Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Church and State Relations published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 2044
» View ktuu.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-171
•
Next >
-
Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state...Tags: Religion and Belief, Punishment, Trials, Separation of Church and State, Air Transportation Industry
-
Supreme Court will hear church-state case over prayers at public meetings
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that...Tags: 2010 Census, Delta Air Lines, Belief and Faith, Washington, DC, Litigation
-
Supreme Court to hear prayer case
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state legislature’s...Tags: Litigation, Religion and Belief, Trials, Separation of Church and State, Belief and Faith
-
State senators may take a stand on Turkey's treatment of Orthodox
Springfield is a long way from Istanbul — 5,660 miles, in fact — but Illinois state senators are considering a resolution that would criticize Turkey's treatment of the Eastern Orthodox religious hierarchy. Even though a majority of senators...Tags: Francis I, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago City Council, Belief and Faith, Springfield
-
Persecution of Baha'is continues in Iran
It is early dawn and no one in the household is awake. There is a loud pounding on the door and voices demand to be let in. The father goes to the door and government officials storm in and begin rummaging through the family's belongings, searching...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Islam, Prisons, York (York, Pennsylvania), Iran
-
Supreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church
WASHINGTON — Can a public high school hold its graduation ceremony in a local church? The Supreme Court has been pondering that question in its private conference for six weeks, discussing whether to take up a Wisconsin case that could reset the...
Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, Religion and Belief, Islam, Separation of Church and State, Christianity
-
Catholic 'Sharia' in Pittsburgh
In the post-9/11 culture wars over Islamic fundamentalism, American conservatives — properly — have condemned attempts in Muslim countries to punish blasphemy or insults to the prophet Muhammad. It will be interesting to see if they are...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Crime, Law and Justice, Islam, Festive Events, Freedom of the Press
-
Lincoln County High School grapples with prayer at graduation
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — A dust-up over prayer at Lincoln County High School's upcoming graduation ceremony has ruffled feathers and garnered national headlines, but some involved say the real issues at hand seem to be getting lost in a sea of misinformation....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Students, Graduation, Belief and Faith, Teaching and Learning
-
Global Voices: Ahmadis' mission of peace in an age of terror
This post has been updated and corrected. See the notes below for details.Just weeks after the terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon, the global leader of the world’s 10-million-plus Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has brought his religion’s message of peace, public service and uplift to the faithful of Southern...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Islam, Belief and Faith, Unrest, Conflicts and War
-
Washington County residents weigh in on separation of church and state
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comBill Morris of Hagerstown said Wednesday that he thinks the United States has gone too far in protecting separation of church and state and that he has always thought there is no such thing, pointing out that those words are not explicitly written in...Tags: Religion and Belief, U.S. Congress, National Government, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), The Herald-Mail
-
READER SUBMITTED: Atheist Civil Rights Group To Protest Prayers At Middletown Town Hall
Middletown/ShorelineOn Thursday, May 2, at noon, a National Day of Prayer gathering will be held in Middletown City Hall, attended by Mayor Daniel Drew. American Atheists, a national organization dedicated to the total separation of church and state, will be protesting....Tags: Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Local Government, Justice and Rights
-
Charter school reform, Bueller, Bueller.
Capitol IdeasYo! When got to Harrisburg in February, lawmakers acted really hot about reforming the 1997 state charter school law to beef up financial and academic accountability. Several bills were introduced and hearings were held. Then nothing. All talk ended when....
May 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 20, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 12, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 11, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 9, 2013
|Story| Interior Journal
May 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 8, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 25, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Original site for Church and State Relations topic gallery.
