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Legislatures pray: Will the Supreme Court grant their wishes?

August 16, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Courts, Good government, Politics, Religion in Politics Leave a comment

Does beginning a legislative session with a prayer violate the separation of church and state by endorsing one religion over another? That’s the question

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Good news on separation of church and state

August 3, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts One comment

A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that the board of commissioners in Forsyth County, North Carolina, can no longer begin its meetings with

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