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Federal appeals court says Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Friday, March 12, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (ABP) -- The same federal court that sparked controversy in 2002 by ruling that leading public-school students to recite the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional now says the pledge is an "appropriate patriotic exercise" that does not violate the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.
 
Faith leaders say abortion provisions adequate in health-care bill Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Thursday, March 11, 2010
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Twenty-five evangelical and Catholic leaders wrote members of Congress March 11 urging them not to let a dispute over abortion derail passage of health-care reform.
 
Supreme Court accepts case testing limits of free speech Print E-mail
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By Bob Allen   
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to wade into what is expected to be one of the most-watched cases in the court's 2010-2011 term -- whether the privacy rights of grieving families trump the free-speech rights of a controversial Baptist church infamous for picketing military funerals to protest society's growing acceptance of homosexuality.
 
In Texas, Religious Right loses fight with national curriculum implications Print E-mail
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By Ken Camp, Managing Editor   
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
DALLAS (ABP) -- The Religious Right suffered a surprise setback in Texas March 2, when incumbent Don McLeroy -- a creationist and outspoken critic of church-state separation -- narrowly lost his re-election bid for the powerful State Board of Education to challenger Thomas Ratliff in the Republican primary.
 
Supreme Court declines Okla. county’s attempt to display 10 Commandments Print E-mail
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By Robert Marus   
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that could have allowed it to clarify its rules on displaying the 10 Commandments and other religious artifacts on government property. And, as a result, an Oklahoma county will likely have to remove a recently erected Decalogue monument from its courthouse lawn.
 
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Christian ethics and social networking

A student's Facebook entry chronicles the painful details of a romantic break-up. Or describes an ill-spent weekend partying with friends. Or scathingly blisters someone who holds differing political views. Fast-forward a few years. That same student sits in a job interview -- or maybe at a conference table with a church search committee -- and has to answer uncomfortable questions about those entries. [Read More] ...

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