MetaFilter posts tagged with church and state

Jesus registered my hotrod

dersins — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:22:17 -0800

"Jesus is to be mass-produced, imprinted on metal, given a reflective coat and sold for money." The Florida Senate is considering a bill to put Jesus Christ on a license plate. Governor Charlie ("No H.") Crist has come out in support of the bill (or at least in support of not vetoing it). [video]

Christian Embassy at the Pentagon and on the hill. Scary.

specialk420 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:02:56 -0800

Christian Embassy at the Pentagon and on the hill. Scary.
more here. "We're the aroma of Jesus Christ?"

blogswarming for freedom

amberglow — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:01:30 -0800

Blog Against Theocracy --a blogswarm dedicated to the separation of church and state, ... Easter Weekend, April 6-8, 2007. Also see the non-profit joint venture between The Interfaith Alliance Foundation and Americans United for Separation of Church and State, First Freedom First.

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.

Thou shalt not bear false witness...

rzklkng — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:55:56 -0800

Republican to Evangelical to English via Babylonfish. What Bush said about Supreme Court nominee ~~Bob Roberts~~ John Roberts:

"In my meetings with Judge Roberts, I have been deeply impressed. He's a man of extraordinary accomplishment and ability. He has a good heart. He has the qualities Americans expect in a judge: experience, wisdom, fairness, and civility. He has profound respect for the rule of law and for the liberties guaranteed to every citizen. He will strictly apply the Constitution and laws, not legislate from the bench....He's also a man of character who loves his country and his family."

What it meant to conservative fundamentalist Christians (in comments):

Which Branch Would Jesus Join?

amberglow — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:02:19 -0800

incredibly weird military recruitment drive/sermon/men's night out thing in a Baptist Church ... Every word of this might be true, but it was also part of a “The lord will protect you in the military” themed sermon. I have never had both respect and disgust for a single individual with such volume in my life. When I asked him for a picture with him holding the same bible he is in the sermon picture I think my attitude came off as “fan boy”. ... (might be slow-loading--tons of pics)

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."