“Star Trek: The Last Starship #2” Review by Comicon.com
Comicon.com has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek: The Last Starship #2”:
Writing is a balancing act. You need to give readers some of what they want to keep them coming back while telling the story that you want to tell. That struggle is apparent in this issue, as the writers introduce new characters while giving us just enough of a resurrected James T. Kirk to tease us.
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“Star Trek Explorer: A Year to the Day That I Saw Myself Die and Other Stories” Review by Bottalk.com
Bottalk.com has added a new review for Chris Dows and Chris McAuley and David Mack and Greg Cox and Jake Black and Keith R.A. DeCandido and Michael Dismuke and Mike Collins and Peter Holmstrom and Rich Handley and Una McCormack and Walter Koenig‘s “Star Trek Explorer: A Year to the Day That I Saw Myself Die and Other Stories”:
5 Reviews.
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Happy 2025 Birthday to George Zebrowski!
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Happy birthday to George Zebrowski!
George Zebrowski is a science fiction writer of over seventy short stories and forty books. He has authored a few Star Trek novels with his writing partner, Pamela Sargent.
He was born Jerzy Tadeus Zebrowski in Villach, Austria, of Polish descent and has lived in the USA since 1951. He continues to be interested in his Eastern European heritage, as evidence by his Beneath the Red Star: Studies on International Science Fiction, which collected his writings on SF behind the Iron Curtain.
He was part of the part of the earlier Clarion Science Fiction Writers’ Workshops. He has been nominated for the Theodore Sturgeon and Nebula awards, and won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1999.
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Out Today: “Star Trek: Lower Decks #14”
Out today: “Star Trek: Lower Decks #14“, by Tim Sheridan.
The Cerritos away team begin their investigation on Laapoonia to find out what happened to the Laapeerians. (Don’t get Laapeeria and Laapoonia twisted—it’s not that hard.) Despite their best efforts, and much to Tendi’s chagrin, everyone on the crew except T’Lyn manages to offend the Laapoonians before they can get any answers… How will the Cerritos ever make second contact with the Laapeerians if they can’t even get their first contact with the Laapoonians right?
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“Star Trek: Discovery: Die Standing” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for John Jackson Miller‘s “Star Trek: Discovery: Die Standing”:
One of the leading authors of media tie-in fiction, John Jackson Miller, returns with his second Star Trek: Discovery novel, Die Standing, an awesome and captivating read that follows the adventures of an excellent protagonist, the evil version of Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou.
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“Star Trek: Boldly Go TPB #1” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for Mike Johnson and Ryan Parrott‘s “Star Trek: Boldly Go TPB #1”:
In this Throwback Thursday, get ready to explore the first volume of an intriguing Star Trek comic book series, Boldly Go, which presents the reader with clever new story directions spinning off from the alternate timeline Star Trek movies.
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“Star Trek: The Original Series: Identity Theft” Review by Treknews.net
Treknews.net has added a new review for Greg Cox‘s “Star Trek: The Original Series: Identity Theft”:
In the vast library of Star Trek: The Original Series fiction, Pavel Chekov is frequently relegated to the background. He’s the capable navigator who occasionally makes a joke about Russian history and ingenuity, but rarely drives the plot. In Greg Cox’s Identity Theft, published by Simon & Schuster and available now, that dynamic is happily inverted. In a book that claims to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The Original Series, Cox delivers a narrative that places Chekov squarely in the center of the action, providing a welcome and overdue deep dive into one of the franchise’s characters who is often overlooked.
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“Star Trek: Lower Decks – Warp Your Own Way” Review by Bottalk.com
Bottalk.com has added a new review for Ryan North‘s “Star Trek: Lower Decks – Warp Your Own Way”:
Star Trek’s first-ever interactive original graphic novel!
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“Star Trek: Lower Decks #14” Review by Bottalk.com
Bottalk.com has added a new review for Tim Sheridan‘s “Star Trek: Lower Decks #14”:
Lower Decks comics work better when they actually seem like they could fit into the show. 8.572/10
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“Star Trek: The Last Starship #3” Review by Comicon.com
Comicon.com has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek: The Last Starship #3”:
Bringing Jim Kirk out of mothballs may seem like a stunt, but he’s truly the hero the galaxy needs after the Burn has decimated the Federation. What’s best about this issue is that we see Kirk’s deep insights into the Klingons – something that was barely hinted at during Star Trek’s original television run and movies.
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“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #4” Review by Getyourcomicon.co.uk
Getyourcomicon.co.uk has added a new review for Robbie Thompson‘s “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #4”:
The mission is about to get even more complicated as the penultimate chapter of Robbie Thompson’s brilliant Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Seeds of Salvation arrives in comic book stores. As the storylines on the planet and in space finally converge the stage is set for a dramatic conclusion… if the Enterprise crew can survive that long…
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“Star Trek #25” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for Arnold Drake‘s “Star Trek #25”:
The splash page gives us a barely clothed Scotty fighting off a giant microbe! Or is Scotty that small? We’ll find out when we delve into the story.
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Happy 2025 Birthday to Bobbi JG Weiss!
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Happy birthday to Bobbi JG Weiss!
