Separation of Church and State Archives - Page 3 of 3
April 30th, 2018
Nearly a year after the first Ten Commandments statue was toppled at the Arkansas State Capitol, a new replacement monument was installed. However, pending legal challenges from the Satanic Temple and the ACLU mean that its not guaranteed to remain standing this time, either.
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May 4th, 2017
President Trump marked the National Day of Prayer by signing an executive order making it easier for churches to take an active role in politics. The order gives churches much wider leeway to engage in political speech and endorse specific candidates.
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April 14th, 2017
In an unprecedented move, the Alabama state Senate has approved a bill that would allow a Birmingham megachurch to create its own police force. These “church cops” would have the same authority and power as regular police officers, and would be permitted to carry guns.
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February 29th, 2016
Republicans in Idaho are looking to use the Bible as a classroom reference tool. Senator Nuxoll is introducing a bill that will allow public schools to refer to the Bible as a reference in a wide variety of subjects.
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January 21st, 2016
“In God We Trust” has been inscribed on American currency since the late 1950's when Congress passed a resolution adding it. It has appeared on all subsequent designs of cash and coins, but should it be on money at all?
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October 9th, 2012
Young Americans are turning away from organized religion more than ever, it appears, as religion becomes more intertwined with U.S. politics and cultural issues.
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February 3rd, 2012
On the same day as the Washington state senate votes on a bill to legalize gay marriage, the Florida senate wants to legalize prayer in public school classrooms.
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November 16th, 2011
By now many of us are familiar with the right-wing argument that religion and government are inextricably intertwined, that the two have always mixed and can never be completely separated.
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December 8th, 2010
A proposed bill filed at the Arkansas state capitol would compel Arkansas public school districts to develop Bible-based curricula in a move many say blatantly violates separation of church and state.
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