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'Act of faith' costs track team a win, trip to state championships

As he was crossing the finish line, Derrick Hayes pointed up to the sky (KHOU)

Is evolution missing link in Pennsylvania high schools?

Some 20 percent of science teachers in survey say they believe in creationism. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Louisiana College's Aguillard accused of misleading board

Investigation, internal LC panel reach conflicting conclusions (The Town Talk, Alexandria, La.)

Being Gay at Jerry Falwell's University

A former student's account of coming out at Liberty University (Brandon Ambrosino, The Atlantic)

Painting of Jesus coming down in Jackson school

Sallman "Head of Christ" had hung in school hallways in Jackson since 1947. But the district voluntarily ordered its removal out of fear of legal fees if it lost a lawsuit brought by two parents and a student (The Columbus Dispatch)

'I Was Doing My Job'

An interview with the professor at center of 'Jesus' debate at Florida Atlantic (Inside Higher Ed)

The Struggling Seminaries

Luther Seminary makes deep cuts to faculty and staff amid tough times for theological schools (Inside Higher Ed)

La. College trustees release no report

The only information released afterward was that Joe Aguillard, president of the Baptist-affiliated college, remains in his post and the board will meet again April 30 to address the budget and other items of business. (Baptist Press)

Indiana Supreme Court upholds school vouchers

Program doesn't violate constitutional ban on using state funds to help religion, court says (Indianapolis Star)

Voucher Program Transforms Christian School

If Louisiana's Supreme Court upholds the lower court ruling finding the funding mechanism unconstitutional, Hosanna stands to lose all the tuition from its current voucher students and then some. But LaSage says there's no contingency plan. (WWNO)

Higher Education

IRS Finds Problems with Income Reporting at Colleges and Universities

The IRS found increases to unrelated business taxable income for 90 percent of the colleges and universities examined, totaling about $90 million. It also disallowed more than $170 million in losses and net operating losses that could amount to more than $60 million in assessed taxes. (Accounting Today)

Louisiana College's Aguillard accused of misleading board

Investigation, internal LC panel reach conflicting conclusions (The Town Talk, Alexandria, La.)

Letter to a Gay Professor

It is a tragedy for a person such as yourself to be trapped in silence (Stan Jones, Inside Higher Ed)

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History

The Sale of Britain's Churches Should Cause an International Outcry

Churches are national art in a way that Titian's magnificent Diana and Actaeon never was. (HuffPo)

Baptist historian Leon McBeth dies

LifeWay Christian Resources contracted with him to write an interpretive history for the publishing house’s 100th anniversary, but after seeing the final version the agency’s board of trustees halted publication. (ABP)

Danish philosopher's tough ideas adapted for kids

As Denmark celebrates the philosopher's 200th birthday on Sunday, Marie Moeller has found her version of "Either/Or" — featuring strobe lights, rave music and child-size puppets — being performed in schools across the country (Associated Press)

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Science

Seeing God in the Third Millennium

How the brain creates out-of-body experiences and religious epiphanies (Oliver Sacks, The Atlantic)

Seeing God in the Third Millennium

How the brain creates out-of-body experiences and religious epiphanies. (Atlantic)

The Death of “Near Death”: Even If Heaven Is Real, You Aren’t Seeing It

Thrust back into popular consciousness by a surgeon claiming that “Heaven is Real,” the NDE has come under both theological and scientific scrutiny for its supposed ability to preview the great gig in the sky. But getting to see Heaven is hell—you have to die. Or do you? (Scientific American)

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