Church State Separation

WATCH: Santorum Wants To "Throw-Up" Over Church-State Separation

Posted 02.27.2012

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The First Amendment makes Rick Santorum queasy. During a Sunday (Feb. 26) interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, the Republican presidential ...

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An Ecumenical Defense of the Separation of Church and State

Terence Clarke | Posted 04.27.2012

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I'm sure that, like their Republican Party counterparts, few of the men who testified before the committee would object to the notion that Church and State must be firmly separated from each other.

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Atheists Face Uphill Climb With New Political Party

Posted 01.03.2012

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By Kimberly Winston Religion News Service How viable is a political party with the word "atheist" in its name? Troy Boyle, a corporate lega...

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This Week In The Separation Of Church And State

Posted 12.22.2011

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Gingrich's Little-Known Role In The Faith-Based Charity Boom

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 12.12.2011

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As he stumps and debates on the campaign trail from Iowa to South Carolina, Newt Gingrich has hinted at how his White House would approach faith. In a...

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This Week In The Separation Of Church And State

Posted 11.16.2011

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When Is A Teacher Also A Minister?

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court dipped its toes in holy waters Wednesday morning, but only a minority of the justices appeared ready to fully immerse ...

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Inspiration Point To Lose Inspiration Of The Cross

Posted 10.18.2011

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Inspiration Point is about to lose its three inspiring points. The State of California intends to remove three crosses from the vista, which is ou...

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Demands of Aid to Religion Endanger Schools, Anger Moderates

Hans Johnson | Posted 10.12.2011

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Efforts by Rick Perry and others to undo the separation of church and state, meant to appeal to religious conservatives, are alienating a potentially large group of moderate voters who often have a decisive role in elections in presidential years.

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America Needs Religious Politicians

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie | Posted 10.11.2011

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We want political leaders who care about religion, but, drawing on our traditions of church-state separation, we allow them to escape the implication of their own religious declarations.

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Atheists Sue Over World Trade Center Memorial Cross

Posted 09.27.2011

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An atheist group has lodged a lawsuit to block the World Trade Center cross from going on display at the 9/11 museum. The suit claims that displayi...

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The Dalai Lama And The Separation Of Church And State In America

Nicole Neroulias | Posted 09.18.2011

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The separation of church and state is a major principle in American public life, one that the rest of the world acknowledges and -- as evinced by the Dalai Lama's recent remarks -- even admires.

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Church-State Groups Seek Equal Play For Atheist Concert At Fort Bragg

Posted 09.06.2011

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By Jack Jenkins Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Three church-state activist groups criticized the Army for allowing an evangelical concert ...

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Justices Rely On 'Standing' To Dismiss Church-State Disputes

Posted 08.29.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) As the U.S. Supreme Court ends its 2010-2011 term this week, legal scholars say a decision ...

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Don't Pass Me The Plate For Your Church's Upkeep

Rev. Barry Lynn | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fact is, many American churches are historic. Are we going to put them all on the taxpayers' bill?

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U.S. Army Christian Flag Folding Ceremony Shows Official Sanction Of Church-State Violations

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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The military has gone to great lengths to insist that spiritual fitness is not a religious concept. But the cumulative message is clear: Spiritual fitness is about being a good Christian.

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Cash-Strapped Cities Look To Tax Churches

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) When a community needs to rebuild crumbling roads, should houses of worship pay fees for the number of...

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The Myths Of American Religious Freedom

David Sehat | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rather than advancing the same tired myths, which result in gridlock and falsity in public debate, it is time that we stopped celebrating ourselves and started looking seriously at our past.

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Obama's Commitment to Christianity Trumps Commitment to Constitution

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ironically, my deepest disappointments in our president have been because he is exactly who he said he was on the campaign trail: a deeply committed Christian and a bridge builder, not a guardian of rationality and a fighter.

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Does the National Day of Prayer Violate Church-State Separation?

K. Hollyn Hollman | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is no problem when Americans -- including public officials -- gather to pray. Questions properly arise, however, when the government, by an official act of Congress, urges citizens to engage in a religious exercise.

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When Science Teachers Don't Believe In Evolution

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.17.2011

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If nothing else, creationist efforts to undermine science and science education should teach us something about our species, about our impressive capacity for delusion.

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Huckabee Seduced By Cop Killer's Christianity?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since Clemmons was pardoned by Mike Huckabee, the presidential hopeful who has made fundamentalist religion the center of his politics, I couldn't help wondering if religion played a part.

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Culture War Flares Up Over American History Curriculum In Texas Classrooms

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fight over school curriculum in Texas, recently focused on biology, has entered a new arena, with a brewing debate over how much faith belongs in ...

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