Kentucky Governor orders Ten Commandments put in state capitol to win votes.

By , on 5 November, 2007

How can anyone not see this as a blatant attempt at pandering for votes?

FRANKFORT, Ky.—Gov. Ernie Fletcher plans to put the Ten Commandments and other historical documents in the Capitol on the day before Kentucky’s general election.

The action comes on the heels of a ruling by U.S. District Judge Joseph M. Hood that . . . → Read More: Kentucky Governor orders Ten Commandments put in state capitol to win votes.

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Christians in Berkley Michigan try to force nativity scene on City Hall.

By , on 24 October, 2007

Here in Michigan in the Detroit suburb of Berkley there’s been an ongoing attempt to subvert the Wall of Separation because some True Believers™ are upset that the City Council did the right thing in moving the city’s nativity display off of public property and onto private church property to avoid a lawsuit from the . . . → Read More: Christians in Berkley Michigan try to force nativity scene on City Hall.

29 comments   Church and State, Politics, Religion, War!On!Christmas!   , , , ,  

The Pillars of Blind Faith

By , on 22 June, 2007

I love my local newspaper, the Mobile Press-Register.  There’s a section of the paper that changes each day, one day it’s the Senior Living section, the next it might be Neighbors section. On Saturdays it becomes the Religion section (because we need to justify the salary of our local Religion editor) and on Sundays, it’s . . . → Read More: The Pillars of Blind Faith

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Gallup Survey: Most Republicans Reject Theory Of Evolution

By , on 13 June, 2007

According to CBS News, a recent Gallup Survey shows that 68% of Republicans “Disbelieve Scientific Explanation of Creation”:

A Gallup poll released Monday said that while the country is about evenly split over whether the theory of evolution is true, Republicans disbelieve it by more than 2-to-1.

Republicans saying they don’t believe in evolution . . . → Read More: Gallup Survey: Most Republicans Reject Theory Of Evolution

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eSkeptic Finds Anti-Science Agenda At Creationist Museum

By , on 23 May, 2007

In today’s issue of the eSkeptic, Stephen Asma reviews New Creation Museum that recently opened in Kentucky.  If you recall, I wrote a bit about this museum a while back, and at the time I thought that the most interesting thing would be how they managed to deal with dinosaurs.

It turns out that explaining . . . → Read More: eSkeptic Finds Anti-Science Agenda At Creationist Museum

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Supreme Court lets ruling stand in Maine school voucher case.

By , on 29 November, 2006

Now for a bit of good news. The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the Separation of Church and State in Maine by not taking up a court case filed by the “Institute for Justice” over whether or not school vouchers could be used for religious schools. A lower court had ruled that using vouchers for religious . . . → Read More: Supreme Court lets ruling stand in Maine school voucher case.

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Government funded religious discrimination courtesy of President Bush.

By , on 15 August, 2006

Way back in September of 2002 I wrote an entry in which I bitched about President Bush doing an end-run around Congress to enact his “faith based” initiatives that would gut several important protections of the Wall of Separation and allow religious organizations to receive taxpayer money without all those pesky strings that required them . . . → Read More: Government funded religious discrimination courtesy of President Bush.

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Couple of good (if infuriating) articles on AlterNet.org today.

By , on 15 August, 2006

Been doing a little catch up reading on AlterNet today and came across two articles worthy of pointing out. The first is Three Ways (Out of 100) That America’s Screwing Up the World by John Tirman which excerpts three sub-chapters from his book 100 Ways America Is Screwing Up the World, natch. Here’s a small . . . → Read More: Couple of good (if infuriating) articles on AlterNet.org today.

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Congratulations, Kansas!

By , on 2 August, 2006

It turns out that my native state is not a complete embarrassment after all. In the primary elections for the state Board of Education, two pro-science candidates picked up seats to join a third, retained pro-science seat. From Ed Brayton’s Dispatches From the Culture Wars:

It’s pretty much settled now. We picked up two seats . . . → Read More: Congratulations, Kansas!

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Final Entry: A bit of background on Americans United.

By , on 30 July, 2006

I thought it fitting to close out the Blogathon by reprinting what Americans United for Separation of Church and State is all about:

Why Separate Church and State?

Separation of church and state is the only principle that can ensure religious and philosophical freedom for all Americans. Church-state separation does not mean hostility toward religion. . . . → Read More: Final Entry: A bit of background on Americans United.

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