Bobbi JG Weiss has been a full-time freelance writer for many years. She and her husband, writer David Cody Weiss, began their careers focusing on Hollywood tie-in merchandise like games and MMOs for Disney, movie/TV show novels, comic books and graphic novels, and many other products. After 20+ years of this, the “WeissGuys” decided to enter the wild world of self-publishing.
You can find more information about Bobbi and her books at BobbiJGWeiss.com.
Bobbi and David run an online service called WeissWriters Edits, Critiques and Reviews which provides editing, critiquing and book reviews at WeissWritersECR.com
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Happy 2025 Birthday to Rick Berman!
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Happy birthday to Rick Berman!
Richard Keith Berman is a veteran writer and producer of American television. He was the executive producer of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991-1994) and co-creator of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and Enterprise. He also produced and co-wrote four Star Trek films.
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DTI Comic Book Investigation for the week of December 25, 2025
Here are all the comics printed this week in years past.
Greg Cox on Creators.spotify.com discussing “Identity Theft”
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Greg Cox was recently featured on Creators.spotify.com to discuss Identity Theft:
This week on The Clonestar Podcast, Jodi Pickens sits down with veteran Star Trek author Greg Cox to discuss his latest novel, Identity Theft, written to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series.Set across two pivotal eras, Identity Theft revisits the legacy of Captain James T. Kirk and the USS Enterprise, while placing Pavel Chekov at the heart of a political mystery that questions how fragile peace really is. What once seemed like effortless diplomacy on the planet Voyzr begins to unravel, revealing old resentments, hidden agendas, and a dangerous plan waiting decades to be triggered.In this conversation, Greg talks about:• Writing Chekov as a central point-of-view character• Exploring the long-term consequences of “easy” peace• Balancing classic TOS voices with later-era continuity• Crafting a story that honours Trek’s past while questioning its ideals• What it means to write Star Trek at a milestone anniversaryThoughtful, timely, and deeply rooted in Trek’s moral core, Identity Theft is a story about identity, memory, and the uncomfortable truth that peace must be actively protected. This is a must-watch for fans of classic Trek and Star Trek novels alike.
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“Star Trek #26” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for John Warner‘s “Star Trek #26”:
And I will say this, of all the comic stories in the series so far, this one felt a little more inline with Star Trek storytelling.
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Happy 2025 Birthday to Nicholas Meyer!
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Happy birthday to Nicholas Meyer!
Nicholas Meyer directed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He wrote the screenplays for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Star Trek VI. Though never credited for his efforts, Meyer rewrote much of the screenplay for The Wrath of Khan by combining several elements from earlier drafts. He is also largely responsible for the nautical influence that pervades The Wrath of Khan and its sequels, from the military essence of the red-jacket uniforms to the more heated and dramatic character of the battle sequences.
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“Star Trek: The Last Starship #2” Review by Aiptcomics.com
Aiptcomics.com has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek: The Last Starship #2”:
IDW is taking Star Trek to its boldest place yet with Star Trek: The Last Starship, far into the future where the Federation has crumbled to nothing. A single ship, hoping to carry the dream of peace in the universe, now exists, captained by a Delacourt Sato. Star Trek: The Last Starship #2 is out this week, bringing war to Sato’s ship with hard choices that need to be made.
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“Star Trek: The Original Series: Identity Theft” Review by Trekmovie.com
Trekmovie.com has added a new review for Greg Cox‘s “Star Trek: The Original Series: Identity Theft”:
Review: Star Trek: The Original Series: Identity Theft’ Is An Optimistic, Thrilling Adventure
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“Star Trek: The Last Starship #3” Review by Aiptcomics.com
Aiptcomics.com has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek: The Last Starship #3”:
Kirk takes command, hope goes dark, and Star Trek crosses a line it may never be able to step back from.
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DTI Treklit Investigation for the week of December 23, 2025
Here’s a look at the books printed this week in the past.
“Star Trek: The Original Series: Identity Theft” Review by Warpfactortrek.com
Warpfactortrek.com has added a new review for Greg Cox‘s “Star Trek: The Original Series: Identity Theft”:
“Identity theft” is not only the title of the latest Star Trek novel by Greg Cox but is also a topical subject to us all in the 21st century. After all, who among us isn’t concerned about having one’s own personal identity stolen? Imagine if that was done by a technology which allowed your consciousness to swap bodies. Could there be a worse predicament?!
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“Star Trek: The Last Starship #2” Review by Bottalk.com
Bottalk.com has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek: The Last Starship #2”:
seven out of ten.
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“Star Trek: The Last Starship #3” Review by Bottalk.com
Bottalk.com has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek: The Last Starship #3”:
seven out of ten.
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Happy 2025 Birthday to Tony Isabella!
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Happy birthday to Tony Isabella!
Tony Isabella is a comic book and novel writer. He has worked on two Star Trek publications, both with Bob Ingersoll, who is also from Ohio. In addition to his Star Trek works, he is credited with the creation of the DC Comics characters “Black Goliath” and “Black Lightning”. He also worked for Marvel Comics, writing titles such as Captain America, Ghost Rider, and The Champions.
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“Star Trek: The Last Starship #2” Review by Getyourcomicon.co.uk
Getyourcomicon.co.uk has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek: The Last Starship #2”:
Captain James T. Kirk is back and it’s all thanks to Star Trek: Picard’s Agnes Jurati. Events nobody had on their Star Trek bingo card for 2025. But today issue #2 of Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing’s Star Trek: The Last Starship arrives in comic book stores, diving even deeper into the psychological scars Starfleet is enduring in the wake of The Burn.
