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Atheist Group Demands Removal Of 91 Year-Old Cross From Rhode Island Fire Department

Posted 04.26.2012

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A cross is at the center of another church and state controversy in Rhode Island. Earlier this year, Jessica Ahlquist, 16, successfully sued to r...

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Rhode Island School Will Not Appeal Prayer Banner Ruling

AP | LAURA CRIMALDI | Posted 02.17.2012

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CRANSTON, R.I. -- A Rhode Island public school committee on Thursday voted not to appeal a federal court decision ordering the removal of a prayer ban...

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Should Prayer Be Allowed In Public High Schools?

Posted 12.28.2011

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Does religion have a place in public high schools? The Freedom From Religion Foundation -- a national organization for atheists -- believes that the a...

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Army Faces Questions Over 'Spiritual Fitness' Test

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service...

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Celebrating Love And Light: 10 Holiday Tips For The Post-Religious

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Valerie Tarico

Does the cherubic little Jesus-in-a-Manger fail to flood your body with sweetness? Do you feel mixed about participating in a religious holiday now that you're not religious? Get the scrooge out with these ten tips.

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Legal Skirmish Colors National Day Of Prayer

Religion News Service | Adelle M. Banks | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) As Rep. Randy Forbes sees it, the decision by a Wisconsin federal judge that the law creati...

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National Day of Prayer Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

Religion News Service | Adelle M. Banks | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (RNS) A federal district judge in Wisconsin has ruled that the 1988 law creating the annual observance of the National Day of Prayer is unc...

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The Super Bowl Slippery Slope: Advertising and Free Speech

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

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I have to start off with an admission. I haven't watched the Super Bowl in over twenty years. Bone crushing violence does nothing for me. I prefer...

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Atheists Sue To Keep 'In God We Trust' Off Capitol Visitor Center

McClatchy | Rob Hotakainen | Posted 05.25.2011

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A California Republican congressman wants to do a little writing on the walls of Washington's newest federal building. If Rep. Dan Lungren gets his wa...

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