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Theocracy, freedom can’t co-exist in Afghanistan, America

April 3, 2006 at 11:25 pm | In Church and State | Leave a Comment

(Tennessee Valley Decatur Daily) A sigh of relief went up in Washington last week that could be heard around the world.

Abdul Rahman, the Christian convert in Afghanistan who faced execution for renouncing Islam, has been released and spirited off to Italy (to avoid being killed by mobs).

Activists Prepare for New Church-State Battles

March 24, 2006 at 3:43 pm | In Church and State | Leave a Comment

(Forward) As a liberal advocacy group tries to link prominent conservative Christian leaders to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Jewish activists at both ends of the political spectrum are organizing for the next round of battles in the fight over church-state separation.

Pennsylvania Churches Must Avoid Becoming Entangled In Partisan Political Machine, Says Americans United

(Americans United) Religious leaders in Pennsylvania should be wary of a new political organizing effort that appears to be little more than a thinly veiled push to help re-elect U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Details about the new drive, spearheaded by the group Let Freedom Ring, appear in today’s New York Times. The newspaper noted that a March 6 organizing event by the group featured a video appearance by Santorum but not his Democratic opponent or any other candidates. Following the presentation, organizer Colin A. Hanna praised Santorum and recommended his book It Takes a Family.

[Jeb] Bush defends school vouchers, other programs

March 8, 2006 at 11:32 am | In Church and State | Leave a Comment

(Southwest Florida News-Press) Gov. Jeb Bush called for defense against erosion of his agenda and an extension of the political course he’s steered in this last year of his two terms. Bush addressed both houses of the Florida Legislature today in his final State of the State address.

Why the GOP Can’t Convert the Jewish Vote

February 23, 2006 at 1:21 pm | In Church and State, political parties | Leave a Comment

(Forward) American Jews should not be surprised by the political divorce between televangelist Pat Robertson and his supporters in Israel. Even as President Bush courted the Jewish vote in 2004, Jews remained loyal to the Democratic Party, to a large degree out of fear of the religious right.

Dover schools to pay $1 million

February 22, 2006 at 9:05 am | In Church and State | Leave a Comment

(Philadelphia Inquirer) The York County school district defeated in the first-ever lawsuit over the teaching of intelligent design has agreed to pay $1 million to cover the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees in a settlement lawyers said was designed to discourage school boards from considering similar action in the future.

Court sides with church on hallucinogenic tea

February 22, 2006 at 9:01 am | In Church and State | Leave a Comment

(CNN) The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a small congregation in New Mexico may use hallucinogenic tea as part of a four-hour ritual intended to connect with God.

Justices, in their first religious freedom decision under Chief Justice John Roberts, moved decisively to keep the government out of a church’s religious practice.

Intelligent design becomes intelligent recruiting

February 21, 2006 at 2:08 pm | In Church and State | Leave a Comment

(Harrisburg Patriot-News)Intelligent design the court case is history.

Intelligent design the advertising campaign is under way.

As enrollment season starts, two private Christian schools are advertising with the phrase that stirred a national buzz a few months ago. Harrisburg Christian School mentioned intelligent design in radio ads, while Bible Baptist School is using it in four billboards on the West Shore.

Jewish Groups Divided Over New Air Force Guidelines

February 17, 2006 at 11:24 am | In Church and State | Leave a Comment

(Forward) Two months after the head of the Anti-Defamation League called for a united Jewish front against evangelical attempts to “Christianize” America, the ADL found itself pitted against a raft of other communal organizations in a controversy over guidelines for religious speech in the U.S. Air Force.

New House Leader Is Seen at Odds With Groups on Religion and State

February 13, 2006 at 4:46 pm | In Church and State, political parties | Leave a Comment

(Forward) The Republican leadership scramble set off by the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal has led to the selection of a new House majority leader who is at odds with most Jewish groups on most key issues of religion and state. It also has halted — at least for now — the rise of the sole Jewish Republican in the House of Representatives, Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia.

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