Is President Barack Obama following in the footsteps of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin? One man in Illinois thinks so. Must be some militia extremist or a Tea Party wingnut, right? Try a prominent Catholic bishop.
April 19, 2012Read More
![Bully Pulpit: Religious Right howls over student ‘Day of Silence’ Bully Pulpit: Religious Right howls over student ‘Day of Silence’]()
How are fundamentalist teens negatively affected because some of their peers choose not to speak for a day? What’s it to them? Why does the Religious Right pitch a fit over the Day of Silence?
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![Another blunder in Buncombe: Schools considering ‘passive distribution’ policy for religious literature Another blunder in Buncombe: Schools considering ‘passive distribution’ policy for religious literature]()
Students are welcome to read whatever they want on their own time, and most religious organizations are more than happy to send their literature to anyone who requests it.
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When Southwest Dekalb High School (Decatur, Ga.) holds its graduation next month, one of the school’s top students won’t attend because the ceremony is being held in a church.
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The schoolchildren of Tennessee deserve a sound education free of government-sanctioned proselytizing. The governor should see that they get it.
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![Incomplete Pass: Tim Tebow Says America Based on ‘One Nation Under God’ Incomplete Pass: Tim Tebow Says America Based on ‘One Nation Under God’]()
In response to an inquiry about what needs to change in America, Tebow said, “First and foremost is what this country was based on: one nation under God. The more that we can get back to that [the better].” I wonder which God he’s talking about.
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AU Field Director Beth Corbin will be in Miami on Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14, and will meet with AU members and supporters who want to learn more about Amendment 8 which will be on the ballot in November.
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John F. Kennedy was willing to say that if the public interest clashed with his religious beliefs, he would put the public interest first. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City and Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention? Their actions speak louder than their words.
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![Appalling Amendment: Religious Right Seeks to Mandate Civil Marriage Law in North Carolina Appalling Amendment: Religious Right Seeks to Mandate Civil Marriage Law in North Carolina]()
On May 8, North Carolina voters will decide on a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. As you might expect, the drive for the measure is fueled almost entirely by ultra-conservative religious forces bent on imposing their doctrines by force of law.
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If you’re not willing to do what the job requires, you’re not likely to get it. End of story.
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