Anti-creationist Wins Templeton (Ir)religion Prize

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“ ‘If they are properly understood, they cannot be in contradiction because science and religion concern different matters, and each is essential to human understanding,’ he said in remarks prepared for the acceptance ceremony.” $1.53 million

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"For us, it's a gift, a real gift to be able to homeschool our children."

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German Homeschooling Family Seeks Asylum in Canada The German law forbidding homeschooling was established by the Nazis in 1938. The law has been upheld in recent years by the courts, and in 2006, the country’s highest criminal court ruled that the government could seize children whose parents attempt to homeschool on the basis of conscience. The European Court of Human Rights also upheld the law in 2006.

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