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	<title>The Wall of Separation</title>
	
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		<title>Halloween Comes Early: Congressional Hearing Will Showcase Religious Right Scare Tactics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discrimination, Religious Exemptions & Free Exercise of Religion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Responding to Common Attacks on Church-State Separation]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It seems that some Republicans in the House of Representatives are awfully worried about government infringing on the liberties of the Religious Right, so the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution has called for a hearing today on “The State of Religious Liberty in the United States.”

The subcommittee is chaired by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), founder of the [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/IyfhY3mfUNY" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Constitutional Emergency: Hospital Merger In Louisville Could Mean Church Control Of Health Care</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.au.org/2011/10/25/constitutional-emergency-hospital-merger-in-louisville-could-mean-church-control-of-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph L. Conn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage, Reproductive Justice & Other Privacy Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health & Conscience Clauses for Religious Objectors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Faith-Based Initiative & Government Funding of Religious Social Service Providers]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Should public hospitals have to comply with the doctrinal mandates of the Roman Catholic hierarchy?

Most Americans would say “no” – and a pretty darn emphatic “no!” at that.

But University Hospital in Louisville, Ky., seems headed in that direction. As we reported earlier, the hospital, affiliated with the University of Louisville, is planning to merge with Jewish Hospital [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/6zbLGXpGdvQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Monumental Mistake: A Statue Of Jesus In A National Forrest Violates Church-State Separation</title>
		<link>http://feeds.au.org/~r/AUblog/~3/OkrDFgusZC8/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.au.org/2011/10/24/monumental-mistake-a-statue-of-jesus-in-a-national-forrest-violates-church-state-separation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Official Prayer, Religious Displays & Ceremonial Religion (outside schools)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Free Exercise Issues (including RFRAs, zoning, etc.)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denny Rehberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Knights of Columbus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whitefish Mountain Resort]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In a postcard-worthy spot on Big Mountain in Montana stands a statue of Jesus Christ. The statue is in close proximity to Whitefish Mountain Resort in Whitefish, Mont., and it has been something of a curiosity to skiers over the years.

The statue was put there more than 50 years ago by the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/OkrDFgusZC8" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Constitutional Tremor: Earthquake Jeopardizes Wall Of Separation Between Church and State</title>
		<link>http://feeds.au.org/~r/AUblog/~3/1p_Y4NBu3Gs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.au.org/2011/10/21/constitutional-tremor-earthquake-jeopardizes-wall-of-separation-between-church-and-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph L. Conn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Constructing and Refurbishing Buildings Used for Religious Activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Faith-Based Initiative & Government Subsidies of Religious Institutions (other than schools)]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The National Cathedral is one my favorite monuments in Washington, D.C. It’s majestic, historic and architecturally interesting. Hey, you gotta love a church that has Darth Vader as one of its gargoyles!

But I don’t think the cathedral should get public funding.

Yesterday Washington Mayor Vincent Gray indicated that he plans to ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/1p_Y4NBu3Gs" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Poster Problems: In Giles County, Va., The Unconstitutional Writing Is On The Wall</title>
		<link>http://feeds.au.org/~r/AUblog/~3/N1wT9MpfF7c/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.au.org/2011/10/20/poster-problems-in-giles-county-va-the-unconstitutional-writing-is-on-the-wall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Boston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bibles and Religious Texts in Curricula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fighting the Religious Right]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion in Public Schools and Universities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giles County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberty Counsel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mathew Staver]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Back in 1999, we at Americans United got word about a Pennsylvania school district that, after being prodded by a local fundamentalist minister, decided to post the Ten Commandments in a high school.

