Tag: Separation Of Church And State

Does ‘militant’ secularism exist in Britain?

As the city of New York prepares to remember the 10th anniversary of 9/11, religious leaders are raising concerns over the lack of clergy participating in the anniversary events.

In response to a lawsuit by an atheist family, a federal judge has ordered a Texas school district to prohibit public prayer at a high school graduation ceremony.

John Kieffer, president of Atheists of Florida, was arrested yesterday at the start of the Polk County School Board meeting while protesting the school board’s practice of holding prayers before their meetings.

For years, American soldiers have been punished for not attending Christian propaganda sessions.

Barack Obama discusses the inherent variance of religious belief and the presence of non-belief in America today. He acknowledges the critical role of reason in policy making, stating, “...I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons…but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice I can’t simply point to the teachings of my church or invoke God’s will.” Video is edited to concentrate on the most pertinent moments.

A recent Pew Research study of people 18 to 29 years old found, among other things, that they “are slightly more supportive than their elders of government efforts to protect morality, as well as somewhat more comfortable with involvement in politics by churches and other houses of worship.”

A long legal fight involving a cross in California’s Mojave desert is being considered by the US Supreme Court.

High school coach takes players to get baptized without consent of all parents.

Expel from your mind the stereotyped image of the robed, bearded yogi.  Forget the worn image of the unkempt, hash-headed, lotus-seated hippy listening to sitar music in an incense-filled room behind a beaded curtain.  This is not the Transcendental Meditation [TM] we are talking about.  This is Science!

A congressional resolution to declare 2010 “the Year of the Bible” is drawing widespread criticism.

The Pentagon has stopped putting Biblical quotes on the cover of the daily briefing for the president.  Under Bush, the Pentagon briefing had quotes such as “Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground.”