https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/05/arrests-in-anti-church-state-separation-protest/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:32:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/05/arrests-in-anti-church-state-separation-protest/#comment-19225 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:32:59 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1834#comment-19225 Frankly (hah!) I think the Ben Franklin quote misses the point (and can be used to justify cuts in spending for just about anything, including medical research).

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/05/arrests-in-anti-church-state-separation-protest/#comment-19224 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:05:27 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1834#comment-19224 Public tax dollars should not be used to fund religious organizations. This policy not only protects our tax dollars but also protects churches from government intrusion, a point often missed by advocates of church funding. A truism dating back to Ben Franklin is that if a church can’t fund itself through private donations then we must question whether the church is worth funding.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/05/arrests-in-anti-church-state-separation-protest/#comment-19223 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:40:28 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1834#comment-19223 Have any of these highly principled persons gotten themselves arrested in protest of families being evicted from their homes by crooked banks, or are such evictions just not important enough for them?

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/05/arrests-in-anti-church-state-separation-protest/#comment-19222 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:02:50 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1834#comment-19222 So all that is needed is several arrests to review a court order and policy?

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