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Tag: Separation of Church and State

Martin Sheen on Church / State Separation

Posted on September 9, 2008September 8, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Television president, Martin Sheen, narrates this video, produced by People For the American Way, about the history of separation of church & state and efforts by the Religious Right to undermine it. It was produced some years back.

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VIDEO: VP Candidate Joe Biden on Religion, Government, and the Presidency (Fora.TV)

Posted on August 23, 2008August 26, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Recorded in May 2007, Delaware Senator and Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden discusses the role of religion in American society, and gives his thoughts on the separation between church and state.

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Could Chet Edwards be Obama’s Running Mate? Edwards speaks on Religious Liberty

Posted on August 22, 2008August 23, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Rep. Chet Edwards – “I believe perhaps America’s greatest single contribution to the world from our experiment in democracy is our model of religious freedom and tolerance. The foundation of that religious freedom is the principle of separation of church and state, imbedded in the first 16 words of our Bill of Rights: ‘Congress shall pass no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.’ In his letter to the Danbury Baptists of Connecticut in 1802, Thomas Jefferson expressed his belief that the principle of church-state separation is one of the most sacred of our founding principles. Unfortunately, many Americans today have come to perceive that separation of church and state implies disrespect for religion. Nothing could be further from the truth as Jefferson stated over a century ago.”

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Obama Sets Off a Debate on Ties Between Religion and Government (NY Times)

Posted on July 10, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Religion and the politics are experiencing an interesting mix this election season.  Peter Steinfels, of the New York Times, explores this mix in the following article: From the New York Times By Peter Steinfels Published: July 5, 2008 On Tuesday, Senator Barack Obama did his best to reclaim for Democrats the idea of partnerships between…

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PROFILE: Rep. Chet Edwards Champions Separation of Church and State in Congress

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Michael Peabody

Rep. Chet Edwards represents President George Bush’s home district (including Crawford, Texas) in the United States House of Representatives. A moderate who considers himself a bridge-builder between left and right, and a Methodist who attends the Calvary Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, Rep. Edwards is a staunch supporter of the separation of church and state….

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Barack Obama on Separation of Church and State

Posted on June 13, 2008 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

“[Conservative leaders] need to understand the critical role that the separation of church and state has played in preserving not only our democracy, but the robustness of our religious practice. Folks tend to forget that during our founding, it wasn’t the atheists or the civil libertarians who were the most effective champions of the First…

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Religious Pluralism & America’s Christian Nation Debate: Revisiting the Intentions of America’s Constitutional Founders

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Greg Hamilton

By Gregory W. Hamilton The constitutional system of the United States of America remains the envy of the outside world despite the growing unrest of our European allies towards our country’s Administration, and the continual provocation against it by terrorists and a few hostile Arab-Muslim nations. Yet the greatest threat to our constitutional system comes…

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NEWS / OPINION: Law Professor Denied Communion Because He Supports Obama

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Michael Peabody

No Religious Tests for Public Office? What about Political Tests to Receive Sacraments? Pepperdine University School of Law Professor, and former Constitutional law advisor for President Ronald Reagan, Douglas Kmiec was denied communion recently at a mass connected with a gathering of Catholic business people. The priest denounced Kmiec’s endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama, then…

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Government, Religion, and a Mythical Past

Posted on June 1, 2008November 5, 2012 by Karen Scott

By Karen Scott, Walt Pontynen, and Leigh Johnson In this  article, originally published in Spectrum in 2002, the authors discuss the intent of the founders of the United States and how historical revisionism obscures our national heritage. (Re-posted with Permission.) AMERICAN PHILOSOPHER and poet George Santayana (1863-1952) wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are…

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Gear Up Kids! It’s Time for the Annual War on Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2007December 8, 2023 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

I am pleased to announce that it is now time for the “Annual War on Christmas.” Originally published at the Spectrum Blog Brace yourself for the ceremonial de-lighting of the Christmas tree, blowing out of the Menorah candles, and sequestering of the Holy Family. If the anti-Christmas forces prevail, a new holiday may emerge a…

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