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“Star Trek III: The Search for Spock: The Making of the Classic Film” Review by Trekmovie.com
Trekmovie.com has added a new review for John Tenuto and Maria Jose Tenuto‘s “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock: The Making of the Classic Film”:
Sandwiched between two particularly celebrated Star Trek movies, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock often slips under the radar, but this lush coffee table book lavishes upon it the attention it deserves, expertly balancing visuals with untold stories and intriguing details.
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“Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #3” Review by Bottalk.com
Bottalk.com has added a new review for Susan Bridges and Tilly Bridges‘s “Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #3”:
seven out of ten.
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“Star Trek: Red Shirts #5” Review by Comicsonline.com
Comicsonline.com has added a new review for Christopher Cantwell‘s “Star Trek: Red Shirts #5”:
Fans of any series of Star Trek, or any take-offs like Galaxy Quest or John Scalzi’s novel Red Shirts are all loving this series.
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Dayton Ward on Progsheet.com discussing “The Voyages Of Dayton Ward”
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Dayton Ward was recently featured on Progsheet.com to discuss The Voyages Of Dayton Ward:
As you all know, dear friends, I love me the Star Trek in all of its iterations. So does best selling author Dayton Ward who has penned many Trek novels in his day. I asked him if he might be willing to submit to my questioning and he rather selflessly agreed! Quite a nice guy! Interview? Make it so!
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“Star Trek #23” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for Gerry Boudreau‘s “Star Trek #23”:
The Enterprise is boldly going, seeking new life and new civilizations when they discover the planet Argylus. They’ve received an emergency transmission from the planet (which is relayed to Kirk by a white Uhura?! Come on!! The show has been in syndication for years and they can’t get that right?).
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DTI Comic Book Investigation for the week of December 18, 2025
Here are all the comics printed this week in years past.
“Star Trek #24” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for Arnold Drake‘s “Star Trek #24”:
The splash page conjures shades of ‘Spock’s Brain’ with McCoy and Spock’s minds put into robots. This will allow them to visit the planet Kibo as they seek evidence to prove the innocence of their captain, and uncover the conspiracy behind the charges. Sounds like we’ll need to buckle up!
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“Star Trek: Khan” Review by Fanfilmfactor.com
Fanfilmfactor.com has added a new review for David Mack and George Takei and Kirsten Beyer and Maury Sterling and Mercy Malick and Naveen Andrews and Nicholas Meyer and Olli Haaskivi and Sonya Cassidy and Tim Russ and Wrenn Schmidt and Zuri Washington‘s “Star Trek: Khan”:
Do you miss classic Star Trek? I’m referring to the Star Trek that most of us grew up with—whether it be TOS or the 24th century Star Trek sequels…pretty much anything produced by Paramount and not CBS Studios. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy LOWER DECKS, PRODIGY, or most of PICARD season three. But there was just this certain “feel” to the Treks from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s that simply hasn’t carried over properly to the new stuff.
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“Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for Una McCormack‘s “Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope”:
Get ready to dive back into the Star Trek universe with Picard: The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack, the latest Star Trek novel which ties into the events of the Picard television show. The Last Best Hope is an outstanding novel that serves as a bridge between Star Trek: The Next Generation show and the current Picard series.
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“Star Trek: The Original Series: The Captain’s Oath” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for Christopher L. Bennett‘s “Star Trek: The Original Series: The Captain’s Oath”:
Prepare to venture boldly into a new Star Trek: The Original Series tie-in novel which not only tells a deeply compelling story but also looks at several pivotal moments of Captain Kirk’s early Starfleet career that made him the captain we all know and love.
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Happy 2025 Birthday to J.M. Dillard!
(J.M. Dillard aka Jeanne Kalogridis – Aug 1989 – Star Trek Convention – Tampa, Florida Photo by Alan C. Teeple)
Happy birthday to J.M. Dillard!
Jeanne M. Dillard is a pseudonym for Jeanne Kalogridis. She is an author who has written many Star Trek books as “J. M. Dillard”. She is notable for writing the novelizations for six of the first ten Star Trek feature films. She has also published other fictional works under her real name , mainly her series about vampires.
She is originally from Winter Haven, Florida, and has degrees in Russian and Linguistics. She lived in Washington, D.C. for a while, but now lives in the western USA. She lists her interests as “yoga, Buddhism, quilting, dog training and reading everything ever published.”
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Out Today: “Star Trek: The Last Starship #3”
Out today: “Star Trek: The Last Starship #3“, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing.
The U.S.S. Omega launches into battle! Its adversary? A chaotic Klingon cult whose bloodred path is focused purely on obliterating the remaining vestiges of Starfleet. What’s left of the Federation is falling apart by the moment. Captain Sato, who once dreamed of uniting the galaxy, is now living his worst nightmare. He was raised in a time of peace…but no progress comes without a fight. While the Klingons might be his enemies after centuries of peace, he has Kirk as his ally…and no one knows how to defeat a Klingon better than the Federation’s greatest hero.
