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Americans United for the Separation of Church and State has a strong track-record of opposing religious leaders and institutions who overstep their religious liberties and invade the political spectrum. The above link is about the contraception debate that I recently discussed. AU claims that religious institutions do not have a special exemption to “deny the… Read more Americans United doesn’t Get it
It should not be controversial that Romney is Mormon, particularly for believers in the separation of Church and State and religious freedom.
This Valentine’s Day, go out and protect the persecuted. Marry those who can’t legally get married! And be willing to die for it!
The logic of asking Catholics to oppose Catholic teaching makes Obamas position on the pill reductionistic.
VIA Adam McClane: Sweet Home Alabama? Adam is a friend of mine and this post about Alabama’s new immigration laws is really important. It speaks for itself, but I really appreciated his pull-quotes about people in a local congregation not wanting to extend the peace of Christ to the latinos in their own congregation. Wow!
So, the most recent roll-out of the Affordable Care Act (sometimes derogatorily called Obamacare) is to require all insurance policies to cover birth control without a co-pay. This seems great… unless you’re Catholic, of course. Catholics don’t “officially” believe in birth control. There are several other very conservative denominations who also equate birth control with pre-emptive abortion,… Read more “The Pill” on Both Your Houses!
Welcome to my blog about religion and politics. I’ve been posting some random First Amendment type stuff for the past few months, trying to find “my voice” and see what topics seem most interesting. Now, I’m going live! I’ve invited a ton of people to come check it out. So, “HI! Glad you’re here! Say… Read more Welcome! Say Something!
‘Pulpit Freedom Sunday’ Exposed: The Real Story Of The Religious Right’s Attempt To Control Politics Through Pastors This is my first attempt at reblogging. I believe dwiwyd and I come at things a bit differently, but we’re interested in similar topics. And in this case, we agree. dwiwyd: The religious right are determined to get into… Read more ‘Pulpit Freedom Sunday’ Exposed: The Real Story Of The Religious Right’s Attempt To Control Politics Through Pastors
Competition in Politics hurts Everyone DISCLAIMER: This isn’t really a Church/State post, but since I focus on political topics I thought I’d throw these two cents in. I read Addictinginfo.org somewhat regularly. He’s wildly liberal but his blog is very effective in bringing relevant issues to attention and being provocative about it. But… this post… Read more Competition in Politics hurts Everyone
The Ministerial Exception Exists… Says Supreme Court Catholic San Fransisco reported on this important Supreme Court decision that some say is the “most significant religious liberty decision in many years”. Basically, the court ruled that churches can fire ministers for whatever reason they want. They can legally discriminate against their ministers and exercise their discrimination… Read more The Ministerial Exception Exists… Says Supreme Court