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is the Communications Associate for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and appears courtesy of AU.
Theater Of The Absurd: Va. Preacher Sees Hindu-Themed Painting, Demands Commandments Display
Simon BrownWall of SeparationThe recent decision by a Virginia county government to post the Ten Commandments in a public building simply because a local theater put up a Hindu image is nothing short of puzzling. Read moreWashington County Board of Sup…
Commandments Kerfuffle: Brave Oklahoma Student Fights For Equality At Public School
May 14, 2013 No CommentMany people today are content to criticize anonymously, happily hiding behind the veil that the Internet offers. That’s why it’s so remarkable that one Oklahoma student chose to reveal his identity after complaining about Ten Commandments displays in his public high school.
Every single classroom in the Muldrow, Okla., school district has a Commandments plaque on the wall. That didn’t sit well with Gage Pulliam, so he decided to do something about it. Read more
Forcing Faith: Military Leader Affirms Commitment To Proselytizing – Despite The Rules
May 9, 2013 No Comment
The recent phony flap regarding claims that expressing one’s faith could lead to a court-martial for military personnel has done some good: We now see how pervasive proselytizing is in the U.S. Armed Forces. Read more
Does the majority rule when it comes to religion in public schools? A West Texas public school official seems to think so.
Greg Nelson is in his first year as principal of Odessa High School. The Odessa American said that at Nelson’s last job, assistant principal of Permian High School, seniors voted on whether or not they wanted to have prayers at graduation.
When Nelson switched schools, he brought the voting system with him, the newspaper said. Read more
Crying Wolf: Religious Right Falsely Claims Anti-Christian Discrimination By Pentagon
May 3, 2013 No CommentSimon BrownWall of SeparationReligious Right forces have been in a tizzy lately over a rumor that if U.S. military personnel express their Christian faith, it could lead to disciplinary action. But as usual, it seems fundamentalist charges of persecuti…
Continue reading …Blocking Barton: AU, MRFF Protest ‘Christian Nation’ Advocate’s Appearance At Military Base
May 1, 2013 No CommentThe brass at a Missouri military facility have invited disgraced Religious Right “historian” David Barton to speak at a National Day of Prayer event, and we’re demanding that he get promptly disinvited. Read more
Bad Bill Backlash: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Face Criticism For Religious Resolutions
April 25, 2013 No CommentSimon BrownWall of SeparationOpponents of church-state separation seem to have found fertile soil in Pennsylvania, where lately misguided lawmakers have backed resolutions that offend the principles of the First Amendment. But now, some Americans Unite…
Continue reading …Rumble In Rutherford: Tenn. Sheriff Posts Commandments Display In County Jail
April 23, 2013 1 Comment
Some Religious Right ideologues know that the courts have barred Ten Commandments displays from government buildings. The problem is, some of those ideologues just don’t care what any court says. Read more
Ohio Course Correction: Lawmakers Drop Plan To Penalize Sex Ed Teachers – At Least For Now
April 19, 2013 No CommentSimon BrownWall of SeparationThe Religious Right never misses an opportunity to advance its agenda, even if that means stuffing its fundamentalist theology into a state budget bill.Ohio lawmakers tried to add provisions that would defund Planned Parent…
Continue reading …Despite recent suggestions from some GOP leaders that Republicans should distance themselves from Religious Right ideologues, the decades-long marriage between the two doesn’t seem to be headed for the rocks anytime soon. Read more
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