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“Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History: The Original Cast” Review by Bottalk.com
Bottalk.com has added a new review for Titan Books‘s “Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History: The Original Cast”:
Filled with interviews and many, many images this Hardcover book gives us a look at the making of the original series, animated series and first six films.
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“Star Trek: The Last Starship #2” Review by Fanbasepress.com
Fanbasepress.com has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek: The Last Starship #2”:
Last month saw the release of the second issue in IDW’s new flagship Star Trek series, Star Trek: The Last Starship. This new series, written by the same duo who penned the former flagship series, simply titled Star Trek, Jackon Lanzing and Collin Kelly, take Trekkies into an era that has never before been explored.
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DTI Treklit Investigation for the week of December 16, 2025
Here’s a look at the books printed this week in the past.
“Star Trek: Red Shirts #5” Review by Getyourcomicon.co.uk
Getyourcomicon.co.uk has added a new review for Christopher Cantwell‘s “Star Trek: Red Shirts #5”:
The final issue of Christopher Cantwell’s Star Trek: Red Shirts has arrived. Journey’s end. Will any of this poor group of Starfleet officers survive? Or is the ultimate punchline to the classic trope that none shall make off Arkonia 89 in one piece? With the Klingons and Romulans brokering a deal for Starfleet intel, Cantwell has one last twist ready to pull the rug out from under us all…
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“Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #3” Review by Comicon.com
Comicon.com has added a new review for Susan Bridges and Tilly Bridges‘s “Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #3”:
The USS Voyager is facing a double threat in this issue, so it’s not exactly the homecoming they were expecting. Fans of the show will be drawn to this limited series, which does a good job of depicting the familiar characters both visually and tonally.
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“Star Trek: The Original Series: The Antares Maelstrom” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for Greg Cox‘s “Star Trek: The Original Series: The Antares Maelstrom”:
My bold new voyage down into the depths of Star Trek extended fiction continues as I review the latest exciting novel tied into Star Trek: The Original Series, The Antares Maelstrom by Greg Cox.
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“Star Trek: More Beautiful Than Death” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for David Mack‘s “Star Trek: More Beautiful Than Death”:
Prepare to once again dive into the alternate timeline version of the Star Trek universe, known as the Kelvin timeline, in this latest exciting tie-in novel from acclaimed author David Mack, Star Trek: More Beautiful Than Death.
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“Star Trek: The Next Generation: Available Light” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for Dayton Ward‘s “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Available Light”:
For my latest review, I dive back into the massive universe of extended books that surround the Star Trek television and movie series, with the latest novel from legendary Star Trek fiction author Dayton Ward.
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“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #1” Review by Comicsonline.com
Comicsonline.com has added a new review for Robbie Thompson‘s “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #1”:
Star Trek with a Lovecraftian horror twist wasn’t on my bingo card for 2025, but this is a fun adventure for Pike and the crew.
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Preview of “Star Trek: The Last Starship #3”
Here’s a preview of Star Trek: The Last Starship #3 by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing which is due to be released this Wednesday on December 17, 2025 at your local comic shop and digital retailers:
“Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for Dayton Ward‘s “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths”:
Leading Star Trek author Dayton Ward presents a compelling new tie-in novel that bridges the gap between two of the franchise’s most iconic shows in the outstanding and impressive Pliable Truths.
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“Star Trek #20” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for Arnold Drake‘s “Star Trek #20”:
The splash page suggests that a passing comet has not only driven a planet mad, but has also affected Dr. McCoy who is locked in space combat with Scotty! Buckle up folks this one looks big!
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“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire” Review by Shastrix.com
Shastrix.com has added a new review for David Mack‘s “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ring of Fire”:
The Enterprise crew return for a story set mid-season three. Captain Pike is dispatched to help a scientific research station, has to face a tragedy from his own past, and of course it turns out that things aren’t what they seem.
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“Star Trek: The Unsettling Stars” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for Alan Dean Foster‘s “Star Trek: The Unsettling Stars”:
My continued exploration of the fun and entertaining genre that is Star Trek fiction continues, as I check out the latest tie-in novel, Star Trek: The Unsettling Stars by Alan Dean Foster, an intriguing read which serves as a tie-in to the alternate Kelvin timeline, the spinoff timeline that occurred during the 2009 Star Trek film.
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“Star Trek: Red Shirts #5” Review by Bottalk.com
Bottalk.com has added a new review for Christopher Cantwell‘s “Star Trek: Red Shirts #5”:
This final issue stinks.
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Out Today: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #4”
Out today: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #4“, by Robbie Thompson.
The Seed has taken hold—body, mind, and soul. Now under its control, Una and Jinare have become relentless drones, driven by vengeance. As Chapel struggles to untangle the lies binding them together, La’An, Spock, Scotty, and D6 fight to reconnect with the Enterprise…but first, they must survive the crushing abyss—and a colossal sentient squid guarding the way to the surface.
Aboard the Enterprise, Uhura intercepts a strange signal pulsing from Poilant’s surface—faint, fragmented, and impossible to trace. But Ortegas spots something else: a glowing red light spreading across the terrain, its shape disturbingly familiar. Is it…a ship? Or something far more dangerous?
