While not all the children’s books are explicitly Christian, “our priority is sharing Christian values through our stories,” Reyes said. Christianity Today spoke with five Filipino children ...

I mean, assuming you accept that the books are pushing a vision of family life at odds with what religious parents want to have their children see and read, it’s probably true that a young child ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in the first of two cases in April involving religion and public ...

But to some parents, cute children's books are being used to teach ideas about gender and sexuality against their religion. Battle of the books: What LGBTQ+ books are at the center of a new ...

"I, too, was struck by these young kids' picture books and, on matters concerning sexuality, I suspect there are a lot of non-religious parents who weren't all that thrilled about this," she said.

The Becket Fund, a religious right organization, is suing on behalf of parents who want to opt their kids out of lessons involving these books, claiming that mere exposure to the books violates ...

Parents in Maryland say they have a religious right to withdraw their ... documents in the court record are seven colorful books for young children, with sparse text and cheerful illustrations.

The books represent “joyful stories of folks ... in the lessons violated their rights to direct their children’s religious upbringing. Elementary school principals and teachers separately ...

Lower courts have sided with the school district, and a federal appeals court decided the parents had not demonstrated their children’s exposure to the books would violate their religion. “ ...

Most of the justices sounded sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want their elementary school children excused from class when the books are being read. The Christian and Muslim parents ...