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Barry Black is the first Seventh-day Adventist and the first African American to hold the post of Senate chaplain. He’s also the man who sits squarely at the intersection of church and state at the U.S. Capitol.
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Two prominent leaders of the separation of church and state debate recently argued whether it is “alarming” that a self-described para-church ministry has received millions in government funds for its drug treatment program.
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Two prominent leaders of the separation of church and state debate recently argued whether it is “alarming” that a self-described para-church ministry has received millions in government funds for its drug treatment program.
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The death of Cardinal Cahal Daly meant Ireland lost ‘one of its brightest lights and most able sons’, said Cardinal Sean Brady, his successor as Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh. Tributes from Church and State, led by the President and the
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AP – A fight over athletic fields in this city goes beyond who gets to play soccer where and raises thorny questions about separation of church and state and public aid to religious institutions — divisive issues that have flared repeatedly in heavily Catholic Rhode Island.
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Stars, angels can return to Christmas trees in Sonoma County government buildings
San Jose Mercury News "I support the separation of church and state but I also support the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion," Zane said. … Angel Removed From Christmas TreeThe New American After Complaint About a Star, an Order to Remove Religious SymbolsNew York Times Off the Deep End — Stars and angels don't violate my rightsLake County Record-Bee Santa Rosa Press Democrat -FOXNews -The Associated Press all 294 news articles » |
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Pat Smith was surprised to hear that a clause in the Texas Bill of Rights bars atheists from office. Smith, the president of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Lubbock’s board of trustees, said the law is outdated. “There is separation of church and state, and which church someone belongs to or whether or not they attend a church should not affect their ability to serve,” she said. While it appears that Texas candidates have never been challenged based on the clause, a similar law in North Carolina is causing controversy regarding one Asheville city councilman. Cecil Bothwell assumed office on Dec. 14, only to hear an outcry from a group of conservative activists. Those activists are…
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The official report into the handling by Church and State authorities of allegations of child abuse in the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin has exposed many years of systematic cover-up.
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A three-year government inquiry into the church and state’s handling of abuse cases in Dublin from 1975 to 2004 reveals a policy of cover-up. Officials even took out insurance to pay future claims.
Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Dublin engaged in a widespread cover-up of abuses by clergy members for decades, a “scandal on an astonishing scale” that even saw officials taking out insurance policies to protect dioceses against future claims by the victims, a commission reported Thursday after a three-year investigation.
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Wakita, USA – A press release issued by Americans United for Separation of Church and State today stated that a proposed "Christian" prison in Wakita, Oklahoma, could not be supported with public funds without violating the separation of church and state mandated by the 1st Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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(AP) – HARTFORD, Conn. – The ACLU of Connecticut on Wednesday warned the Enfield school board to stop holding graduation ceremonies at a Bloomfield megachurch, claiming the graduates and their families are unconstitutionally being subjected to religious messages. The state ACLU chapter, the national ACLU’s Freedom of Religion and Belief Project, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State threatened to sue in a letter sent to the school district if local officials don’t change the graduation location. “Over the… 
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John Satawa’s family has displayed a nativity scene on a street median in Warren, Mich., virtually every Christmas season since 1945, but following an intimidating letter sent by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, Satawa’s county has put stop to the 63-year-old tradition.
The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation proclaims its purpose in the letter to the Road Commission of Macomb County was to “protect the fundamental constitutional principle of separation of church and state.”
But Satawa contends there’s nothing unconstitutional about his privately owned and maintained Christmas display. With the help of the Thomas More Law Center, Satawa has filed a case in U.S. district court asking the judge to declare the county’s crèche rejection unconstitutional instead and order officials to permit its display.
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The Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, warned last week that “the divorce between Church and State could cause our ruin,” as he commented on those who want to overlook the country’s religious roots, reports Catholic News Agency.
The cardinal made his remarks during the opening of the 2009 Guadalupan Congress, saying he rejects the attempts by some to celebrate Mexico’s bicentennial by “disregarding the religious roots of our country.” He criticized those… >>
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(AP) – LAKEWOOD, Ohio – Leaders in an Ohio suburb say they have a plan to make sure nothing happens to an ornate church if the Cleveland Catholic diocese goes ahead with plans to close the parish. Their proposed ordinance could lead to a battle over private property rights and separation of church and state. St. James Church in Lakewood is one of 52…
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SÃO PAOLO, Brazil, SEPT. 2, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The separation of Church and state should not mean the repression of religious ideas and public manifestations, says the archbishop of São Paolo. Cardinal Odilo Scherer affirmed this in an articles in the
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Reuters – A Connecticut church may operate a postal station without violating the constitutional separation of church and state, as long as it clearly distinguishes it from private space, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
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(AP) – SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Two national activist organizations are warning state officials in Illinois not to spend millions of dollars in grant money on religious activities. Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Anti-Defamation League say they’ve identified at least 97 religious organizations that would get $40 million from the capital…
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Thou shalt not display a Ten Commandments monument on the lawn outside Fargo City Hall, a group of self-described "freethinkers" has been demanding for years. Thou shalt just butt out, the city replied this week. A push-me-pull-you political dance has been waged over the monument since early this decade, moving from the news media to the city commission chambers and finally to federal court. Last year, an organization called the Red River Freethinkers sued the city, claiming that the monument violates the constitutional separation of church and state. Nonsense, the city's attorneys replied this week. They filed a motion in U.S. District Court arguing that the suit should be tossed…
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Thou shalt not display a Ten Commandments monument on the lawn outside Fargo City Hall, a group of self-described "freethinkers" has been demanding for years. Thou shalt just butt out, the city replied this week. A push-me-pull-you political dance has been waged over the monument since early this decade, moving from the news media to the city commission chambers and finally to federal court. Last year, an organization called the Red River Freethinkers sued the city, claiming that the monument violates the constitutional separation of church and state. Nonsense, the city's attorneys replied this week. They filed a motion in U.S. District Court arguing that the suit should be tossed…
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A Hillsborough public policy group whose Christian platform included a push for a state ban on gay marriage has embraced a new attack on an old target: the separation of church and state.