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In God We Trust? The Quest to Get God Off Our Money

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?

Political & Religious Controversy 246 Comments

Youth Abandon Organized Religion For Online Ordination

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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Why Florida's School Prayer Bill is a Bad Idea

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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Why Should Church and State Be Kept Separate?

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.

Science & Technology 1 Comment

Arkansas Mulls Bible-Based Curriculum

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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