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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear town meeting prayer case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delving into the controversial relationship between government and religion, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a town in New York could allow members of the public, who in practice were nearly all Christian...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Separation of Church and State, Christianity, Religion and Belief, U.S. House of Representatives
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Supreme Court to hear prayer case
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state legislature’s...Tags: Litigation, Separation of Church and State, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Supreme Court will hear church-state case over prayers at public meetings
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that...Tags: NAACP, Separation of Church and State, Belief and Faith, Religion and Belief, Trials
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State senators may take a stand on Turkey's treatment of Orthodox
Springfield is a long way from Istanbul — 5,660 miles, in fact — but Illinois state senators are considering a resolution that would criticize Turkey's treatment of the Eastern Orthodox religious hierarchy. Even though a majority of senators...Tags: Minority Groups, Chicago City Council, Justice and Rights, Politics, Belief and Faith
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Persecution of Baha'is continues in Iran
It is early dawn and no one in the household is awake. There is a loud pounding on the door and voices demand to be let in. The father goes to the door and government officials storm in and begin rummaging through the family's belongings, searching...Tags: Minority Groups, Justice and Rights, Politics, Separation of Church and State, United Nations
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Supreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church
WASHINGTON — Can a public high school hold its graduation ceremony in a local church? The Supreme Court has been pondering that question in its private conference for six weeks, discussing whether to take up a Wisconsin case that could reset the...
Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, Separation of Church and State, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Islam
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Catholic 'Sharia' in Pittsburgh
In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, John G. Roberts, Jr., Health Insurance Cost, Politics, Christianity
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Global Voices: Ahmadis' mission of peace in an age of terror
This post has been updated and corrected. See the notes below for details.Just weeks after the terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon, the global leader of the world’s 10-million-plus Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has brought his religion’s message of peace, public service and uplift to the faithful of Southern...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Politics, United Nations, Belief and Faith, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lincoln County High School grapples with prayer at graduation
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — A dust-up over prayer at Lincoln County High School's upcoming graduation ceremony has ruffled feathers and garnered national headlines, but some involved say the real issues at hand seem to be getting lost in a sea of misinformation....Tags: Minority Groups, Separation of Church and State, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Crime, Law and Justice
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Washington County residents weigh in on separation of church and state
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comBill Morris of Hagerstown said Wednesday that he thinks the United States has gone too far in protecting separation of church and state and that he has always thought there is no such thing, pointing out that those words are not explicitly written in...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Minority Groups, Separation of Church and State, Politics, Government
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Charter school reform, Bueller, Bueller.
Capitol IdeasYo! When got to Harrisburg in February, lawmakers acted really hot about reforming the 1997 state charter school law to beef up financial and academic accountability. Several bills were introduced and hearings were held. Then nothing. All talk ended when.... -
READER SUBMITTED: Atheist Civil Rights Group To Protest Prayers At Middletown Town Hall
Middletown/ShorelineOn Thursday, May 2, at noon, a National Day of Prayer gathering will be held in Middletown City Hall, attended by Mayor Daniel Drew. American Atheists, a national organization dedicated to the total separation of church and state, will be protesting....Tags: Local Government, Justice and Rights, Separation of Church and State, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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