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“Star Trek: The Last Starship #2” Review by Comicsxf.com
Comicsxf.com has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek: The Last Starship #2”:
Gentlemen, I’ve created you from top secret Section 31 research and Borg nanoprobes because the world needs you. They need you… to discuss the new ongoing Star Trek flagship series from IDW, The Last Starship.
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David Mack on Trek.fm discussing “Ring of Fire”
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David Mack was recently featured on Trek.fm to discuss Ring of Fire:
In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan chat with author David Mack about his Strange New Worlds novel, Ring of Fire. They dive into the book’s ensemble of characters, high-action set pieces, Spock delivering a memorable beatdown, and Pike’s continued growth as a captain.
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“Star Trek #22” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for Gerry Boudreau‘s “Star Trek #22”:
The opening splash page promised a mission that would see the stalwart crew of the Enterprise dealing with the most dangerous war machine ever. And it looks like a cyborg Ent.
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DTI Comic Book Investigation for the week of December 11, 2025
Here are all the comics printed this week in years past.
“Star Trek #18” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for Arnold Drake‘s “Star Trek #18”:
The comic mentions that we are in the 23rd century, and that the United Federation of Planets (UFP) is documenting solar eruptions in the 83 Beta System. Consequently, the Enterprise is dispatched to render aid to the planet under threat by these solar flares, Styra.
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“Star Trek #17” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for Arnold Drake‘s “Star Trek #17”:
Let’s just mention that the uniforms are almost the right colours for everyone. Kirk seems to be wearing something orange-ish, however, and a couple of background men seem to be wearing yellow uniforms.
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“It Rhymes With Takei” Review by Comicon.com
Comicon.com has added a new review for George Takei‘s “It Rhymes With Takei”:
When George Takei released his first memoir in 1994 he wasn’t yet able to tell the world his whole truth. Now in his latest graphic novel with artist Harmony Becker and colorist José Villarrubia he’s able to share his coming out story.
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“Star Trek: Red Shirts #5” Review by Comicon.com
Comicon.com has added a new review for Christopher Cantwell‘s “Star Trek: Red Shirts #5”:
As the red shirt body count hits double digits, the creative team delivers a great plot twist. But it’s too little too late for the finale of this limited series that asks us to root for new characters that we know aren’t going to survive for long.
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FFRF: State Department’s new rules reflect Christian nationalist ideology
The Freedom From Religion Foundation emphatically denounces the Trump administration’s unprecedented recent directive to U.S. embassies.
According to news reports, the State Department has issued sweeping new instructions requiring U.S. embassies and consulates to label countries that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, subsidize abortion care or allow gender-affirming health care for minors as infringing on “human rights.” The “total estimated number of annual abortions” will also account for how the United States categorizes so-called human rights infringements. The guidance will place countries that allow such human rights alongside governments engaging in torture, extrajudicial killing or ethnic persecution.
The new instructions represent a dramatic break from decades of bipartisan human rights reporting that focused on torture, political imprisonment, discrimination, corruption and state violence. Instead, they mirror the administration’s domestic crusades: dismantling DEI, attacking reproductive freedom, imposing forced-birth policies, eliminating gender-affirming care and rolling back protections for LGBTQ-plus communities.
The State Department claims that the guidelines are needed to combat “new destructive ideologies.” A senior official explicitly grounded the policy in the belief that rights are granted “by God, our creator, not by governments.” This sectarian framing confirms that the administration is converting U.S. foreign policy into a vehicle for Christian nationalist doctrine.
“This is a grotesque distortion of human rights,” says FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “The Trump administration is trying to cloak a religiously driven political agenda in the language of human rights. Genuine human rights protections uplift women, LGBTQ-plus people, religious minorities, nonbelievers and other marginalized communities.”
References in the guidelines to “official investigations or warnings for speech” harken to the Trump administration’s opposition to internet safety laws being adopted by some European nations to deter online hate speech.
The Trump administration has also warned in a recent policy document that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” making explicit the administration’s support for the continent’s far-right nationalist parties. Shockingly, the policy seems to promote the racist “great replacement” conspiracy theory, dreading that several nations may soon become “majority non-European.” The Guardian reports, “The thrust of the U.S. text echoes JD Vance’s brutal ideological attack on Europe at this year’s Munich Security Conference.”
Human rights cannot be redefined to suit the whims of a Christian nationalist White House. The Trump administration’s new State Department guidelines and its latest policy document undermine the credibility of the United States on the world stage and endanger democracies and vulnerable communities globally.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation calls on Congress, the diplomatic community and the American public to reject these dangerous, sectarian distortions of U.S. foreign policy. Human rights belong to everyone — not just those favored by a particular religious ideology.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to defending the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and educating the public on matters relating to nontheism. With about 42,000 members, FFRF is the largest association of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics and humanists) in North America. For more information, visit ffrf.org.
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“Star Trek #21” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for John Warner‘s “Star Trek #21”:
Didn’t we just have a spooky story in the previous episode?
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FFRF appalled by Utah teacher’s video blaming mental illness on ‘laziness’ and sin
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The Freedom From Religion Foundation has contacted Utah’s Alpine School District after learning of a video the district required students to watch that pushes religion as a cure for mental illness while also attributing depression to a lack of effort.
