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We’ll be on WVXU-FM 917 again tonight at 8 p.m.
We’ll be on WVXU-FM 917 again tonight at 8 p.m. SEA joined Cincinnati Public Radio’s Cincinnati Edition today to talk about LifeWise, child safety, background checks, and the oversight gaps…
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LifeWise keeps telling communities the same thing:
LifeWise keeps telling communities the same thing:“It’s separate from the school.”“No taxpayer money is used.”“Public schools just release the kids.” Okay. Then why do public school buses keep showing up…
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When “Separate” Needs a School Bus
LifeWise Academy, a rapidly growing “released time” religious instruction program, sells itself to communities on a singular, absolute promise: separation. They assure parents, school boards, and skeptical taxpayers that their…
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Tune in to WVXU-FM 917 Cincinnati Edition today at 12:00 PM EST.
Tune in to WVXU-FM 917 Cincinnati Edition today at 12:00 PM EST. Secular Education Association will join host Lucy May and WOSU Public Media reporter George Shillcock to discuss LifeWise…
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Tune in to Cincinnati Edition on WVXU today at 12:00 PM EST to join Secular Educ…
Tune in to Cincinnati Edition on WVXU today at 12:00 PM EST to join Secular Education Association co-founders and WOSU reporter George Shillcock as we chat with program host Lucy…
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When your kid comes home asking why they are going to hell…
When your kid comes home asking why they are going to hell…Or why you are going to hell…Or why their Jewish Uncle Larry is going to hell… 👏🏻You can thank…
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Go ahead and add Moms for Liberty to the ever-growing list of concerning organiz…
Go ahead and add Moms for Liberty to the ever-growing list of concerning organizations, people, and political movements orbiting LifeWise Academy. Ooooh, but LifeWise isn’t political. Yeah. Sure sure. This…
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✳️This graphic is not a real photograph of LifeWise students being transported. …
✳️This graphic is not a real photograph of LifeWise students being transported. The image is only illustrative. 🚨Public school teachers are telling us what this looks like on the ground.🚨…
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Mmm. No. You’re not going to rewrite Westerville into a feel-good testimony abou…
Mmm. No. You’re not going to rewrite Westerville into a feel-good testimony about the power of “God.” Westerville was a community catching on. -Parents showed up.-Concerns were raised.-The school board…
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A few verified LifeWise billboards and community ads we’ve collected.
A few verified LifeWise billboards and community ads we’ve collected. Ohio. Wisconsin. Public roads. Public-facing ads. Public school students centered in the message. ✳️This is why we keep asking for…
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They put a billboard outside a public school telling people to pray for LifeWise…
They put a billboard outside a public school telling people to pray for LifeWise. Not pray for the students.Not pray for the teachers.Not pray for the families.Not pray for the…
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To parents:
To parents:“Non-denominational Bible education.” To school boards:“Character education.” To lawmakers:“Released time religious instruction.” But at the Southern Baptist Convention this week, their own exhibitor listing described their work as: “Discipleship/Evangelism…
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LifeWise Academy was at the Southern Baptist Convention’s 2026 Annual Meeting an…
LifeWise Academy was at the Southern Baptist Convention’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Pastors Conference this week in Orlando Florida. Notice their listing on the official exhibitor platform for the SBC…
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If PE matters, why are kids missing half of it for LifeWise? 🤨
If PE matters, why are kids missing half of it for LifeWise? 🤨 If recess matters, why is it being used to catch up on work? 🧐 If classroom time…
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This is what “released time religious instruction” looks like in reality.
This is what “released time religious instruction” looks like in reality. Not in theory. Not in LifeWise’s polished promo videos. Not in the talking points lawmakers repeat. In practice. 👉Students…
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LifeWise is “non-denominational” …until you look at the curriculum. 👀
LifeWise is “non-denominational” …until you look at the curriculum. 👀✔️Their lessons come from The Gospel Project, a LifeWay/Southern Baptist curriculum. The Southern Baptist Convention is moving to formally write its…
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Florida’s release-time mandate is not new.
Florida’s release-time mandate is not new. What is new is the AG stepping in NOW, during this national LifeWise push, to turn that law into pressure on school boards. The…
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🌈Pride Month reminder:
🌈Pride Month reminder: Gay kids attend private schools too.Gay kids attend religious schools too.Trans kids attend them.Queer kids attend them.Questioning kids attend them. You can pull your child out of…
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🌈Pride Month reminder:
🌈Pride Month reminder: LGBTQ+ teachers exist. Gay teachers exist.Trans teachers exist.Nonbinary teachers exist.Queer teachers exist. And they do not owe anyone silence, shame, invisibility, or some watered-down version of themselves…
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🚨 NORTH CAROLINAAA, GO ON AND RAISE UP…
🚨 NORTH CAROLINAAA, GO ON AND RAISE UP… Because one word in SB 1006 changes everything. 😡 May means districts decide.Shall means districts comply. NC SB 1006 would turn released-time…
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⬇️ This is why we keep telling people to pay attention to Alliance Defending Fre…
⬇️ This is why we keep telling people to pay attention to Alliance Defending Freedom. They keep acting like public school families can’t follow the plot. Bet. 😡 We were…
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🗣️This is the part people don’t want to talk about.
🗣️This is the part people don’t want to talk about. When public schools are weakened, defunded, privatized, or picked apart piece by piece, MOST kids are not magically handed a…
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🌈 Pride Month reminder:
🌈 Pride Month reminder: You may not have a child in public school. 👉But the children sitting in public school classrooms today will not stay children forever. They will become…
Keep reading🚨 This is what parents need to understand about “opting out” of LifeWise. 🚨
🚨 This is what parents need to understand about “opting out” of LifeWise. 🚨 In this public school board meeting from South Adams Local Schools in Indiana, a board member…
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🚨Why was a controversial megachurch pastor handed the microphone in Cleveland pu…
🚨Why was a controversial megachurch pastor handed the microphone in Cleveland public schools? Cleveland Metropolitan School District framed R.A. Vernon’s visits as attendance and motivation.. 📑 👀But the transcripts show…
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District Said This Was About Attendance. R.A. Vernon Called It Ministry.
R.A. Vernon is not a public-school employee.He is not a teacher.He is not a counselor.He is not a social worker. He is the founder and senior pastor of The Word…
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🌈Pride Month reminder:
🌈Pride Month reminder: When groups like LifeWise, Bible2School, FCA, and Good News Club say they just want to “share the gospel” with kids, parents need to ask a harder question:…
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🚨 If we can find it, anyone can find it.
🚨 If we can find it, anyone can find it. Schools spend enormous time and tax payer money trying to keep children safe. Locked doors.Visitor systems.Background checks.Pickup rules.Emergency drills.Staff supervision.Controlled…
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Secular does not mean godless.
Secular does not mean godless.Secular does not mean anti-Christian.Secular does not mean hostile to faith. 👉Secular means the public school does not belong to one religion. It means a Christian…
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