No surprise, but the Obama Administration intends to appeal a federal judge's ruling that the statute establishing the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. The notice of appeal was filed today with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge...
A constitutional amendment that seems headed for the ballot box in Florida would remove that state's long-standing protection against funding religious organizations with tax dollars. In an op-ed in today's Tallahassee Democrat, Baptist Joint Committee...
In a letter signed by leaders of the groups making up the Baptist Joint Committee, Brent Walker urged President Obama to put into action the recommendations of the Faith Advisory Council "as soon as you find feasible." [W]e think the Advisory Council has...
Via Religion Clause, a week after voting to advance a constitutional amendment that would allow state funding of religious organizations, Florida's pre-K-12 Education Committee unanimously approved a bill that would greatly increase religious activity in the...
The transcript of yesterday’s oral argument in CLS v. Martinez is online. I read it last night (so you don’t have to!) with the intention of immediately posting observations and important exchanges, but, you know, this one is a bit of a head-scratcher. I...
In an address to the Women of Joy conference in Louisville, KY Friday, former VP candidate Sarah Palin said: Lest anyone try to convince you that God should be separated from the state, our Founding Fathers, they were believers. And George Washington, he saw faith in...