A concerned family member reported that on Nov. 17, Cedar Valley High School showed the entire student body a video with overtly religious messaging during class. In the video, a teacher at the school discussed God, Satan, heaven, the “sin” of laziness and stated that students who feel sad or depressed likely feel that way because they haven’t “worked hard enough.” The teacher additionally stated that “If other people don’t think you’re awesome, it’s probably because you haven’t worked hard enough.” The teacher delivered this message while standing in front of the school’s logo, and the video was posted by the school’s official AV group after it was shown in class. The Instagram video was shared by both the original account and the official Cedar Valley High School account.
One student responded to the video, stating, in part, “I’m a student at CV (Cedar Valley High School) and I feel like this was the worst possible way to address” mental health struggles. “So many people in my class, when we saw this, looked around like ‘what the heck.’”
FFRF’s complainant expressed concerns over what students at the school “had to endure” because of a video that promotes Christianity and the erroneous and disturbing myth that those suffering from mental health problems are lazy or sinful.
FFRF is now urging the district to remind all teachers of their duty to abide by the Constitution and respect students’ First Amendment rights before further proselytization occurs.
“Cedar Valley High School’s imposition of religion and religious messaging on students during the school day and on official social media violated parents’ constitutional right to direct their children’s religious or nonreligious upbringing,” FFRF Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence writes.
It is unconstitutional for a public high school to film a video of a teacher preaching his personal religious beliefs and then require students to watch it and post and promote it on official school social media. Public schools may not show favoritism toward or coerce belief in religion. Here, Cedar Valley High School and the teacher displayed blatant favoritism towards religion over nonreligion, and Christianity over all other faiths. The teacher’s direct references to God, Satan and “sin” cannot reasonably be interpreted in any way other than a promotion of his own personal religion. Showing this video to students during class and posting the video to the school’s social media violated students’ First Amendment right to be free from religious indoctrination and coercion in their public schools.
Additionally, the school’s actions needlessly marginalized all students who do not subscribe to Christianity. A full 38 percent of the American population is non-Christian, including the almost 30 percent that is nonreligious. More than half of Generation Z (those born after 1996) is non-Christian, including 43 percent who are nonreligious. Further, Cedar Valley High School belittled and shamed everyone, including Christians, suffering from or affected by mental illness. It is deeply concerning that a public high school would promote a message that is not only overtly religious, but also plainly ignorant and insensitive.
FFRF is insisting that the district investigate the situation, and ensure that Cedar Valley High School promptly removes the video from the school’s social media. The district must additionally refrain from creating or showing students videos promoting religion going forward.
“The district needs to immediately take action to officially apologize for showing this offensive video to students,” FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor says. “It should have reined in this teacher, instead of endorsing and distributing the teacher’s ignorant and proselytizing message.”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national nonprofit organization with about 42,000 members nationwide, including hundreds of members in Utah. FFRF’s purposes are to protect the constitutional principle of separation between church and state, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism.
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FFRF: New religious charter school attempts threaten public education nationwide
The Freedom From Religion Foundation vows to remain vigilant in the face of coordinated attempts in three states to establish the nation’s first religious charter school.
After the failed effort to launch the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma, religious activists are now pursuing new schemes in Oklahoma, Colorado and Tennessee to force taxpayers to subsidize religious indoctrination. FFRF, which closely monitored the St. Isidore scheme and, with a coalition of civil rights groups, filed a lawsuit opposing it, is on top of these latest developments that threaten the future of public education.
“This is a coordinated national campaign to turn public charter schools into publicly funded religious institutions, which under our First Amendment should be an oxymoron,” says FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “Religious groups are trying every possible workaround to make taxpayers pay for their theology. FFRF will not let these unconstitutional plans proceed unchallenged.”
Oklahoma: A new religious charter attempt emerges
Less than a year after the Oklahoma Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the St. Isidore proposal, a ruling left intact after the U.S. Supreme Court this year deadlocked 4–4, another religious group is attempting to fill the void.
The National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation has announced plans to apply for charter authorization with the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board, which had approved the Catholic charter school. Although the formal application is not yet submitted, public statements make the intent clear: The proposed school would integrate Jewish religious instruction with state-approved academic standards. The tenets include “Jewish religious learning and ethical development” alongside “deep Jewish knowledge, faith, and values.”
“This is not a secular charter school that is open to all students,” says FFRF Legal Director Patrick Elliott. “It is an expressly religious school seeking taxpayer support, which is the exact scenario Oklahoma’s highest court has already rejected.”
In a telling twist, Brett Farley, one of the Jewish school’s proponents, previously sat on the board of St. Isidore Catholic, exposing the ideological, not theological, motivation to secure public funding for religious indoctrination by any means necessary.
“The forces behind this effort don’t care whether the school is Catholic, Jewish, evangelical or otherwise religious,” explains Gaylor. “The goal is not pluralism — it’s clearly to crack open the door to taxpayer-funded religious education nationwide.”
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, who successfully sued to stop the Catholic charter school, has already announced that his office will oppose the effort.
Colorado: A covert push to create a ‘public Christian school’
Meanwhile in Colorado, a different, but equally troubling strategy is unfolding. A small Christian school, Riverstone Academy, near Pueblo, has quietly attempted to position itself as a public school by partnering with a Board of Cooperative Educational Service. It describes its curriculum as having a “Christian foundation.”
