Church and State
Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor’s rulings on religious issues
University of Toledo law professor Howard M. Friedman has compiled a list of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's rulings on religion clause issues at hi…
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Church and State
PRECEDENT – A century ago religious groups tried to change the California Constitution to enact a religious law
J.O. Corliss - Liberty Magazine - 1908 - "California is the only State in the American Union without a Sunday law. From 1858 to 1883 a Sunda…
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In wake of Supreme Court decision, ‘clear defense needed of church-state wall’ (Des Moines Register)
Considering the U.S. Supreme Court's contentious struggles over free speech and religion, it was a surprise to say the least to see Wednesda…
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Double Standards? – Supreme Court to hear two religious groups battle over monument
PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH - The U.S. Supreme Court today will hear an argument where two religious groups are fighting over whether one or both o…
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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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J. Brent Walker – “Church and State in the USA: Promises and Challenges”
This thought-provoking address was given by J. Brent Walker of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty at the Congress on Religiou…
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Significant Differences Emerging Between McCain and Obama in Prospective Judicial Nominees (NY Times)
It is looking more and more likely that either Barack Obama or John McCain will be the next President of the United States. They will leave…
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Barack Obama’s judicial nominees (Baltimore Sun)
James Oliphant of the Baltimore Sun blogged about Barack Obama’s judicial nominees. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog…
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Polygamy: Where religious liberty ends (Salt Lake Tribune)
Trying to walk the line between religious freedom and societal concerns has never been easy. Some scholars say the line is drawn at polygamy…
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Supreme Court to consider Ten Commandments vs. ‘Seven Aphorisms’
Must a city park that displays one monument also permit others’? By David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer April 1, 2008 WASH…