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Separation of church and state?

Kickstart70 — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:20:17 -0800

White House · International aid · USDA · Department of Commerce · Department of Education · Department of Health and Human Services · Department of Homeland Security · Department of Housing and Urban Development · Department of Justice · Department of Labor · Small Business Administration · Veterans Affairs and even Grant Opportunities for those religious folks who would like to get financially connected to the government.

I Pledge Allegiance to ... A Theocratic Motto?

jonp72 — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:18:33 -0800

"we recognize a divine plan that stands above all human plans and continue to seek His will." So says George W. Bush in a proclamation affirming a Senate resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower's decision to establish In God We Trust as the national motto of the United States. Coincidentally, George's brother Jeb has recently approved In God We Trust as Florida's official state motto.

Philly is touched by His Noodly Appendage.

killdevil — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:07:04 -0800

Live next week in a Harrisburg, PA federal courtroom: the ACLU and a coterie of concerned parents fight the ongoing defenestration of empiricism.

Bootcut — Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:59:45 -0800

Another threat to the separation of church and state? "[S]ome members of Congress want to turn churches into political action committees. A bill in Congress would amend the tax code to allow churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship to get involved in partisan political campaigns."