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PROFILE: Rep. Chet Edwards Champions Separation of Church and State in Congress
Rep. Chet Edwards represents President George Bush’s home district (including Crawford, Texas) in the United States House of Represent…
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Professor Steven Calabresi on Enforcing Morality (Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy)
In this essay published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Steven Calabresi, the George C. Dix Professor of Constitutional Law…
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Interview: Scott Ritsema talks about his new book “The Way, the Truth and the Sword”
Scott Ritsema tackles the current controversy surrounding issues of faith and political power in his new book, The Way, the Truth and the Sw…
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The Pope, the President, and the Politics of Faith (Asia Times)
The balance between faith and politics is fragile, and Asia Times writer Spengler gives an interesting perspective in today’s paper. …
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VIDEO: Michael Newdow in Panel at Boston College on Religious Freedom and the Pledge of Allegiance
This is particularly relevant this election year. From http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/newdow/ October 18, 2006 – Boston College…
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VIDEO: VP Candidate Joe Biden on Religion, Government, and the Presidency (Fora.TV)
Recorded in May 2007, Delaware Senator and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden discusses the role of religion in American socie…
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Religion-politics mix proves perilous (Christian Century)
If anything defines this election season, it is religion and politics, but as the Christian Century astutely points out, this can a troubles…
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Martin Sheen on Church / State Separation
Television president, Martin Sheen, narrates this video, produced by People For the American Way, about the history of separation of church…
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Spiritually transformed killing machines of Christ (Civics News)
Scott Ritsema CIVICS NEWS January 19, 2010 As if there weren’t enough instances where the American Empire is associated with the faith…
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Embracing Exclusivity: How civic religion at inauguration abridges religious freedom
By Michael Newdow - EXCERPT: "Two months ago, when the American people chose Barack Obama to serve in the highest office in the land, it see…