This Week in God

First up from the God Machine this week is an important court ruling out of Ohio, which has an encouraging outcome, but which was also a closer call than expected.

At issue is a public school science teacher, John Freshwater, who insisted on distributing creationist materials to students, and surveyed kids on whether religion is important to them. The Mt. Vernon City School District told him to stop, the teacher refused, so Freshwater was fired. The teacher then sued, claiming the district was stifling his First Amendment rights to free speech.

The Ohio Supreme Court this week ruled against Freshwater, but it was not a one-sided decision.