Religion

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 5th November 2022

Cobb school board member stokes controversy with Catholic comments

A school board member in Cobb County picked at a 500-year-old scab just ahead of an important local election, asserting in a social media exchange that Catholics are not Christians.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 26th June 2017

Georgia Supreme Court rules for tax credit scholarships

Gaddy sued the Georgia Department of Revenue in Fulton County Superior Court in 2014, alleging the program is unconstitutional because some schools that receive the money are religious. The Fulton judge dismissed all but one of Gaddy's claims, prompting his appeal.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 19th April 2017

Suit says Cobb schools ‘capitulated’ to Christians in yoga flap

An assistant principal who says she introduced yoga into her Cobb County school to calm down disruptive students is claiming she was victimized by Christian parents who objected on religious grounds, and by a school district that "capitulated" to them.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 26th March 2017

More schools try yoga despite religious controversy

Despite a backlash by some parents against yoga in a Cobb County elementary school, the ancient Eastern practice has been quietly embraced as a teaching aid by other metro Atlanta school districts.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 10th March 2016

Religious speech on athletes’ uniforms equals other speech

Legislation that bans Georgia public high schools from participating in an athletic assocation that prohibits religious expression on student athletic clothing has passed the General Assembly.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 2nd March 2016

Movement on bill for religious expression on sports uniforms

Legislation that allows high school athletes to put religious expressions on their uniforms in certain circumstances is moving quickly through the Georgia General Assembly after a vote of approval in a House committee Wednesday.

2nd March 2016

Movement on bill for religious expression on sports uniforms

Legislation that allows high school athletes to put religious expressions on their uniforms in certain circumstances is moving quickly through the Georgia General Assembly after a vote of approval in a House committee Wednesday.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 10th February 2016

Bills on religion and athlete uniforms move through General Assembly

If high school athletes ever get to personalize their uniforms in Georgia, then they’ll be able to include their religious views, under legislation that passed through the state House Wednesday.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 8th February 2016

Lawmakers want to let students express religion on sports uniforms

The disqualification of a high school runner because he wore a head band with a Bible verse has triggered legislation about religious expression on sports uniforms.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 3rd February 2016

Bills target athletic events and religious expression on uniforms

New legislation in the Georgia General Assembly takes aim at prohibitions on athletic competitions between public and private schools and at discrimination against religious symbols on sports uniforms — if personal expression ever is allowed on them.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 5th October 2015

Lessons about religion stir, and are stirred by, suspicion of Islam

The growth of Islam in America has been accompanied by seemingly limitless suspicion and controversy, as settled citizens, mostly Christian, watch the newcomer faith rise. The latest flare-up in Georgia was magnified because of where it took place: in the schools.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 29th September 2015

Class work about Islam stirs some Georgia parents’ concern

Some Georgians are complaining that their children are learning about Islam in the classroom, but a school district that is getting some of the criticism says it’s not doing anything new.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • 24th December 2014

Religious minority sees harassment in schools

Japjee’s supporters say that during the years of abuse he began to fear school, and started spending long hours alone in his bedroom.