Topic: Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Keep Religion Out of Public Schools

Huffington Post - 28 days ago
It seems as if the Florida legislature has crossed a dangerous line. When Sen. Gary Siplin (D-Orlando) proposed S.B. 98, not only did he propose to...

Pandora turns out to be a better description of forest life than most anyone thought

Beliefnet - 75 days ago
Suzanne Simard of the Dept. of Forest Sciences at the University of British Columbia has a delightful short video reporting that multi-species...

Virginia Secular Associations

eHow - 499 days ago
Secular associations are those that either seek to distinguish themselves from religious groups or those that aim to discuss the boundary between the secular world and religion. Americans United For Separation of Church and State The Virginia Chapter of Americans United For ...

Gainesville Church Continues to Court Controversy

Tax Girl - 528 days ago
Terry Jones, the controversial pastor of Evangelical Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, has been making news all week for his plans to burn...

Creche, menorah removed from Pa. courthouse lawn

AP News - 793 days ago
Pa. officials remove nativity scene, menorah from courthouse lawn after lawsuit threatenedOfficials in northeastern Pennsylvania have removed a pair of religious holiday symbols from a public space after being threatened with legal action.Luzerne County commissioners took down the creche (CRESH') and ...

Judge allows public school commencement at church

AP News - 991 days ago
Federal judge rules Wisconsin school district can hold graduation ceremonies in churchA federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Wisconsin school district may continue to hold its graduation ceremonies in a church because the location doesn't necessarily make it a religious event ...

Religion news in brief

AP News - 1577 days ago
Catholic School Criticized for Implementing English-Only PolicyOfficials at St. Anne Catholic School here have gotten mixed reactions to their requirement that students speak only in English while at school.The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita says the school enacted the policy to ...