The arrangement came to light after the head of the Board of Cooperative Educational Service publicly referred to Riverstone as “Colorado’s first public Christian school.” A subsequent investigation by the Chalkbeat Colorado news organization uncovered emails revealing that approval was not an oversight, but was a deliberate test case orchestrated with the legal assistance of Alliance Defending Freedom, an aggressive Christian nationalist litigation outfit. According to reporting from Ann Schmike of Chalkbeat Colorado, the lawyer behind the scheme sought to build a “parallel case” to the St. Isidore litigation specifically to force a federal legal battle over publicly funded religious schools.
Tennessee: Religious charter school lawsuit escalates the campaign
Tennessee has become the latest battleground in this national push.
Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville, which openly describes itself as “unapologetically Christian,” has sued the Knox County Board of Education because Tennessee law correctly prohibits religious schools from participating in its charter school program. Wilberforce argues that this restriction violates the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, since it excludes religious schools by definition.
The school’s filings underscore the explicitly sectarian nature of the proposed charter: Its educational program centers on “biblical foundations,” colonial-era religious teachings, Tennessee-focused civics infused with Christian instruction and an entrepreneurship curriculum grounded in faith-based values.
“This lawsuit is not about equal treatment. It’s about demanding taxpayer money to operate a religious school,” says Elliott. “Tennessee has every right, and indeed a constitutional duty, to keep its public charter system secular.”
With application deadlines for the next school year approaching, Wilberforce is asking a federal court to suspend Tennessee’s ban and order the state to consider its charter school application.
FFRF emphasizes that these are not isolated attacks, but part of a coordinated national plan to label a religious school a public charter school, and get a case before the U.S. Supreme Court again to overturn decades of precedent against such outright subsidy. (The only reason the St. Isidore scheme wasn’t approved by the high court is because Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who had worked with the Notre Dame law clinic behind the St. Isidore scheme, recused herself.)
FFRF is actively monitoring developments in all three states and working with our allies to ensure no public funding flows to religious charter schools.
“Charter schools are public schools. They must be secular, nondiscriminatory and open to all,” emphasizes Elliott. “The First Amendment does not allow any state to take over religious instruction or turn public education into a vehicle for sectarian indoctrination.”
Should religious charter schools be allowed to take root, FFRF warns, the result would be catastrophic for public education. Every religious institution, from megachurches to extremist sects, will have an open invitation to turn public education into a religious ministry.
“This is about the survival of the wall between church and state in our public schools,” Gaylor adds. “And FFRF will always be on the front lines defending it.”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to defending the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and educating the public on matters relating to nontheism. With over 41,000 members, including more than 1,000 members in Colorado and hundreds of members in Oklahoma and Tennessee, FFRF is the largest association of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics and humanists) in North America. For more information, visit ffrf.org.
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A “Demonic” Drag Show May Signal a New Religious Liberty Front
The Wild Hunt
By Manny Moreno
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Prayer service hosted by Labor Dept. raises so-called ‘constitutional concerns’
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An atheist group has a problem with the Department of Labor
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Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough draws Republican primary challenge from Justice Wayne Mack
Houston Public Media (Houston, TX)
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Organization: Elective Bible course will not be approved for Mingo schools
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W.Va. BOE confirms no elective Bible classes for Mingo County Schools
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Happy 2025 Birthday to Greg Cox!
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Happy birthday to Greg Cox!
Greg Cox is an American writer of science fiction, including works that are media tie-ins. He lives in Oxford, Pennsylvania.
He has written numerous Star Trek novels, including The Eugenics Wars (Volume One and Two), The Q Continuum, Assignment: Eternity, and The Black Shore. His short fiction can be found in such anthologies as Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War, Star Trek: The Amazing Stories and Star Trek: Enterprise logs. His first “Khan” novel, The Eugenics Wars: Volume One, was voted best sci-fi book of the year by the readers of Dreamwatch magazine. Cox can be found in a bonus feature on the “Director’s Edition” DVD of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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DTI Treklit Investigation for the week of December 9, 2025
Here’s a look at the books printed this week in the past.
2026 Law School Student Essay Contest
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is excited to announce the 2026 First Amendment Scholars Diane and Stephen Uhl Memorial Essay Competition for Law School Students, with a top prize of $4,000!
Law school students are being asked to respond to the 2025 Supreme Court decision of Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which the court sided with religious parents who objected on religious grounds to public school instruction that included books with LGBTQ-plus themes or characters. Students are also asked to analyze how the principle of “parental rights” has changed from the previous decision, Wisconsin v. Yoder, and to discuss how the court could or should balance competing interests between the expanded understanding of parental rights in the context of the First Amendment in future cases.
FFRF will award cash prizes to the top three essayists ($4,000, $3,000, $2,000) and optional honorable mentions ($500). All eligible entrants will also receive a one-year complimentary student membership to FFRF, which includes a digital version of 10 issues of its newspaper Freethought Today.
Essays will be blinded to avoid unintentional bias. A selection of FFRF attorneys will be on the review panel.
The contest is open to all current law students attending a North American law school. Students will remain eligible to enter even if they are to graduate from law school by the spring or summer of 2026. They are not eligible to enter if they will just be starting law school for the first time in the fall of 2026. They may not re-enter if FFRF has already awarded them for a law student essay.
