Recently added articles from Church & State:
Overturn Bush-Era 'faith-based' rules, AU, allies urge holder.(PEOPLE & EVENTS)
Oct 01, 2009 ... Americans United has joined a coalition of 58 organizations urging Attorney General Eric Holder to revoke a Bush-era rule regarding "faith-based" funding that the groups say threatens civil rights and religious freedom. In June of 2007, the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a ...
Religion promotion at Connecticut postal unit restricted by court.(PEOPLE & EVENTS)
Oct 01, 2009 ... A church-owned store in Connecticut must separate its preaching and proselytizing from the work it does on a contract basis for the U.S. Postal Service, a federal appeals court has ruled. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 20 that the Full Gospel ...
Following a true compass: when someone had to take the lead, Ted Kennedy was always there.(PERSPECTIVE)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The first time I met Sen. Ted Kennedy was back in the mid-1970s when I was working for the social justice arm of the United Church of Christ. About 25 activists were meeting in a Senate conference room to hash out how to proceed on building support for full congressional ...
U.S. funded religion overseas.(IN THE CAPITAL)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... The federal government used tax dollars to pay for religious activities in Iraq and Africa in 2006 and 2007, according to a recent audit of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Despite a prohibition on the use of taxpayer money to support "inherently religious ...
Texas town revises sectarian prayer policy.(AROUND THE STATES)(San Marcos, Texas)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2009 ... Under pressure from civil liberties groups, a Texas town has adopted a new policy intended to diversify prayers offered before council meetings. Americans United and the Texas ACLU wrote a letter advising the San Marcos City Council that invocations at government meetings must ...