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


ABC News

Catholic leaders outraged over mandatory contraception coverage
WPEC
One of the fundamentals of the constitution is the separation of church and state. For many Catholics, they feel that is being violated by a requirement in the new healthcare law, requiring church linked groups to offer contraception in their health ...
White House defends birth control coverage policy as conservatives push backCBS News
Catholic Churches Distribute Letter Opposing Obama Healthcare RuleABC News (blog)
Catholic Church Opposes New Healthcare RuleKIII TV3
Charleston Post Courier -KyForward.com -Tbo.com
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NY1

Lawmakers Push For Legislation Allowing Churches To Use Public School Facilities
NY1
It already passed unanimously in the Senate Education Committee, but still needs to pass in both the State Senate and Assembly. Golden says the bill will give religious institutions the right to worship without interfering with the separation of church ...
Bronx's Cabrera Leads Thousands in March Against Ban on Worship in School ...Norwood News
Electeds Protest Mayor's Ban On Religious Institutions Using Using Public School SpaceVillage Voice (blog)
Push on for worshipers to meet in city schoolsNew York Daily News

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RollingStone.com (blog)

Why Mitt Romney's Mormonism Doesn't Matter
RollingStone.com (blog)
You may have heard of the group Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. Nowadays Evangelicals despise it as a heathen outfit bent on banishing God from the public square. (Here they celebrate the civil liberties victory represented by ...
There Is a Dark Side to MormonismNew York Times
Evangelicals and Mormons: Can we talk?Baltimore Sun
Mitt Romney's run for president spurs interest in Mormon faithDetroit Free Press

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John M. Barry's 'Roger Williams': separating church and state
The Seattle Times
John M. Barry's "Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul" tells the story of the Puritan minister who became an unlikely champion of the "wall of separation" between church and state in America. Barry will discuss his book Wednesday at ...&lnt>

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Forest Service to Jesus: You can stay _ for now
Fox News
The initial decision came amid heated debate over the separation of church and state as required by the US Constitution. The agency had faced a firestorm of criticism from religious groups, the state's congressman and residents after it decided last ...

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The Boston Globe

Supreme Court: Church-state separation extends to religious schools
Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court extended the principle of church-state separation Wednesday to shield religious schools nationwide from discrimination suits from teachers and school employees who serve as “ministers” of the faith. In a unanimous ruling, ...
Church-state separation extends to religious schools, Supreme Court rulesModesto Bee
Landmark Supreme Court ruling a 'resounding win' for religious groupsChristian Science Monitor
Supreme Court sides with churches in employment fightsWashington Post (blog)
The Associated Press -ABC News (blog)
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On eve of Darwin's birthday, states take steps to limit evolution
The Christian Century
"In the unlikely event it would pass, it would quickly be struck down by the courts as unconstitutional," said Rob Boston, a senior policy analyst at the Washington-based Americans United for Separation of Church and State.


Baptist pastor opposes NC gay-marriage ban
Associated Baptist Press
Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC, sponsored an adult forum titled NC Amendment 1: Personal Freedom, Marriage Equality and Separation of Church and State, looking at the possible impact of a May 8 vote on whether to recognize marriage between ...

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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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