Last week, a Louisiana federal district court approved a consent decree (full text) in Cole v. Webster Parish School Board, (WD LA, May 11, 2018).  The suit charged that the school district extensively promoted Christianity in its schools. (See prior posting.)  The consent decree bars prayers at school events, bars religious baccalaureate services, prohibits holding school events at religious venues and bars school officials from promoting their personal religious beliefs to students in class or at school events.  ACLU issued a press release announcing the consent decree.

Source: http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2018/05/consent-decree-settles-louisiana.html

A Week of Outfits: Yen Ha

Architect Yen Ha lives in Manhattan with her husband and two kids. “When I first started my career, I’d wear serious black clothes,” she says. “Now, maybe because I’ve been practicing for 18 years, I don’t have the energy to waste thinking about what someone might perceive based on how I dress.… Read more
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Spring dresses are a wardrobe hero — toss it over your head, and BOOM, an outfit. Plus, they’re perfect for weekend picnics, summer weddings and fun travels.… Read more
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Last week, a Louisiana federal district court approved a consent decree (full text) in Cole v. Webster Parish School Board, (WD LA, May 11, 2018).  The suit charged that the school district extensively promoted Christianity in its schools. (See prior posting.)  The consent decree bars prayers at school events, bars religious baccalaureate services, prohibits holding school events at religious venues and bars school officials from promoting their personal religious beliefs to students in class or at school events.  ACLU issued a press release announcing the consent decree.

Source: http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2018/05/consent-decree-settles-louisiana.html

Players can choose to stay in locker room during anthemProtests caused chaos for league over last two seasonsPlayers union unhappy with league’s new policyNFL owners have issued new guidelines that will see teams fined if their players or staff do not show appropriate “respect” for the national anthem. According to the new rules, “a club will be fined by the league if its personnel are on the field and do not stand and show respect for the flag and the anthem”.The NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, said the league had been “sensitive” on the issue. “We want people to be respectful of the national anthem. We want people to stand,” Goodell said. “That’s all personnel, and to make sure they treat this moment in a respectful fashion. That’s something that we think we owe. We’ve been very sensitive on making sure that we give players choices, but we do believe that moment is an important moment and one that we are going to focus on.” Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/23/nfl-protest-national-anthem-new-rules-fine

Diet, smoking cessation, stress management and exercise can decrease the size of atherosclerotic plaques and help to stabilize them so that you are less likely to have a heart attack.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/well/live/plaques-heart-attack-diet-exercise-smoking-eat-stress.html?partner=rss