Scott Stephens
Scott Stephens is an author at Religion News Service.
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Catholic school falls in love with year-round calendar
By Scott Stephens — August 8, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service CLEVELAND _ Ava hasn’t been this happy in weeks. The little dust-mop of a dog, who serves as an unofficial mascot at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish School, scampered from classroom to classroom, wagging her tiny white tail and greeting bright-eyed students who filed in for the first day […]
Ohio Vouchers Help Buttress Schools Even as Church Downsizes
By Scott Stephens — July 11, 2007
c. 2007 Religion News Service CLEVELAND _ Across Northeast Ohio, population shifts from older neighborhoods to the suburbs could mean the closing, merger or consolidation of about one in six schools operated by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. But in Cleveland proper, Catholic schools have found a guardian angel in state taxpayers, who provided more […]
Charles Darwin is Unmentioned Candidate in Ohio Race
By Scott Stephens — October 28, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service CLEVELAND _ On his radio talk show last month, Pastor Ernie Sanders didn’t mince words about the importance of this fall’s race between State Board of Education member Deborah Owens Fink and her challenger, Tom Sawyer. “If you believe in God, creation and true science, vote for Debbie,” he intoned […]
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