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Showing posts with label Church And State. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Church And State. Show all posts
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
A Summary Of Religion And The First Amendment
"The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, - - - " (link)
"It’s wrong to see one clause favoring religion and the other opposed to it. According to Finding Common Ground, 'Both clauses secure the rights of believers and nonbelievers alike to be free from government involvement in matters of conscience.'”
Religion in Public Schools: What Does the First Amendment Allow?
The religion clauses in the First Amendment were thoroughly debated by the Founding Fathers and those who followed them. The religious fanatics lost.
"It’s wrong to see one clause favoring religion and the other opposed to it. According to Finding Common Ground, 'Both clauses secure the rights of believers and nonbelievers alike to be free from government involvement in matters of conscience.'”
Religion in Public Schools: What Does the First Amendment Allow?
The religion clauses in the First Amendment were thoroughly debated by the Founding Fathers and those who followed them. The religious fanatics lost.
What's Next For NASA? Grants To Study The Tooth Fairy?
"This post is to bring you up to date on the battle over the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) giving over $1 million
dollars to a theological organization to study the implications of
extraterrestrial life for theology."
What’s up with the NASA grant to study theology?
What’s up with the NASA grant to study theology?
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Protecting Church-State Separation Is Not Hate
The FFRF, or the Freedom From Religion Foundation, is dedicated to "protecting the constitutional principle of the separation of state and church." I recently was "unfriended" on Facebook when I challenged the person's public media assertion that the FFRF is a "Hate Group." I challenge anyone to provide evidence that the FFRF, any of its staff or its volunteers, has ever written or spoken with hate towards any religious group.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Friday, June 10, 2016
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Obama At His Best
One of the best speeches you will see and hear on the value of the separation of church and state.
Barack Obama on Religion and Politics
Barack Obama on Religion and Politics
Monday, June 6, 2016
And You Thought The National Day Of Prayer Was Bad
"So now we have the U.S. government teaming up with the odious John
Templeton Foundation, giving one million dollars of taxpayers’ money
for a stupid and meaningless attempt to figure out what will happen if
we find life on other planets."
What is NASA thinking?
What is NASA thinking?
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
ITFAS: It's The First Amendment, Stupid
"Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a
redress of grievances."
Monday, May 30, 2016
A Biblical Foundation for American Freedoms?
"Democracy, limited government, freedom of religion and speech, right to a
jury trial, prohibition against slavery—not only did these not come
from the Bible, but most of them conflict with the Bible."
The Ten Commandments and biblical governance in general are at odds with the things that Americans value about America.
The Ten Commandments and biblical governance in general are at odds with the things that Americans value about America.
Friday, May 6, 2016
The Catholic Church And Healthcare
"The American Civil Liberties Union and MergerWatch today released
reports that reveal that one in six hospital beds in the United States
is in a facility that complies with Catholic Directives that prohibit a
range of reproductive health care services even when a woman’s life or
health is in jeopardy. In some states, more than 40 percent
of all hospital beds are in a Catholic facility, leaving entire regions
without any option for certain reproductive health care."
Women Who Have Been Denied Medically Necessary Health Care at Catholic Hospitals Speak Out
Women Who Have Been Denied Medically Necessary Health Care at Catholic Hospitals Speak Out
Thursday, May 5, 2016
National Day of Actually DOING Something
"I understand how the National Day of Prayer helps politicians suck up to
Christians, but how it coexists with the First Amendment ('Congress
shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion'), I can’t
imagine. Last year’s proclamation ended with 'I join all people of faith
in asking for God’s continued guidance, mercy, and protection as we
seek a more just world.' I’m not sure why all people of faith would want to appeal to an obviously Christian god."
Theists, please ponder deeply that last sentence.
Doing something makes you feel good, just like prayer, but it actually delivers the results.
Theists, please ponder deeply that last sentence.
Doing something makes you feel good, just like prayer, but it actually delivers the results.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
The US National Day Of Prayer Must End
"It was in the 1950s that those wishing to define American government
with religion made their move. During that decade, notable for staunch
anti-communism, McCarthyism, God-and-country nationalism, and a general
atmosphere of fear and paranoia, an unprecedented stream of religiosity flowed into public life. The 1950s saw “In God We Trust” become the national motto (1956), “under God” added to the Pledge of Allegiance (1954), the start of the National Prayer Breakfast (1953) and, of course, legislation requiring the president to declare a National Day of Prayer each year (1952)."
The National Day of Prayer: Insidious and Invidious
The National Day of Prayer: Insidious and Invidious
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Friday, April 22, 2016
National Day of Wasting Time
"I’ve always wondered why many prayers are more powerful than one or why
we even need to pray at all. Doesn’t God understand the problems and the
best solutions already? Or is he not paying attention? Is he deaf?"
In America, the buck stops with the Constitution, not the Bible.
In America, the buck stops with the Constitution, not the Bible.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Funny How Evidence Can Make Dogma Look, Well - - -
The USA has always been, and still is, a secular nation. PERIOD.
“This is yet another indication of how secular and progress-oriented the Founders were—and of the fact that the United States is not and never was a Christian nation.”
“This is yet another indication of how secular and progress-oriented the Founders were—and of the fact that the United States is not and never was a Christian nation.”
Thursday, March 3, 2016
The Case For Separation Of Church And State
An excellent piece by Celery Blink on the subject (with permission):
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