church-state separation
Secularists sue House chaplain on National Day of Prayer
By Kimberly Winston — May 5, 2016
(RNS) The Freedom From Religion Foundation fights denial of a secular invocation before Congress.
5 faith facts about Lincoln Chafee: ‘I have to be respectful of everyone’
By Kimberly Winston — June 3, 2015
(RNS) The Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat is an Episcopalian who skipped church on the day he was inaugurated governor of Rhode Island as a way of respecting the separation of church and state.
Pope to find mixed political messages in Mexico trip
By Tracy Gordon — March 22, 2012
SILAD, Mexico (RNS) Times have changed to such a degree in Mexico that politicians now seek out the pope and prelates for support. Even so, the hostility of some in Mexico City shows how far the relationship has yet to go between Mexico and the Catholic Church. By David Agren.
COMMENTARY: The Christocrats never really went away
By Tracy Gordon — March 1, 2012
(RNS) I draw no joy in continuing to point out the profound dangers of the religious right and its various allies. Yet there remains the specter of Americans kneeling in submission to a particular interpretation of religion that has become an ideology, an all-encompassing way of life. By A. James Rudin.
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