Category: Separation of Church & State

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  1. South Carolina AG: New 'I Believe' license plates are legal

    View all 13 articles » Explore Article Fosters.com (Sep 2 2010)

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina drivers might be able to buy a license plate with the words "I Believe" and three crosses, despite a federal judge's ruling against a previous attempt to make similar ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Henry McMaster   André Bauer   Beth Parks

  2. Americans United, Allies Commend House Resolution On Texas School Board’s Biased Social Studies Standards

    Explore Article Americans United (Aug 10 2010)

    Public School Curriculum Standards Should Not Be Politicized, Says AU’s Lynn

    Comment on Article Mentions:   America   Washington   Religious Liberty

  3. Use of Government Property to Relocate NYC Mosque Raises Serious Legal Questions, Says Americans United

    Explore Article Americans United (Aug 18 2010)

    Church-State Watchdog Group Says Government Can’t Subsidize Religion Or Give It Preferential Treatment

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Washington   Manhattan   New York

  4. Latest South Carolina News, Sports, Business And Entertainment:,

    Explore Article WNCT Home Page (Aug 25 2010)

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina drivers might be able to buy a license plate with the words "I Believe" after all. A plate that reads www.IBELIEVEsc.net is under review at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Attorney ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Iraq   Afghanistan   Georgia

  5. Magistrate Rejects Challenge To North Dakota Ten Commandments Monument

    View all 2 articles » Explore Article Religion Clause (Aug 22 2010)

    In Red River Freethinkers v. City of Fargo, (D ND, Aug. 16, 2010), a North Dakota federal magistrate judge recommended that a lawsuit seeking removal of a Ten Commandments monument from the civic plaza, land owned by the city of Fargo, be dismissed. In 2005, the court rejected an Establishment Clause challenge to the monument by the same plaintiffs. Then the Freethinkers proposed donating a companion monument with language rejecting ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Fargo   North Dakota

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

    Explore Article Home | WJBF (Jun 19 2008)

    Watchdog Group Files Lawsuit Over "I Believe" License Plates 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)

    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)


    Comment on Article Mentions:   Neal Jones   Thomas Summers   South Carolina

  9. 6th Circuit Denies En Banc Review In Ten Commandments Case

    Explore Article Religion Clause (Jul 30 2010)

    The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday denied en banc review in ACLU of Kentucky v. McCreary County (full text of court order). In the case, a majority of a 6th Circuit panel (see prior posting) approved issuance of a permanent injunction against display of the 10 Commandments along with other historical documents that refer to God in two Kentucky county court houses. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Aclu   Kentucky   US Supreme Court

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

    Explore Article Opposing Views (Jan 27 2010)

    Church/State Group Demands Ohio Judge Remove 10 Commandments 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

  11. Shoot 'em!

    Explore Article Spartanburg, South Carolina (Jan 6 2010)

    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

  12. US soldiers distributing Bibles in Afghanistan

    Explore Article Welcome to rediff.com (May 5 2009)

    US soldiers distributing Bibles in Afghanistan 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

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

    Explore Article santafenewmexican.com (Dec 12 2008)

    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

  14. Appeals Court Should Affirm Unconstitutionality Of National Day Of Prayer, Says Americans United

    Explore Article Americans United (Apr 22 2010)

    Justice Department Files Notice Of Appeal To 7th Circuit

    Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Department of Justice   Judge Barbara Crabb   Americans United

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

    Explore Article Hindu American Foundation [HAF] (Dec 13 2008)

    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:   Barry W. Lynn   Washington   Hindu American Foundation

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