With each new development in science comes conflict, mostly from those who don’t believe that science follows the teachings of their religion or allies with their beliefs in an almighty power or God. Looking back in history at some of the great names in human scientific achievement, such ...

The Jane Hodgson v Minnesota case revolved around a State law whereby a woman below 18 could not obtain an abortion until 48 hours after her parents had been notified (Legal Information Institute 1990). Exceptions were if the woman was a victim of family abuse or neglect; a court of compet...

Throughout the history of mankind, a portion of the population have felt the need to remove or suppress material that they consider to be morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable, such as books, films, or other materials. Censorship can be dated back to ancient Greek and Roman times. Some of...

Music censorship has brought fourth lots of controversy in America in the last few decades. There have been many out of hand debates on the subject, but the question is still; should music be censored or not. "Music has always been an easy target for censorship because it is very easy to conde...

Religion in Public Schools The question "Should prayer be allowed in public schools" is one of the biggest debates in the minds and lips of Americans today. The open practice of religion in publicly funded schools is not a new debate, nor a simple one. Americans have been fighting ab...

Censorship in music has been a major problem plaguing America since the early nineteen forties. It came to a head during the nineteen sixties with the Vietnam War and the hippie movement. During the nineteen seventies and eighties heavy metal and hard rock were getting the taste of the censorship he...

Religious opposition to The Pledge of Allegiance and flag salute appeared as early as 1918. Yet, the most famous case involving in Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) greatly challenged our constitutional rights to require students to salute the flag. Court's desicision rejected the ...

This year's Super Bowl halftime show has caused great controversy on television programming. Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission FCC, have requested from Congress to be empowered with an increase in the statutory maximum of their forfeiture penalties by at least te...