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		<title>Bishop who Looks Like PZ Myers Compares Barack Obama to Hitler</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Which is funny, because he might have just Godwined his own tax return. Americans United is calling for an IRS investigation of the Peoria Catholic Diocese after Biship Jenky gave a homily in mass at St. Mary&#8217;s Cathedral in which he said: Hitler and Stalin, at their better moments, would just barely tolerate some churches &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/04/19/bishop-who-looks-like-pz-myers-compares-barack-obama-to-hitler/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Bishop who Looks Like PZ Myers Compares Barack Obama to Hitler</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Carroll County Maryland Employees to Take Bible Class?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/24/carroll-county-maryland-employees-to-take-bible-class/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yeah, more or less: Carroll County commissioners have asked county employees to attend a seminar on the Maryland Constitution led by a conservative Christian minister, sparking accusations that local officials are overstepping the boundary between church and state. The minister in question is David Whitney, who is one of those guys who thinks he can &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/24/carroll-county-maryland-employees-to-take-bible-class/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Carroll County Maryland Employees to Take Bible Class?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dismantling Church-State boundary in Oklahoma is not OK</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The constitution of Oklahoma, like many states, has a part about church-state separation. In Oklahoma, Republicans are tying to remove that provision. Representative Jason Nelson has put forth a ballot initiative that would allow voters to vote out Article 2 Section 5 of the constitution. No public money or property shall ever be appropriated, applied, &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/24/dismantling-church-state-boundary-in-oklahoma-is-not-ok/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Dismantling Church-State boundary in Oklahoma is not OK</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Medina Valley Suit Settled</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/09/medina-valley-suit-settled/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Americans United for Separation of Church and State just announced the settlement of a suit over school sponsored religious activities inthe Medina Valley Independent School District, Castroville, Texas. District officials, administrators, teachers, staff and other employees are no longer allowed to initiate or solicit prayers or join in with students during such activities, or to &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/09/medina-valley-suit-settled/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Medina Valley Suit Settled</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>College Diminishes Faith</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/26/college-diminishes-faith/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Therefore we should stop giving money to them. And now, a word from the next president of the United States: I want my Canadian Passport now, just in case.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Secular Coalition Fails Most 2012 Presidential Candidates on Religiously Intrusive Issues</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/05/secular-coalition-fails-most-2012-presidential-candidates-on-religiously-intrusive-issues/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Secualar Coalition of america just released it&#8217;s 2012 Presidential Candiate Scorecard. Here it is: Key: Candidate’s remarks and/or actions have been: A: Consistently positive. B: Neutral or occasionally positive. C: Mixed, with positive and negative responses. F: Consistently hostile or negative. N/A: At the time of publication, the Secular Coalition for America was unable &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/05/secular-coalition-fails-most-2012-presidential-candidates-on-religiously-intrusive-issues/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Secular Coalition Fails Most 2012 Presidential Candidates on Religiously Intrusive Issues</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Arrests in anti-church-state separation protest.</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/05/arrests-in-anti-church-state-separation-protest/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There were several arrests in New York City, including one councilmember and several pastors, in connection with protest against the eviction of religious groups from public school buildings. Seven demonstrators, including Councilman Fernando Cabrera, were charged with trespass Thursday. Police say they refused to move from the entrance to the city&#8217;s Law Department in Manhattan. &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/01/05/arrests-in-anti-church-state-separation-protest/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Arrests in anti-church-state separation protest.</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flying Spaghetti Monster Strikes Again!</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/21/flying-spaghetti-monster-strikes-again/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This time, at the lawn in front of the Leesburg County Court House in Virginia: Beside a Christmas tree and creche sits a large banner with a nativity scene in which baby Jesus has been replaced by a plate of spaghetti with googly eyes. A crowd that includes pirates and gnomes surrounds Jesus. At the &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/21/flying-spaghetti-monster-strikes-again/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Flying Spaghetti Monster Strikes Again!</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8220;Silent Night&#8221; Sung</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/20/silent-night-sung/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I had earlier mentioned that Americans United sof Separation of Chruch and State had expressed concern over the singing of the song &#8220;Silent Night&#8221; in a school Christmas program; Well, the event carried out and the song was sung, and AU has no immediate plans. Alex Luchenitser, associate legal director for Separation of Church and &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/20/silent-night-sung/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220;Silent Night&#8221; Sung</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>President Newt Gingrich Would Arrest Pro Church-State Separation Judges</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/18/president-new-gingrich-would-arrest-pro-church-state-separation-judges/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is why I don&#8217;t want to hear you belly-aching about Obama and telling us all about how you can&#8217;t vote for him because he didn&#8217;t do some thing you for some quite possibly invalid reason you thought he would do despite having only two years without a Republican congress and almost no time without &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/18/president-new-gingrich-would-arrest-pro-church-state-separation-judges/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">President Newt Gingrich Would Arrest Pro Church-State Separation Judges</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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