Any entries must be the original work of the entrant and not the result of AI (ChatGPT or other large language models), plagiarism or ghostwriting.
Essay must be no longer than 1,500 words (not including footnotes), double-spaced, with standard margins and with font size of 11 to 14 point. Include page numbers and the title of your essay on each page. Choose your own title. Indicate word length at the end of the essay. Apply here.
The deadline for entry is Jan. 30, 2026. For complete rules and eligibility requirements, or to enter the contest, click here.
“Young Gen Z attorneys will pave the way,” says FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “With a rogue court going unchecked, the future of law needs students willing to stand up for true religious liberty and the separation of state and church.”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly encourages law students to enter the contest. The state/church association offers five other essay contests for other grade levels, which will be announced in March. FFRF has bestowed more than $130,000 in 2025 to winning student essayists and student activists.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting the constitutional principle of separation between state and church and educating the public on matters of nontheism. With about 42,000 members, FFRF is the largest association of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics and humanists) in North America. For more information, visit ffrf.org.
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W.Va. state officials confirm no bible class in Mingo County following FFRF warning
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce that West Virginia education officials have confirmed there are no plans to adopt an elective bible class at Tug Valley High School or anywhere else in Mingo County Schools — following an FFRF request that the unconstitutional proposal be rejected.
During the Mingo County Board of Education’s Nov. 18 meeting, a Tug Valley High School social studies teacher presented a petition seeking approval to launch an elective bible course, reportedly collecting signatures by going door to door. FFRF sent a letter to State Superintendent of Schools Michelle Blatt explaining why such a course would violate the Establishment Clause and expose the district to significant legal liability. The State Board of Education took control of Mingo County Schools in March, so any decision to add a bible class would need approval by Blatt.
In response, the legal counsel for the West Virginia Department of Education notified FFRF via email that “there are no plans to have an elective Bible class in Mingo County Schools.” The reply further clarified that the Mingo County Board of Education currently “has no authority” to act on the teacher’s proposal, and that both the state superintendent and the state-appointed Mingo County Superintendent “have no intent to pursue the matter.”
“Public school bible courses are constitutional minefields,” says FFRF Legal Counsel Chris Line. “The Supreme Court has permitted only narrow, objective courses that treat the bible as literature — not devotionally — and most districts that try to run such a class end up violating those rules in practice. We’re glad to see West Virginia officials recognize the risks and decline to move forward.”
The Supreme Court has ruled that devotional bible instruction in public schools is unconstitutional (McCollum v. Board of Education, 1948). Federal courts nationwide have reinforced this rule — including in a decision in an FFRF case taken against Rhea County, Tenn. The court wrote: “This is not a close case. Since 1948, it has been very clear that the First Amendment does not permit the state to use its public school system to ‘aid any or all religious faiths or sects in the dissemination of their doctrines.’”
FFRF’s letter explained that even an “elective” bible class raises constitutional problems. Courts have repeatedly held that voluntariness does not excuse state-sponsored religious promotion. Students are a captive audience, and opting out does not eliminate coercion or stigma, especially in religiously homogeneous communities like Mingo County.
The letter highlighted the costly precedent from Mercer County, W.Va., where FFRF successfully sued over “Bible in the Schools” classes, resulting in the district paying $225,000 in attorneys’ fees.
The district’s confirmation is significant given demographic realities: More than a third of adult West Virginians are religiously unaffiliated, and nearly half of Generation Z nationwide is nonreligious.
“The district’s duty is to provide an inclusive, secular education,” FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor emphasizes. “We’re grateful that state officials recognize that adopting a bible class would privilege Christianity and violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.”
FFRF appreciates the swift clarification from state and county leadership and urges continued vigilance to ensure Mingo County Schools remain welcoming, neutral spaces for students of all faiths — and none.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is a national nonprofit organization with about 42,000 members nationwide, including more than 100 members in West Virginia. FFRF’s purposes are to protect the constitutional principle of separation between church and state, and to educate the public on matters relating to nontheism.
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“Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #3” Review by Getyourcomicon.co.uk
Getyourcomicon.co.uk has added a new review for Susan Bridges and Tilly Bridges‘s “Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming #3”:
We’re returning to Fluidic Space today to catch up with the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager as their predicament takes yet another dramatic turn. Susan & Tilly Bridges’ dynamic tale of Captain Janeway and co. so close to home and yet cut off from everyone they love is kicking in to high gear as we cross the half way point with issue #3, in comic book stores today.
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“Star Trek: The Original Series: Agents of Influence” Review by Unseenlibrary.com
Unseenlibrary.com has added a new review for D.C. Fontana and Dayton Ward and Doug Drexler and Ed Schlesinger and John Van Citters and Kevin Dilmore and Margaret Clark‘s “Star Trek: The Original Series: Agents of Influence”:
One of the leading figures in the Star Trek expanded universe, Dayton Ward, returns with another exciting and compelling novel about the Enterprise, Star Trek: Agents of Influence.
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“Star Trek #19” Review by Themindreels.com
Themindreels.com has added a new review for Arnold Drake‘s “Star Trek #19”:
The story’s opening splash page seems to suggest we’re in for a ghost story. How will that play out? Trek has dealt with these things before, but how did they deal with it back in the 70s?
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