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Gov. Nixon's second term starts with icy ceremony (read his short speech here)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's second term began with a chill. The air was 24 degrees on Monday as the governor took his oath of office. Earlier, he and the first lady rode in an inaugural parade to the Capitol, then watched as a...
Tags: Science, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Natural Disasters, Government, Science and Technology
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Despite objections, prayer goes on at Lincoln graduation
smojica@amnews.comSTANFORD — Despite the opposition of at least six students, Lincoln County High School kept to its tradition of student-led prayer during its graduation ceremony Friday. Class of 2013 President Jonathan Hardwick received a standing ovation after...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Judges, Justice and Rights, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Let us not pray A hopeful wish for the end of religious exercises at the beginning of government meetings
Change of SubjectI wish atheist lawmaker Juan Mendez hadn't delivered his "prayer" to open the Tuesday afternoon session of the Arizona House of Representatives. Mendez, a freshman Democrat who represents Tempe, began by asking his assembled colleagues not to bow their... -
Let us not pray
I wish atheist lawmaker Juan Mendez hadn't delivered his "prayer" to open the Tuesday afternoon session of the Arizona House of Representatives. Mendez, a freshman Democrat who represents Tempe, began by asking his assembled colleagues not to bow their...
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Supreme Court will hear church-state case over prayers at public meetings
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that...Tags: NAACP, Judaism, Separation of Church and State, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC
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Mandating birth-control benefits unlawful, appeals court told
Tribune reporterLawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday that a law forcing them to include birth control in their employees' benefits would violate their First Amendment rights....Tags: Labor Legislation, Separation of Church and State, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Lobbying
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Kosher meals fight continues
Florida's Department of Corrections got a stern rebuke from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals last week when the court sent a lawsuit brought by a Jewish prisoner over the right to receive kosher meals back to a lower court. The appeals court...Tags: Judaism, Miami Beach, Government, Prisons, Religion and Belief
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Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks
ReutersBy David Beasley ATLANTA, May 21 (Reuters) - A national atheist group said it plans to donate enough books on its views to be placed in all Georgia state park cabins after the state's governor said Bibles should remain at the vacation properties...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Government, Arts and Culture, Literature, State Parks
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US report: Scant improvement in religious freedom in Cuba
The Miami HeraldCuba's communist government eased controls on religious activities in the past year but overall maintained "significant restrictions" on freedom of religion on the island, according to a U.S. State Department report. Most religious leaders in Cuba...Tags: The Miami Herald, Labor Legislation, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Cuba, Separation of Church and State
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Group claims Ball State prof teaching creationism
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Ball State University is investigating an atheist organization's complaint that one of the professors at the Indiana college is teaching religion rather than science. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a formal...
Tags: Science, Teachers, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Ball State University
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Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Punishment, Air Transportation Industry, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Austin American-Statesman Ken Herman column
Austin American-StatesmanI favor separation of church and state. But I preach against separation of church and politics. There's nothing wrong with believers voting their beliefs. In fact, they should. And I'm OK with them voting to inflict their beliefs on others, within...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Separation of Church and State, Politics, Elections, Religion and Belief
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