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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: Separation of Church and State, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Minority Groups, Entertainment, National Government
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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: Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, Separation of Church and State, Middletown, Justice and Rights
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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.... -
Allan Powell: New twist to support school vouchers fails
There is no secret to the relentless attempts to get public funds to support religious schools. The constitutionality of the use of vouchers is being tested in state courts at the moment with the Indiana Supreme Court upholding vouchers. One notable...Tags: Belief and Faith, Corporate Crime, Public Schools, Marketing, Heritage Foundation
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Clarifies viewpoints
Responding to Dr. Scott Bastian's letter on April 9, I appreciate Dr. Bastian's cogent and coherent response. I do, however, have to respectfully disagree with much of what was said in Dr. Bastian's letter. Before getting to the crux of my disagreement...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Culture, Arts and Culture, Danbury, Sociology
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Why North Carolina can't have its own official church
In recent days my Facebook feed has been littered with links to stories about a bill in the North Carolina Legislature that would allow the state to establish its own religion. Here was another example, my outraged friends said, of Bible Belt...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Clarence Thomas, North Carolina Legislature
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An odd push to privatize marriage
Should government get out of the business of defining marriage? That's not a new question. But as conservatives appear to be losing ground in the same-sex marriage debate, some are showing new interest in changing the rules. Wisconsin's Republican Gov....
Tags: Fox Business Network (tv network), Elections, Separation of Church and State, Ron Paul, National Government
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Letters: Pros and cons of public prayer
Re "Lancaster's prayer problem," Editorial, March 28 What a logical editorial on the prayers at Lancaster City Council meetings. People don't seem to understand why we separate church and state until there is mention of a religion other than their own....Tags: Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief, Same-Sex Marriage
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As court deliberates, clergy, professor offer views on same-sex marriage
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThe Rev. Rob Apgar-Taylor, pastor of Veritas United Church of Christ, lives in Hagerstown with his husband, but despite the state of Maryland voting to legalize same-sex marriage in November, he and his spouse still do not have access to any federal...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Minority Groups, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Gays and Lesbians, Defense of Marriage Act
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Lancaster's prayer problem
Once again Lancaster has been vindicated — or "blessed," as the city's press release put it — by a court ruling upholding its practice of opening City Council meetings with a prayer. On Tuesday, a federal appellate court affirmed a district...
Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo appears on 'Face the Nation' on CBS
The Baltimore SunRavens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo appeared on 'Face the Nation' with Bob Schieffer on CBS Sunday morning. Ayanbadejo was part of a panel discussion on same-sex marriage. Read the complete transcript below. Bob Schieffer: Good morning, again, this...Tags: Elections, Separation of Church and State, Sports, Freedom of the Press, Minority Groups
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A practicing Catholic weighs in on Pope Francis
So much commentary about Pope Francis seems to come from non-Catholics and lapsed Catholics, I thought it might do some good to hear from a practicing Catholic. That's so we can dispense with some of the nonsense that we've been hearing about what the...Tags: Abortion, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Francis I, Roman Catholicism, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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