Members of the school board knew this was unconstitutional, so they tried an end-run: They designated a certain wall a “free-speech zone” and said community [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/N1wT9MpfF7c" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Amen To Pastor Jeffress: Why The Dallas Bigot Is Doing Us All A Service</title>
		<link>http://feeds.au.org/~r/AUblog/~3/FpbZYmFYKNQ/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.au.org/2011/10/19/amen-to-pastor-jeffress-why-the-dallas-bigot-is-doing-us-all-a-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph L. Conn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Churches and Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religious Groups’ Involvement in Candidate Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion and politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion and the presidential race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religious tests for public office]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Rev. Robert Jeffress just won’t shut up, and for that, I thank him.

You know Jeffress, the Texas preacher who infamously endorsed “ born-again follower of the Lord Jesus Christ” Rick Perry while denouncing Mitt Romney as a member of the Mormon “cult.” Since his debut on the national stage at the Values Voter Summit, Jeffress has added [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/FpbZYmFYKNQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Freedom, Not Force: When It Comes To Evangelism, Cal Thomas Recommends The Power Of Persuasion</title>
		<link>http://feeds.au.org/~r/AUblog/~3/K4dfTb7ZbhQ/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.au.org/2011/10/18/freedom-not-force-when-it-comes-to-evangelism-cal-thomas-recommends-the-power-of-persuasion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Boston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Churches and Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discrimination, Religious Exemptions & Free Exercise of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fighting the Religious Right]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Falwell Sr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religious Groups’ Involvement in Candidate Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cal Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moral majority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Jeffress]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cal Thomas used to be the Rev. Jerry’s Falwell’s PR man at the Moral Majority. He has written a number of books promoting far-right political views. He opposes legal abortion and is anti-gay.

Yet he recently penned a syndicated column that I agree with 100 percent. My head just might explode.

Thomas commented on the flap that erupted during [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/K4dfTb7ZbhQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Taxation For Religion?: Pa. Governor Proposes School Voucher Scheme</title>
		<link>http://feeds.au.org/~r/AUblog/~3/IRUidSNuDoI/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.au.org/2011/10/17/taxation-for-religion-pa-governor-proposes-school-voucher-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fighting the Religious Right]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion in Public Schools and Universities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Vouchers & Government Subsidies of Religious Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuition Tax Credits and Deductions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vouchers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religious Right]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thomas jefferson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Corbett]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) last week promoted an “education reform” plan that includes taxpayer-funded school vouchers for tuition at religious and other private schools.

The proposal is supposedly targeted at low-income families with kids in “failing” public schools. The vouchers would permit these students to transfer to other private or public schools, including religious schools, provided the school [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/IRUidSNuDoI" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Acute Agenda: For The House Leadership, Keeping The Religious Right Happy Is Job One</title>
		<link>http://feeds.au.org/~r/AUblog/~3/0ie2OXRZtk4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.au.org/2011/10/14/acute-agenda-for-the-house-leadership-keeping-the-religious-right-happy-is-job-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Boston</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Research Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fighting the Religious Right]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage, Reproductive Justice & Other Privacy Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health & Conscience Clauses for Religious Objectors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A week ago, I was sitting in a hotel ballroom surrounded by 3,000 Religious Right activists at the “Values Voter Summit.” Among the speakers we heard was House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.)

Cantor talked about several issues, among them jobs. In fact, we’ve been told over and over again that this Congress wants to get America back to work. [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/0ie2OXRZtk4" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Drive-Thru Baloney: Don’t Buy ‘Christian Nation’ Propagandist David Barton’s Junk Food History</title>
		<link>http://feeds.au.org/~r/AUblog/~3/4X-Y_Mmg_KQ/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Brown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[David Barton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[History and Origins of Church-State Separation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religious Right]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Religious Right likes to invoke American history to advance its agenda, but sometimes the truth of that history doesn’t fit with the fundamentalist narrative. When that happens, people like David Barton decide to write revisionist textbooks and peddle those books to public schools.

Barton is the founder and president of WallBuilders, a Texas-based Religious Right group that claims [&#8230;] Read More<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AUblog/~4/4X-Y_Mmg_KQ" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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