Posts Tagged ‘Nampa’

Charter Schools, Evolution & Creationism, Religion in Public Schools

There is always something going on Nampa, Idaho, isn’t there?

Last year, the Nampa public library removed two sex education books from its shelves after receiving complaints from religious activists. And the city’s “Treasure Valley God and Country Festival” mixed Bible readings with hourly flyovers by Air Force B-2 bombers for years until the Pentagon finally put a […] Read More

Church Politicking

The Department of Defense has ended a decades-old tradition of lending support to a fundamentalist Christian festival in Idaho.

The Pentagon nixed a request for military flyovers during the “Treasure Valley God and Country Festival” held annually in Nampa. (Yes, this is the same city that wanted to pull sex education books from its public library shelves last year) […] Read More