students.” However, according to its most recent IRS nonprofit filing, its stated mission is “to assist youth, youth organizations, schools and churches by providing seminars, education materials, inspirational… Read More

📢 URGENT CALL TO ACTION!! 📢 🚨OHIO🚨🚨 @everyone 🚨 The Senate Education Committee is accepting opponent testimony until 2 PM EDT today, June 23 for SB 156 which will force schools to adopt what’s known as the “success sequence.” This will allow a committee to establish standards and a model curriculum for grades 6-12 instructing… Read More

💯👏🏻👏🏻♥️ What people are saying: Facebook User: Yes! View original post on Facebook Read More

🚨OHIO 🚨 LifeWise Academy is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to recognize a broad “ministerial exemption” — a legal doctrine rooted in the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause and Establishment Clause that allows religious organizations to make employment decisions without government interference, especially for roles considered “ministerial.” But they’re pushing it further than usual…… ⸻… Read More

“The lesson was on the crucifixion. The teacher asked the seven- and eight-year-olds to write down a list of their “most troublesome sins”. She had brought an example of a whip to show them how Jesus was tortured before his death. “There would have been no skin left on Jesus’s back. His ribs would have… Read More

“When Ohio’s biggest school district, Columbus City Schools, banned organizations from distributing materials to take back to school, LifeWise founder and CEO Joel Penton said not distributing materials would not affect how families choose to participate in LifeWise. In April, LifeWise initiated a lawsuit over policies like CCS’s. “ What people are saying: Facebook User:… Read More

Congratulations to LifeWise Academy for really embodying Project 2025’s aims and agendas as directed by the Heritage Foundation! Rewards totalling over a million dollars?!? Pffft that’s small potatoes compared to their exisiting coffer. https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-awards-over-1-million-conservative-organizations-2025-innovation-prizes “This year’s recipients of the awards include the American College of Pediatricians, American Reformer, the Ben Franklin Fellowship, Do No Harm,… Read More

🚨Ohio🚨 If sending candy back to school is a business’ first amendment right, why does LifeWise need the legislators to codify it into state law in a budget line? Make NO mistake- this is about their ability to coerce children to attend and bribe them to invite their peers. What people are saying: Secular Education… Read More

Look what millions of dollars in grifting off of well-meaning Christians and small towns has bought them! Hilliard OhioOhio Statehouse What people are saying: Facebook User: State money at work. Tax payers beware. Facebook User: Makes me want to scream!!!! Facebook User: And I have to drive by it every day. How effing embarrassing for… Read More