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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...
Tags: Religious Events, Politics, Rituals, U.S. Supreme Court, 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... -
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, Judges, Birth Control, Crime, Law and Justice, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
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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: Labor Legislation, The Miami Herald, Crime, Law and Justice, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Christianity
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Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks
ReutersATLANTA (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 despite an atheist's recent...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Executive Branch, Politics, Nathan Deal, Religion and Belief
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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: DOC: The Documentary Channel (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Vegetarian Diet, Executive Branch, Politics
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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 and Technology, Biology, Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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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: Punishment, Christianity, Air Transportation Industry, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State
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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: Washington, DC, Delta Air Lines, NAACP, 2010 Census, Religion and Belief
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear town meeting prayer case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delving into the controversial relationship between government and religion, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a town in New York could allow members of the public, who in practice were nearly all Christian...Tags: Christianity, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. House of Representatives, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State
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Supreme Court to hear prayer case
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON _ The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state legislature's practice of...Tags: Tribune Company, Christianity, Litigation, Belief and Faith, Religion and Belief
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Separation of church and state shrinks outside of schools, experts say
Bangor Daily News, MaineAn elementary school's decision to end its traditional "blessing" of small student-made wooden rowboats by a local Congregational minister has put prayer in Maine's public square in the spotlight. South Bristol Elementary School ended the 16-year...Tags: Washington, DC, Public Schools, Crime, Law and Justice, Teachers, Customs and Tradition
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