Jim Schneider brought listeners up-to-date on the latest activities in the news by presenting the following stories: --Parents and students show support for former teacher in Lamar, Texas, over Islamic handout controversy. --Union Grove High School in Union Grove, Wisconsin, embroiled in controversy over assignment that required students to write a 5 paragraph essay pretending to be a Muslim and the daily struggles they would face as a student in the U.S. --A school in Mason, Ohio, had a 'covered girl challenge' in which the Muslim Student Association asked female students to wear a hijab to celebrate the diversity of the school and promote open-mindedness. --Iowa high school barred from starting a pro-life club on campus because it's controversial. --Italian police say 15 African Muslim migrants arrested after witnesses claim the refugees threw 12 Christians into the Mediterranean after a brawl. --14 year old Christian boy doused with petroleum and set on fire because of his faith died Tuesday in Pakistan.
Crosstalk: April 20, 2015
Jim Schneider brought listeners up-to-date on the latest activities in the news by presenting the following stories: --Parents and students show support for former teacher in Lamar, Texas, over Islamic handout controversy. --Union Grove High School in Union Grove, Wisconsin, embroiled in controversy over assignment that required students to write a 5 paragraph essay pretending to be a Muslim and the daily struggles they would face as a student in the U.S. --A school in Mason, Ohio, had a 'covered girl challenge' in which the Muslim Student Association asked female students to wear a hijab to celebrate the diversity of the school and promote open-mindedness. --Iowa high school barred from starting a pro-life club on campus because it's controversial. --Italian police say 15 African Muslim migrants arrested after witnesses claim the refugees threw 12 Christians into the Mediterranean after a brawl. --14 year old Christian boy doused with petroleum and set on fire because of his faith died Tuesday in Pakistan.