Roger Williams

Rhode Island teen faces scorn, hate after protesting public school’s prayer

Global Politics

Rhode Island is one of the most religious states in the country, heavily Catholic. So when a teenager protested the prayer that stands in her public school’s gym, she knew it wouldn’t be popular. But since a court ruled it must be taken down, she’s received death threats and been called evil by elected officials.

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