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The Relationship of Church and State in the United States (and Amendment One)

The Impact of the history of Church and State in England and Europe on the Founding Fathers To understand the relationship of church and state in the United States one must know, and account for, the history of the relationship … Continue reading

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Question: What’s the Difference Between Rick Santorum and Franklin Graham?

What’s the difference between Rick Santorum and Franklin Graham? Both Santorum and Graham question if President Barack Obama is a Christian.  Santorum, however, also questions if mainline American Protestants are Christians.  In a 2008 speech Santorum said, “We look at … Continue reading

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Thank God For A Constitution Which Protects Us From Conservative Christians

Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate who is a Mormon United States Constitution, Article VI, paragraph 3 The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States … Continue reading

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Thank God we have a godless Constitution

Posted on Mon, Oct. 31, 2005 Thank God we have a godless Constitution The claim that America began as a Christian nation rewrites history. CHRIS AYERS Special to the Observer Modern-day conservatives say our nation began as a Christian nation … Continue reading

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Texans Rewriting American History

Don McLeroy, who sits on the Texas State Board of Education, had this to say about America and Christianity: The secular humanists may argue that we are a secular nation but we are a Christian nation founded on Christian principles. The way … Continue reading

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Thank God We Have A Godless Constitution

(The article below appeared in The Charlotte Observer and The Center for Progressive Christianity’s newsletter.) Thank God we have a godless Constitution The claim that America began as a Christian nation rewrites history. Modern-day conservatives say our nation began as … Continue reading

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