Category: Separation of Church & State

1. Locations in the News

   (192 articles) South Carolina

   (77 articles) Columbia

   (72 articles) Washington

   (65 articles) Florida

   (28 articles) Charleston

   (21 articles) America

   (14 articles) Texas

   (14 articles) Arizona

   (13 articles) Alabama

   (12 articles) Greer

2. Organizations in the News

   (108 articles) Americans United

   (107 articles) Hindu American Foundation

   (80 articles) Department of Motor Vehicles

   (39 articles) Congress

   (26 articles) U.S. Senate

   (22 articles) American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

   (19 articles) American Civil Liberties Union

   (17 articles) Department of Corrections

   (15 articles) US Supreme Court

   (13 articles) U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

3. People in the News

   (127 articles) Barry W. Lynn

   (92 articles) André Bauer

   (57 articles) Mark Sanford

   (51 articles) Thomas Summers

   (42 articles) Robert M. Knight

   (38 articles) Henry McMaster

   (37 articles) Ayesha N. Khan

   (31 articles) Neal Jones

   (25 articles) Bobby Harrell

   (21 articles) Barack Obama

1. Obama Inaction On Faith-Based Initiative Is Deeply Disappointing, Says Americans United

   Explore Article Americans United (Mar 9 2010) Separation of Church & State

   Advisory Council Offers Recommendations Today, But Discriminatory Bush-Era Hiring Rules Remain In Place
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Americans United   Barack Obama   White House

2. Texas Republicans Support Religious Reference At Public Gatherings and On Government Buildings

   Explore Article Religion Clause (Mar 4 2010) Separation of Church & State

   Tuesday's Texas Republican primary ballot included five "non-binding resolutions that are the party's way of gauging support for issues, and for informing voters and elected officials where the party's grassroots stand on the issues." One of those, Ballot Prop. #4 read: The use of the word "God", prayers, and the Ten Commandments should be allowed at public gatherings and public educational institutions, as well as be permitted on government buildings ...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Texas

3. Windsor, Conn., School Board Votes To Stop Holding Graduations At Church

   Explore Article Americans United (Feb 9 2010) Separation of Church & State

   Board Upholds Religious Liberty By Becoming Fifth Connecticut School District To Stop Using Religious Venue
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Daniel Mach   American Civil Liberties Union   Americans United

4. Supreme Court Denies Cert. In Oklahoma 10 Commandments Case

   Explore Article Religion Clause (Mar 1 2010) Separation of Church & State

   The U.S. Supreme Court today denied certiorari in Haskell County Board of Commissioners v. Green, (Docket No. 09-531, March 1, 2010). (Order List.) In the case, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a display of a Ten Commandments monument on the lawn of the county courthouse in Stigler, Oklahoma, violated the Establishment Clause. (See prior posting.) AP reports on the Court's refusal to grant review. [Thanks to ...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Bob Ritter   Scott Mange   Oklahoma

5. Virginia Legislature Approves Pro-Choice License Plates, But With Disagreement On Use of Fees

   Explore Article Religion Clause (Feb 17 2010) Separation of Church & State

   In Virginia, both the House of Delegates and the state Senate have passed bills authorizing a license plate with the message: "Trust Women/ Respect Choice." The House version (HB 1108), passed yesterday by a vote of 77-22, however eliminated a provision that would have directed a portion of the fees from the plates to Planned Parenthood. Instead the House bill sends the fees to the Virginia Pregnant Women Support Fund ...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Scott Mange   U.S. Senate   Virginia

6. Watchdog Group Files Lawsuit Over "I Believe" License Plates

   Explore Article Home | WJBF (Jun 19 2008) Separation of Church & State

   The State of South Carolina is now being sued...over a Christian license plate that state lawmakers approved last month. It's called the "I Believe" tag, and it contains a cross over a stained glass window. WJBF-TV News Channel 6's Capitol reporter ...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Thomas Summers   Beth Parks   Robert Kittle

7. Christian Car Tag Controversy Heats Up

   Explore Article newsweek.washingtonpost.com (Jan 9 2009) Separation of Church & State

   Arnold Hiette had stern words of warning for those involved in a lawsuit seeking to stop production of a state license plate with a Christian message. ...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Henry McMaster   André Bauer   Thomas Summers

8. Plates On The Table: S.C. Clergy Urge Judge To Block Sectarian ...

   Explore Article The Wall of Separation (Dec 11 2008) Separation of Church & State

   
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Neal Jones   Thomas Summers   South Carolina

9. Church/State Group Demands Ohio Judge Remove 10 Commandments

   Explore Article Opposing Views (Jan 27 2010) Separation of Church & State

   Opposing ViewsChurch/State Group Demands Ohio Judge Remove 10 CommandmentsOpposing ViewsAmericans United, joined by The Interfaith Alliance, the Anti-Defamation League, the Hindu American Foundation and the Union for Reform Judaism, ...and more »
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Alabama   Hindu American Foundation   Ayesha N. Khan

10. Shoot 'em!

    Explore Article Spartanburg, South Carolina (Jan 6 2010) Separation of Church & State

    Shoot 'em!Spartanburg Herald JournalLandrum's Brett Gosnell, after learning from Stroller reader Alexander Beatson that replicas of the controversial “I Believe” license plate are sold locally ...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   University of South Carolina   Spartanburg   Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

11. US soldiers distributing Bibles in Afghanistan

    Explore Article Welcome to rediff.com (May 5 2009) Proselytization , Separation of Church & State

    In a startling discovery, Arabic television channel Al Jazeera has found video footage of American soldiers planning to distribute Bible printed in Pashtu and Dari languages, to locals in Afghanisthan. The books were printed and sent by a church in the US.
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Afghanistan   Al Jazeera

12. Fed judge nixes S.C. religious license plates

    Explore Article santafenewmexican.com (Dec 12 2008) Separation of Church & State

    COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge has ordered South Carolina to stop producing a religious license plate that features the words "I believe" over a Christian cross and a stained glass window, agreeing with a First Amendment group that argued in court Thursday that the license plate violated the U.S. Constitution.
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Motor Vehicles   Kevin Hall   Department of Corrections

13. Religious License Plate Blocked, Hindu American Foundation Prevails in Suit

    Explore Article Hindu American Foundation [HAF] (Dec 13 2008) Separation of Church & State

    In a ruling earlier today, a federal judge blocked South Carolina plans to issue a Christian themed license plate that was to feature the phrase,"I Believe," above a gold cross and stained-glass church window. The Hindu American Foundation (HAF), which had filed suit against the state of South Carolina in June along with an interfaith coalitio...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Suhag Shukla   Barry W. Lynn   Washington

14. Ohio Judge Has No Right to Push Religion in Courtroom, Says Americans ...

    Explore Article Common Dreams (Jan 27 2010) Separation of Church & State

    WASHINGTON - January 27 - An Ohio judge should remove a poster displaying the Ten Commandments from his courtroom, Americans United for Separation of Church and State has told a federal appeals court. Americans United has filed a friend-of-the-court ...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Alabama   Hindu American Foundation   Ayesha N. Khan

15. The US is not a Christian nation

    Explore Article examiner.com (Dec 22 2008) Separation of Church & State

    Contrary to popular belief, the Unites States is not, nor has it ever been, a Christian nation. Yet every day some journalist, columnist, television spokesperson, or author espouses it to be. People post it on the internet in forums, on message boards, and in blogs. They say it to one another in casual conversation and it is preached in their ...
    

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