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On September 23, 2008 an Innocent Man is Scheduled to Die
By Terry L. Benedict - How Easily Can an Innocent Man Lose His Life? Ask Troy Davis, who came within a harrowing 23 hours of execution by le…
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Church and State
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…
Video
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…
Church and State
INTERVIEW: Barry Lynn – Why Churches Should Stay out of Politics (SpectrumMagazine.org)
Spectrum Magazine has just interviewed Barry Lynn, the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Lynn is an…
Employment Law
EEOC issues New Guidelines on Religious Discrimination
Thanks to the tireless efforts of many the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released new guidelines that make clear…
Church and State
OPINION: O’Connor’s 4th Circuit Ruling on City Council Prayer
On Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in Turner v. City Council of Fredericksburg, (4th Cir., July 23, 2008), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of appeals…
Employment Law
Proposal Would Deny Federal Money if Employees Must Provide Medical Care to Which They Object (WashingtonPost.com)
The Bush Administration has proposed new regulations which would deny federal money to medical facilities if they required employees to act…
Church and State
Namibia: Divine Right and ‘Moron’ (namibian.com.na)
This is a fascinating article about the relationship between church and state in Namibia. http://www.namibian.com.na/2008/July/letters/0819…
Church and State
Prof. Daniel Crane – “A Judeo-Christian Argument for Privatizing Marriage” (Cardozo Law Review)
In this law review article, Cardozo Law School professor Daniel Crane argues that marriage has traditionally been in the province of faith,…
Church and State
John Stevens responds to Prof. Daniel Crane’s article on privatizing marriage
John V. Stevens, Sr., an experienced religious liberty advocate, responds to Professor Crane’s article “A Judeo-Christian Argume…