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Nation
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By Bob Allen
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009 |
President Obama's speech aired live on C-SPAN.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) -- A prominent black Southern Baptist pastor says a Texas school district should explain why it did not allow President Obama's Sept. 8 speech on education to be shown live in classrooms, but is planning later in the month to send selected fifth graders to a similar message by former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura.
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Nation
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By Robert Dilday and Robert Marus
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
The late Sen. Edward Kennedy at the 2008 Democratic National Convention (Senate.gov).
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WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Religious-liberty advocates added their voices Aug. 26 to the thousands mourning the death of longtime Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy after a battle with brain cancer.
Supporters of strong separation between church and state lauded
Kennedy's longtime advocacy for a strong interpretation of both of the
First Amendment’s religion clauses -- the Establishment Clause, which
bars government advancement of religion; and the Free Exercise Clause,
which bars government infringements on the religious freedom of
individuals or groups.
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Nation
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By Robert Marus
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Religious anti-torture groups said the Aug. 24 release of a partially declassified 2004 CIA report on treatment of terrorism suspects justified their critique of Bush administration policies on detainee treatment.
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Nation
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By Robert Marus
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON (ABP) -- President Obama, in an unprecedented Aug. 19 Internet conference that organizers said included 140,000 participants, appealed to faith leaders to boost his attempts to reform America’s health-care system. |
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Nation
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By Bob Allen
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Monday, August 10, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON (ABP) -- President Obama will participate in a national call-in and audio webcast on health reform with religious leaders Aug. 19.
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