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BRIEF: Roger Williams University puts off decision on Providence classrooms
The Providence JournalPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A spokeswoman for Roger Williams University said Wednesday that the timing has slipped for the institution's decision on expanding its downtown presence. The university plans to increase its presence downtown as it intends to aid...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Roger Williams University
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Letters to the Editor - June 5
Williams’ legacy affects our modern times To the editor: I very much appreciated Allan Powell’s column (March 25) on the great Colonial American Roger Williams. He remains primarily a figure for historians to study, though his legacy...Tags: Christianity, Church and State Relations, Laws, Separation of Church and State, Marriage
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Letters to the Editor - June 6
Insurance companies care for profits, not health To the editor: Many big insurance companies have stopped giving insurance policies to all children so they can make an end run around the Affordable Health Care Act’s requirement that they cannot...Tags: Christianity, Separation of Church and State, Marriage, American Civil Liberties Union, Economy, Business and Finance
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Listing: Chicago-area farmers markets
An early spring will bring not only May flowers to the farmers markets this year, but also an abundance of farm-fresh produce earlier than usual, while preparations for Chicago's first NATO summit will delay two downtown markets.
The Daley Plaza...Tags: Jefferson Park, Farms, Chicago City Hall, Arts and Culture, Willis Tower
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Allan Powell: Roger Williams, a lone visionary
One can only hope that John M. Barry’s scholarly and compelling book, “Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul,” will become a literary success. It is fair to say that Williams’ contribution to American culture is...Tags: Christianity, Church and State Relations, Separation of Church and State, Anglicanism, Religion and Belief
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First Amendment - Part Two Where did this doctrine of religious liberty come from?
Pastor - Berachah Baptist Church Somerset"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press." This doctrine of religious freedom was not really some new doctrine but an overlooked...Tags: Church and State Relations, Christianity, Baptist, John Clark, Religion and Belief
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Mildred Johnson: Jan. 27, 2012
Mildred Williams Johnson, 92, widow of Roger Williams and Cecil Johnson, died Friday, Jan. 27. Mildred was supervisor for Tococo, deputy Jessamine County court clerk, Jessamine County court clerk, and member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. ...Tags: Human Interest, Rodney Williams
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Surprising support for separating church and state
Guest columnistIt’s been a good month for the much-maligned, often-misunderstood principle of church-state separation. A whopping 67 percent of the American people agree that the First Amendment “requires a clear separation of church and state,”...Tags: Buddhism, Church and State Relations, Washington, DC, National Government, Government
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Haynes: Norway's 'crusader for Christendom' is no Christian
Within hours of last week’s mass murder in Norway, headlines around the world proclaimed the accused killer, Anders Behring Breivik, a “Christian terrorist.”
The “Christian” label apparently came from initial statements by...Tags: Anders Breivik, Christianity, Culture, Washington, DC, Norway
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Haynes: Surprising support for separating church and state
It’s been a good month for the much-maligned, often misunderstood principle of church-state separation.
A whopping 67 percent of the American people agree that the First Amendment “requires a clear separation of church and state,”...Tags: Church and State Relations, Buddhism, Washington, DC, National Government, Constitutional Issues
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Religious dissent nothing new
I belong to a book discussion group. The book choice for this month is the historical nonfiction, “American Jezebel” by Eve LaPlante. Since history is not my favorite genre, it was rather tedious, but I learned, or should I say remembered, a lot of the...Tags: Church and State Relations, Constitutional Issues, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Politics, Rhode Island
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Edwin Gaustad dies at 87; scholar of American religion
Edwin Gaustad, a retired UC Riverside history and religious studies professor who was a preeminent scholar on the separation of church and state, and who did groundbreaking work mapping the nation's religious landscape, has died. He was 87.
Gaustad...Tags: Christianity, Baptist, American Civil Liberties Union, Charlotte, Alabama
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