Headlines: Separation of Church and State (T23R-2)


Decade Later, Debate Goes on Over US Government Faith-Based Partnership
Voice of America
Is it a threat to the separation of church and state? Maybe," he said, "but in this case we should have a constitutional decision," he says, referring to the absence of a Supreme Court ruling on the government's faith-based initiatives. ...

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Wall Street Journal

Roger Williams: The Great Separationist
New York Times
... but his curiosity about the longer history of religion in public life whisked him back in time and to Williams, long regarded as the original American proponent of liberty of conscience and the separation of church and state. ...
WSJ, NYT look at 'exasperatingly admirable' Roger WilliamsWPRI-TV 12 (blog)
The Man Who Cleaved Church and StateWall Street Journal

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University Hospital merger with Jewish, Catholic Health Initiatives rejected ...
Louisville Courier-Journal
Steve Beshear on Friday rejected a merger plan that would have handed over control of Louisville's only public hospital to a Catholic atholic health care company, potentially violating the principle of the separation of church and state. ...
Beshear Will Make Decision on Hospital Merger, Move Aggressively on Gaming ...WFPL

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Letters: Camp Pendleton crosses
SignOnSanDiego.com
Americans United for Separation of Church and State wrote a letter of complaint to Col. Nicholas F. Marano, the base commander, on Nov. 23. According to its website, that organization was organized in 1947 by a group of “religious, educational, ...


Jamaica Gleaner

Church and politics
Jamaica Gleaner
The State should not favour one church over another. People ought to be free to have and express their religious beliefs. In England there is no separation of Church and State since the Queen of Great Britain is both head of the Anglican Church and ...


The Romney Paradox (and the Crybaby Bishops)
dagblog (blog)
The people of Massachusetts did expect Romney to live up to the traditional separation-of-church-and-state deal, in which the elected magistrate represents the interests of the whole commonwealth and not his private religious convictions. ...

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Credo: Rick Wingrove
Washington Examiner
It may seem almost trite, but when I was growing up I was taught in school all about rights, the Constitution and the separation of church and state. But I also learned about the Inquisition and the abuses of the church in Europe, and those things ...


Top 10 stories in Cherokee County
Cherokee Tribune
The board was compelled to make a decision as Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group, threatened litigation if it didn't find a secular location for the cor the ceremonies. The AU contended conducting public ...

New South Bend Attempt To Transfer Land To St. Joseph̢۪s High School Blocked By Federal Court
Groups Drop Lawsuit After Shelter Agrees to Change Operations and D.C. Government Abandons Plan to Pay Shelter Public Funds
Watchdog Group Says First Baptist Church Pastor Robert Jeffress Violated Law With Website Postings
Students Should Not Be Forced To Graduate In Sectarian Facility, Watchdog Group Contends
‘Pulpit Freedom Sunday’ Is Stunt To Lure Churches Into Illegal Electioneering, Watchdog Group Says
Bay Minette May Not Force Offenders To Choose Between Going To Jail Or Going To Church, Says Church-State Watchdog
President̢۪s Recent Comments About Issue Have Sown Confusion, 56 Groups Say
South Bend Land Gift To St. Joseph̢۪s High School Blocked By Court Ruling
South Bend Funding Of St. Joseph̢۪s High School Unconstitutionally Forces Taxpayers To Support Religion, Says Federal Lawsuit
Americans United, ACLU Challenged Scheme That Used Taxpayer Funds To Pay Religious School Tuition
Church-State Watchdog Calls For A Narrow Interpretation Of ‘Ministerial Exemption’
Governor̢۪s Sponsorship Of Evangelistic Event Transgresses Church-State Boundary, Says AU̢۪s Lynn
Governmental Favoritism In Religious Matters Violates Church-State Separation, Citizens̢۪ Rights, Court Holds
‘Family, Faith And Freedom’ Celebration Will Unite Community Around Diversity And Religious Liberty For All
State Board of Education Should Not Include Creationist Concepts, Watchdog Group Says
Amendment 7 Would Force Taxpayers To Fund Religion, Not Advance Religious Freedom, Lawsuit Says
At A Time Of Budget Cuts, Congress Should Not Divert Millions To Ineffective Private School Voucher Program, Coalition Says
Americans United Urges South Bend Common Council To Reconsider Plan To Donate Property To St. Joseph̢۪s High School
Church-State Watchdog Group Says Federal Tax Law Prohibits Political Activities By Religious Organizations
Americans United, Allies Urge Top Brass To Ensure That The Military Doesn̢۪t Sponsor Proselytizing In The Future


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