Church and State

The Separation of Church and God

John DeBellis | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Church, Bible, Gun Salesmen, Jesus, Dick Cheny, Moses, Constintui, God, Barack Obama, Religion, Muslims, Arabs, Baptists, Reverand Rick Warren, Separation of Church and State, Church and State, Protestants, Cahtolics, Politics News
John DeBellis

I'm not a religious man. What you consider prayer, I consider covering all my bases, or at worst talking to myself (and I know I'm not God, just look at my stack of unpaid bills).

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New Faith-Based Initiatives Report: 'Serving People in Need, Safeguarding Religious Freedom'

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Government, Bush Administration, Melissa Rogers, Presidential Campaign, Faith-Based Initiatives, E.J. Dionne, Churches, Poor, Poverty, John DiIulio, Barack Obama, David Kuo, Religious Freedom, Church and State, Politics News
Jim Wallis

I have long supported effective partnerships between government and faith-based organizations. Unfortunately, during the Bush years these partnerships were often used for political ends.

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Separation of Church and Estate

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, Property Tax, Megachurches, Church and State, Walz v. Tax Commission of the City of New York, Churches and Politicking, Religious Tax Exemptions, Catholic Church John Kerry, Prop 8, Christian Echoes National Ministry, Founding Fathers, Churches and Political Funding, Same-Sex Marriage, Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, Pledge of Allegiance, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Church Tax Exemption, Inc. v. u.s., Rev. Jay Scott, Catholic Church Obama, Tenth Circuit Court, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Churches are political organizations that routinely violate IRS statutes, undermining any claim they might have had to property tax exemptions.

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Time to Open up a Two-Way Street

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, Churches, Memo to the President, Barack Obama, Church and State, Politics News
Jim Wallis

I am sending you some wonderful memos, letters, and reflections on what your election means, and what people's hopes and prayers are for you--from an ...

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The "Call" at Qualcomm Stadium- Translation Needed!

Sara Whitman | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Qualcomm Stadium, No on 8 in California, LGBT Rights, Church and State, The Call, James Dobson, Marriage Equality, Speaking Tongues, Vote No on 8, LGBT Issues, Discrimination, Equality, California Politics, Politics News
Sara Whitman

I wonder how this fits into legal rights because last I looked there is a separation of church and state. If marriage is all about religion then government should not recognize it.

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Why Voting And Religion Don't Mix

Rabbi Irwin Kula | Posted 11.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Religion and Politics, Religion, The Inner Life, Church and State, Living News
Rabbi Irwin Kula

Religion invoked as a reason to vote for or against a political candidate - by which we generally mean invoking god and some scriptural passage or oth...

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The United States of Christianity

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Government, Religion, Constitution, Bush, Church and State, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

In a recently-disclosed memorandum, issued by the DOJ in 2007 but hidden until now, we learn that W bypassed laws that forbid the use of taxpayer dollars to support religious groups.

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The Media Sentinels Of Palin's God

Ellis Dean | Posted 09.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Religion, Pat Buchanan, Assembly of God, Government John McCain, Rachel Maddow, Sarah Palin, Media, Christian Base, God, Republican Party, Wasilla, Church and State, Home News
Ellis Dean

Pat Buchanan and his ilk would place Palin's religion beyond analysis. They would have her kind of faith be a one-way factor in government: capable of influencing decisions but protected from examination.

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Who is the Handler?

Nina Burleigh | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Christian Right, Sarah Palin Reaction, Church and State, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Nina Burleigh

Sarah Palin's entry into politics and subsequent rise has all the hallmarks of having been engineered, coached and groomed by bigger outside forces with a bigger plan.

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Do We Really Need A 'Faith-Based' Initiative?

Barry W. Lynn | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama and Religion, Faith-Based Initiatives, Religion and Politics, Obama, Separation of Church and State, Barack Obama, Church and State, Politics News
Barry W. Lynn

I wish a presidential candidate would have the gumption to ask what has become a forbidden question: Do we need a faith-based initiative at all?

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Whitewashing and Cherry Picking Religion

Tina Dupuy | Posted 01.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Christianity, Religion, Jesus, Church and State, Living News
Tina Dupuy

When the faithful aren't aware of the true history of their religion, its past follies and its vulnerability to mistakes, it leads to the insistence that America is and should be a Christian nation.

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Georgia Governor Prays For Rain

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Salt, Rain, Horseshoe, Black Cat, Raw Herring, Atlanta Drought, Prayer, Mirrors, Rabbit Feet, 13, Ladders, Church and State, Politics News
Martin Lewis

George Ervin Perdue has held a public prayer meeting for rain. And personally asked "God" to intervene. That should probably do it.

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Do Bibles in Class Violate the Separation of Church and State?

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics

Read More: Alabama Religion Public Schools, Religious Right, The Bible in Public Schools, The Bible and Its Influence, Religion in Public Schools, Church and State, Politics News
Malcolm Friedberg

The Bible and It's Influence is currently being taught in 163 schools in 35 states, but is it even possible to teach the Bible in a secular way?

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