Category: Church-State Update
Church-State Update, Vol. 28, No. 2
Guiliani to Push School Vouchers Presidential aspirant Rudy Giliani has named an Educational Advisory Board whose membership is stacked in favor of diverting public funds to faith-based private schools under voucher plans. The panel is to be headed by voucher promoter Terry Moe and former Bush education secretary Rod Paige, and includes voucher advocates Clint …
Church-State Update, Vol. 28, No. 1
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s order that an eight-foot cross be removed from the Mojave National Preserve. The ruling dismissed as a sham the National Park Service’s transfer to a private organization of the land beneath the cross.—TF O, Canada On October 10, Ontario’s conservative Tory Party, led by …
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Washington What do you know, it is possible to get in trouble by blending church and state. The U. S. Department of Defense’s Inspector General has charged that six Army and Air Force officers (including four generals) crossed the line when they appeared in uniform and at recognizable locations at the Pentagon in an evangelical …
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¸Newdow Loses on Technicality. The U.S. Supreme Court voted 8–0 to reject California atheist Michael Newdow’s challenge to “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, on grounds that Newdow lacked custodial rights over his school-age child and hence standing to sue. No decision was made on the legality of “under God,” and it is interesting …
Another Try at Public School Prayer
Church-State Update tracks continuing developments in important federal, state, and local church-state issues. Each item is preceded by an up arrow (-) or a down arrow (¸), based on the story’s implications for separation of church and state and the rights of the nonreligious. Washington Wire . . .¸Education Department Plumps for School Prayer. New U.S. …
Presidential End-Run Yields Faith-Based Victory
Church-State Update tracks continuing developments in important federal, state, and local church-state issues. Each item is preceded by an up arrow () or a down arrow (¸), based on the story’s implications for separation of church and state and the rights of the nonreligious. Washington Wire . . .Bush Orders FaithBased Initiative. After two years …