Religious Left

*Strasbourg : la mairie socialiste donne pignon sur rue au lobby gay et distribue l?argent du contribuable* Image: http://www.contre-info.com/images/bans/150x50.gif Au N° 7 de la rue des Écrivains, en plein centre de Strasbourg, le local de 160 m2 est pour le moment inoccupé. Plus pour... *Strasbourg : la mairie socialiste donne pignon sur rue au lobby gay et distribue l'argent du contribuable* Image: http://www.contre-info.com/images/bans/150x50.gif Au N° 7 de la rue des Écrivains, en plein centre de Strasbourg, le local de 160 m2 est pour le moment inoccupé. Plus pour... Dallas Voice Christian : 'ask attorneys' if amendment will affect A&M, UT LGBT centers The American Independent I am not sure, that's something to ask attorneys, so no, I don't know the answer,” Christian said. LGBT centers at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University receive dollars from student ser

National Day of Prayer spawns opposing celebration San Antonio Express Barry Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State ; Rabbi emeritus Samuel Stahl of Temple Beth-El; Javier Elizondo of Baptist University of the Americas; and Paul Zeise of MacArthur Park Lutheran Church, among others. ... and more » David Sehat: Five myths about church and state Capital Times Many Americans believe that the First Amendment's separation of church and state safeguards religious liberty. But when the First Amendment was ratified in 1791, it did not apply to the states and would not until well into the 20th century. ... < and more » Americans United (blog) Royal wedding holds lessons about church - state separation , experts say Associated Baptist Press Another panelist, Barry Lynn of American United for Separation of Church and State , noted the irony that in a country with an official church only one in 10 people attend religious services weekl

Conshohocken council passes Human Relations Ordinance Equating it with what he called the “extremist homosexual agenda,” Philadelphia Metro Task Force co-founder Jim Schneller implored Mayor Robert Frost to “veto” an ordinance adopted Wednesday night during the regular council meeting. Incompatible: religion and morality Societal standards should be independent of systems of belief Since the Enlightenment, the first time people could question religion with only a mild fear of being burned at the stake, organized religion has worked diligently to maintain its hegemony over morality. In order to maintain that hegemony, religion used a baited, philosophical question to stir [...] Chaplains accused of pushing religion in schools Some parents say they have evidence the federally-funded National School Chaplaincy program is being used to push religion to public school students. LGBT Protest at NYC Easter Parade Activist group

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Conshohocken council passes Human Relations Ordinance Equating it with what he called the “extremist homosexual agenda,” Philadelphia Metro Task Force co-founder Jim Schneller implored Mayor Robert Frost to “veto” an ordinance adopted Wednesday night during the regular council meeting. Incompatible: religion and morality Societal standards should be independent of systems of belief Since the Enlightenment, the first time people could question religion with only a mild fear of being burned at the stake, organized religion has worked diligently to maintain its hegemony over morality. In order to maintain that hegemony, religion used a baited, philosophical question to stir [...] Chaplains accused of pushing religion in schools Some parents say they have evidence the federally-funded National School Chaplaincy program is being used to push religion to public school students. The LGBT Center's Town Hall: A Jerusalem Take

New York Times (blog) Pelosi Gets Fiscal Religion Over Boehner Hiring Attorney to Defend Gay ... Fox News But she and members of her camp have sounded more like fiscal conservatives ever since House Speaker John Boehner hired a law firm for up to $500000 to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law banning gay marriage. ... Blowback: Nothing defensible about DOMA Los Angeles Times Law firm dumps unpopular client to appease the left, breaching legal ethics Washington Exa 10miner (blog) Thoughts From the Interface of Science, Religion , Law and Culture ScienceBlogs (blog) Personal Liberty Digest all 702 news articles » Many traditions keep some from accepting same-sex unions Monroe News Star Most of the letters I get about religion and gay people are incendiary, so I've followed the ancient rabbinic wisdom that although it is a commandment to teach what can be learned, it's also a commandment not to teach what cannot be learned. ...