separation of church and state

Texas, Sex, and Separation of Church and State

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

August 21, 2011 - 8:55pm (Print)

The candidacy of presidential contender Texas Governor Rick Perry highlights all the problems with the conservative, anti-sex movement and their investment in theocracy. 

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(VIDEO) O'Donnell's Frightening Display of Ignorance About the Constitution

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

October 20, 2010 - 9:16pm (Print)

Government by empty talking point.  It's a scene right out of Orwell's 1984.  Christine O'Donnell, who is actually running for Senate and espouses a "strict constructionist view" of the Constitution, does not appear to know the first thing about on what basis that construction stands. It's hard to know what to say.  Ya gotta watch the video.

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When Church Becomes State

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by Anat Shenker-Osorio

October 16, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)

Why does the religious right demand government interference in matters of sexuality and yet eagerly block government involvement in matters of welfare? By eliminating government assistance, they hope to force the public to turn to the church.
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Bachmann To Raise Funds for Controversial Christian Punk Ministry

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by Andy Birkey, New Journalist Fellow

October 1, 2009 - 3:18pm (Print)

Rep. Michele Bachmann will be headlining a fundraiser in November for controversial ministry You Can Run But You Cannot Hide (YCRBYCH).
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Want Extra Credit? Submit to Guilt, Shame and Misinformation

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by Tami Sanderson

June 12, 2009 - 8:21am (Print)

My daughter could only get extra credit if she attended an abstinence-only-until-marriage program. And despite dozens of my phone calls, the school board doesn't care.

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God and Abstinence: State Funding for Religious Agendas

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by Kathryn Royals

June 10, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

At the Mississippi Department of Human Services' summit entitled "Abstinence Works: Let's Talk About It," we didn't talk about abstinence, but we sure did chant, cheer, dance, pray and sing about it.

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