Faith Archives – The Buckeye Flame

‘This is just indoctrinating.’ Ohio Senate approves bill to allow public schools to display Ten Commandments

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● November 20, 2025

All but one of the Senate Republicans voted to move the bill forward to the Ohio House.

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● October 29, 2025

The bill does not define what the chaplains would be doing in schools; Republican sponsors said it is up individual school districts.

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● October 23, 2025

The new legislation is similar to a 2023 bill that never received a hearing

By Ken Schneck ● Faith ● October 6, 2025

Previous bishop told the Scouts to leave, disband or join a Christian group because of LGBTQ+-welcoming views.

By Ken Schneck ● Policy/Legislation ● October 1, 2025

In third hearing, ‘opting out’ of Mother’s Day emails is called a threat, and Ohio without the bill is compared to Communist Cuba.

By Ben Huelskamp (he/they) ● Commentary ● September 30, 2025

‘HB 486 whitewashes history and leaves out queer communities and other faiths.’

By Ben Jodway ● Faith ● August 18, 2025

No downward dog in schools, and no ‘woke’ groceries.

By Ben Jodway ● Families ● July 29, 2025

An Ohio husband and pastor came out as gay to his straight wife. Today, they are together and stronger in their rainbow family.

By LOVEboldly ● Commentary ● April 21, 2025

Pope Francis acknowledged that the institutional Catholic Church owed an apology to the LGBTQ+ community.

By Ben Jodway & Ken Schneck ● Rural ● April 16, 2025

The Mercer County Fairgrounds will no longer rent space to a “conference” featuring an out-of-state ex-gay conversion therapy advocate.