Church and State

HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff Discusses The Sarah Palin Coin Controversy On The Joy Behar Show

Huff TV | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

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HuffPost Editor Roy Sekoff appeared on The Joy Behar Show Wednesday night to talk about religion in politics and the controversy surrounding Sarah Pal...

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Gay Marriage Loss in Maine Is a Straight Loser

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Maine Gay Marriage, Racism, Libertarian, Separation of Church and State, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Church and State, Maine, John Baldacci, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

Gay marriage is a civil rights issue; it will take a Supreme Court decision or an amendment to the US Constitution to make this right. That's almost inconceivably hard work, but ending slavery was no picnic either.

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The Court's Cross to Bear

Jay Wexler | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: First Amendment, Salazar v. Buono, Seperation of Church and State, First Amendment Rights, Separation of Church and State, Church and State, Politics News

The government should surely honor our fallen war heroes, but erecting a massive, stand-alone symbol of Christian faith is not the way to do it.

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Bible Study in Public Schools: Let's Pray on It

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Religion, New Testament, God, Bible, Old Testament, Biblical Stories, The Bible, Biblical Literalism, Separation of Church and State, Exodus, Church and State, God's Creation, Politics News

Let's agree to teach the bible in all of its bloody, misogynous, murderous, fratricidal glory. Let's teach our impressionable children the following facts about the word of god.

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Influence Of Religious Right Fading, Recession Taking Toll

Center For American Progress | Lester Feder | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christians, Christian Conservatives, Religion Influence Politics, Religious Right, Christian Right, Religious Right Fading, Religion Politics, Church and State, Politics News

The recession is taking its toll on the conservative movement, and religious right leaders' intellectual rigidity is helping to put a nail in the coff...

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Bible Quotes on "Worldwide Intelligence Updates?"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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Bush proved that the blurring of the line that separates Church and State is not only unconstitutional, it is also wholly dysfunctional.

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Why Is Religion Taboo in American Schools?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Religion and Politics, Religion, Religion in Public Schools, Separation of Church and State, Church and State, Politics News

Some elites cite the "wall of separation between church and state" as justification for censoring, silencing and discriminating against religious individuals, especially in the public schools.

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The Separation of Church and God

John DeBellis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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I'm not a religious man. What you consider prayer, I consider covering all my bases, or at worst talking to myself (and I know I'm not God, just look at my stack of unpaid bills).

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New Faith-Based Initiatives Report: 'Serving People in Need, Safeguarding Religious Freedom'

Jim Wallis | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Government, Bush Administration, Melissa Rogers, Presidential Campaign, Faith-Based Initiatives, E.J. Dionne, Churches, Poor, Poverty, John DiIulio, Barack Obama, David Kuo, Religious Freedom, Church and State, Politics News

I have long supported effective partnerships between government and faith-based organizations. Unfortunately, during the Bush years these partnerships were often used for political ends.

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Separation of Church and Estate

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, Property Tax, Megachurches, Church and State, Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York, Churches and Politicking, Religious Tax Exemptions, Catholic Church John Kerry, Prop 8, Christian Echoes National Ministry, Founding Fathers, Churches and Political Funding, Same-Sex Marriage, Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, Pledge of Allegiance, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Church Tax Exemption, Inc. v. u.s., Rev. Jay Scott, Catholic Church Obama, Tenth Circuit Court, Politics News

Churches are political organizations that routinely violate IRS statutes, undermining any claim they might have had to property tax exemptions.

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The "Call" at Qualcomm Stadium- Translation Needed!

Sara Whitman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Qualcomm Stadium, No on 8 in California, LGBT Rights, Church and State, The Call, James Dobson, Marriage Equality, Speaking Tongues, Vote No on 8, LGBT Issues, Discrimination, Equality, California Politics, Politics News

I wonder how this fits into legal rights because last I looked there is a separation of church and state. If marriage is all about religion then government should not recognize it.

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Why Voting And Religion Don't Mix

Rabbi Irwin Kula | Posted 12.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Religion and Politics, Religion, The Inner Life, Church and State, Living News

Religion invoked as a reason to vote for or against a political candidate - by which we generally mean invoking god and some scriptural passage or oth...

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The United States of Christianity

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Government, Religion, Constitution, Bush, Church and State, Politics News

In a recently-disclosed memorandum, issued by the DOJ in 2007 but hidden until now, we learn that W bypassed laws that forbid the use of taxpayer dollars to support religious groups.

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The Media Sentinels Of Palin's God

Ellis Dean | Posted 10.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Religion, Pat Buchanan, Assembly of God, Government John McCain, Rachel Maddow, Sarah Palin, Media, Christian Base, God, Republican Party, Wasilla, Church and State, Home News

Pat Buchanan and his ilk would place Palin's religion beyond analysis. They would have her kind of faith be a one-way factor in government: capable of influencing decisions but protected from examination.

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Who is the Handler?

Nina Burleigh | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Christian Right, Sarah Palin Reaction, Church and State, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Sarah Palin's entry into politics and subsequent rise has all the hallmarks of having been engineered, coached and groomed by bigger outside forces with a bigger plan.

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Do We Really Need A 'Faith-Based' Initiative?

Barry W. Lynn | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama and Religion, Faith-Based Initiatives, Religion and Politics, Obama, Separation of Church and State, Barack Obama, Church and State, Politics News

I wish a presidential candidate would have the gumption to ask what has become a forbidden question: Do we need a faith-based initiative at all?

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