Pembroke girl’s note wins White House visit, Obama praise

Pembroke girl’s note wins White House visit, Obama praise

PEMBROKE – Annoyed by her younger brother's teasing comments that women's soccer was inferior while she watched a championship game in June, 13-year-old Ayla Ludlow knew exactly what to do. So she fired off a note to the president — of the United States.

"Whoever is reading this should know that I hate the fact that boys' sports always get the most attention," she wrote to President Barack Obama after the spat with her brother Nick while watching a World Cup match.

Student: Teacher graded on belief in God
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Student: Teacher graded on belief in God

Religion News Service

KATY, Texas — A seventh-grade assignment in a Texas school district asked students to deny the existence of God, a student said.

The Katy Independent School District has since apologized and the principal of West Memorial Junior High School determined the assignment wasn't necessary for students.

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