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Dec 25 2019
Analysis
No, Christmas is not secular
Christmas is (finally) upon us. After months of red-and-green evergreen decorations in every store, and an increasingly unbroken stream of Santa-centric pop songs in every public place, the annual American onslaught reaches its peak this week.
Every year, those of us who don’t celebrate Christmas find ourselves having the same debates over and over again, starting well before
The Week - News
Jun 06 2023
News
Oklahoma greenlights first religious charter school in US; secular group vows to sue
The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board has greenlit the first religious charter school in the United States, a decision that is expected to lead to litigation from a church-state separation group. On Monday, the educational body voted 3-2 to approve the charter application for an online school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. The newly approved St. Isidore will be
The Christian Post
Mar 04 2023
Opinion
Eric Adams’ anti-secular rant should not surprise Democrats this much
Whenever Democrats speak at “prayer breakfasts,” secular nausea ensues. On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams induced queasiness in secularists, be they believers or nonbelievers, when he proclaimed: “Don’t tell me about no separation of church and state. State is the body. Church is the heart. You take the heart out of the body, the body dies.”
That was only the coffee and juice
MSNBC
Nov 07 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Faith versus secularism
The ongoing tug of war demonstrates America’s cultural drift.
Guest Writer - Right
Feb 10 2014
Opinion
Are secular liberals getting cocky?
In pressing their advantage in the culture war, liberals too often overreach. At first it sounds like a publicity stunt. A disgruntled ex-Mormon named Tom Phillips files a criminal complaint in England against the Mormon church, alleging that it promulgates untrue doctrines for the purpose of securing financial contributions from church members. A magistrate then responds by issuing a summons
Damon Linker
Jan 15 2020
News
As Democrats grow more secular, N.H. clergy press candidates on values
In one of the nation’s least religious states, a group of faith leaders is trying to focus the political dialogue around our common humanity – and get a clearer sense of what’s in candidates’ hearts.
The Rev. Jonathan Hopkins wishes every candidate for president would grapple with a troubling truth about this city: Many working people aren’t making ends meet. Some are still in their
Christian Science Monitor
May 17 2015
News
Rand Paul asks: What happens when we topple secular dictators?
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday the renewed debate over the Iraq War should raise a more forward-looking question: "Is it a good idea to topple secular dictators? And what happens when we do?"
The origins of the Iraq War have been in the news again as Jeb Bush — another top contender for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016 — stumbl
USA TODAY
Aug 28 2023
News
French education minister announces ban on Islamic dress in schools
French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced on Sunday that France will ban the Islamic garment known as the abaya in schools.
“The school of the Republic was built around strong values, secularism is one of them. … When you enter a classroom, you shouldn’t be able to identify the religion of pupils,” Attal said in an interview with French TV channel TF1.
“I announce that [
Politico
Aug 29 2023
News
GOP Budget Changes Could Push Trump Prosecutions to Post-2024.
Here’s your news round up from The National Pulse on August 28th, 2023. France has announced a ban on Muslim girls wearing the abaya – an Islamic robe designed to be loose-fitting and cover one’s body– on the grounds that the clothing contravenes the nation’s secular-based education. The ban will come into force on September 4. BBC staff have admitted to digitally altering a photograph of a
The National Pulse
Jul 28 2023
News
O’Connor Was a Lonely Voice for Change — Until Ireland Changed With Her
Sinead O’Connor shocked her strongly Catholic country when she tore up the pope’s picture. But the Church’s sexual abuse scandals made Ireland more secular, and more understanding of her criticisms. When Sinead O’Connor tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992, her protest caused an even bigger uproar in her native Ireland than in the United States. Thirteen years
New York Times (News)