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The Supreme Court just took a sledgehammer to the separation of church and state

A 6-3 ruling in ‘Carson v. Makin’ will force taxpayers to pay alms to religious institutions

By Abdul El-Sayed

Jun 29, 2022

Taxpayers in Maine will now be forced to support private schools that explicitly teach religion. At issue in Carson v. Makin was a state law requiring local communities to educate children in extremely rural communities that cannot support their own public high schools...

The Supreme Court of the United States, the most powerful arbiter of the U.S. Constitution, is now forcing states to subsidize religious education — which, of course, is odd considering the First Amendment.

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By Clay Jones

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The end of ‘Roe’

By Tom Tomorrow

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An anonymous group decided to cover an anti-abortion message with their own that reads: “WE WILL AID & ABET ABORTION.”

By Randiah Camille Green

Jul 1, 2022

Activists cover anti-abortion billboard with pro-choice message in Detroit

Metro Detroit police dept. that used images Black men as shooting targets was sued last year for racial discrimination (2)

Jul 1, 2022

Metro Detroit police dept. that used images Black men as shooting targets was sued last year for racial discrimination

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Luke Michael Lints, circled above, was charged for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

By Steve Neavling

Jul 1, 2022

FBI arrests Traverse City man accused of 'violent assault' on police at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

Electron microscopic image of monkeypox virion.

By Randiah Camille Green

Jun 30, 2022

Michigan’s first case of suspected monkeypox in Oakland County

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Mayor Mike Duggan (right) embraces state Sen. Adam Hollier at a news conference.

By Steve Neavling

Jun 30, 2022

Duggan throws support behind Hollier in crowded primary for Congress seat in Michigan’s 13th District

State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak.

By Steve Neavling

Jun 27, 2022

Sen. McMorrow slams conservative Christians for eroding rights in the name of religion

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ICYMI

By Alex Washington

Jun 24, 2022

Wiz Khalifa brings his weed brand to Michigan and Jack White is going to perform in Flint (finally): The top 10 Metro Times headlines of the week

Babyface Ray (left) and BabyTron.

By Alex Washington

Jun 17, 2022

Two Detroit rappers are on the 2022 XXL Freshman list and a local pastry chef wins a James Beard Award: The top 10 Metro Times headlines of the week

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