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Proposed 'Religious Freedom' amendment could complicate separation of church ... Florida Independent Thomas Wenski, the archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, says the current state ban against state funding for religious institutions is a “historic injustice.” # “This ban is inspired by a separation of church and state ,” Wenski told the ... and more » Syracuse.com (blog) Thursday's Readers' Page centerpiece: church and state Syracuse.com (blog) By Readers' Page Several letter writers have contested the legality of the separation of church and state because that phrase does not appear in the Constitution. However, just because a word or phrase fails to appear in a document doesn't mean that ... and more » Corey J. Hodges • Judge candidates by their politics, not their piety Salt Lake Tribune The hope is that all politicians honor the Constitution and the separation of church and state . Candidates should b

Trevor Phillips wades into debate on religion in modern society Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has made a wide-ranging intervention into the growing debate on the place of religion in modern society. Anglican Church to allow gay bishops The Anglican Church was on Monday set to approve controversial guidelines allowing openly homosexual clergy to become bishops. INTO urges end to religion integration rule The INTO has called for the abolition of a rule that obliges schools to integrate religion into all subjects across the school day. LGBT members take out march, see changes in society's views Chennai, Jun 25 : The Chennai Rainbow Coalition (CRC) conducted a 'Pride March' to highlight the discrimination against Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Transgender (LGBT) community and to mark the 'Pride Month' at the Marina Beach here today. Chely Wright: Confessions of a Gay C

Independent Online Same-Sex Marriage: Obama and the States' Rights Argument Towleroad Read James Kloppenberg's study (available here) or read the President's 2006 speech on religion for proof. We will return to this in a moment. In any event, even if the President opposes same-sex marriage at the moment, we know him to be a reasoning ... Why Obama Still Says No to Gay Marriage New America Media all 735 news articles » < StarAfrica.com Disentangling religion and public life not easy Washington Post (blog) New York state's Catholic leaders have condemned that state's recent passage of a bill legalizing gay marriage. Nicholas DiMarzio, bishop of Brooklyn, called on members of his diocese to “not to bestow or accept honors, nor to extend a platform of any ... Journalists reflect on Church role in New York's vote for same-sex marriage Catholic Culture Pope Benedict's War on the Church Religion Dispatches Cuomo Catholicism Nationa