Conference Held to Relaunch Protection of Work-Free Sunday at European Level (ARLP)
A conference whose aim was to relaunch the protection of a work-free Sunday debate at European level (see www.comece.org) was held on Wednesday the…
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Category: Church and State
April 2010
Americans United Praises Justice Stevens’ Record On Church And State
Americans United for Separation of Church and State today praised Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens for his record of support for church-state separation…
Church-state advocates urge strong successor for Stevens (ABP)
EXCERPT from American Baptist Press: WASHINGTON (ABP) — With the Supreme Court’s oldest and longest-serving member announcing April 9 his retirement, advocates for strong…
HISTORICAL SKETCH: Roger Williams, Apostle Of Religious Freedom
By Ellen G. White - The framers of the Constitution recognized the eternal principle that man's relation with his God is above human legislation,…
March 2010
NJ county’s Sunday buying ban may be checking out (AP)
Thanks to RLTV reader Doug Beasley for finding this story. EXCERPT: The Sunday shopping ban in New Jersey’s largest county – among the nation’s last…
9th Circuit Upholds the Term ‘God’ in Pledge and on Currency
Although this was a lawsuit brought by an atheist, had he won, the result might have actually been more protective of the honor of…
9th Circuit Holds ‘Ministerial Exception’ Bars Seminarian Employment Case
EXCERPT: This “ministerial exception” helps to preserve the wall between church and state from even the mundane government intrusion presented here. In this case,…
Texas education board rejects in-depth study of First Amendment (DallasNews.com)
EXCERPT: AUSTIN – Republicans on the State Board of Education soundly rejected a Democratic-backed proposal Thursday that would have required Texas students to be taught the…
February 2010
Washington House of Representatives Attempts to Facilitate Union Take-Over of Religious Child Care Centers
By Michael D. Peabody - So what's the biggest threat to religious liberty? According to J. Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint…