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SCHOOL/GOVERNMENT PRAYER ISSUES RELIGION PROMOTED WITH PUBLIC FUNDING RELIGIOUS CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS RELIGION PROMOTED BY PROCLAMATION	SCHOOL VOUCHER & TAX CREDIT SCAMS MISCELLANEOUS CHURCH/STATE ISSUES RELIGION PROMOTED IN MOTTOS, SEALS AND DOCUMENTS MISAPPLICATION OF CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION	TEN COMMANDMENTS POSTINGS RELIGION PROMOTED BY PUBLIC DISPLAYS CREATIONISM/EVOLUTION ISSUES
SCHOOL/GOVERNMENT PRAYER ISSUES School eliminates prayer policy Dallas Morning News - 7-7-2000 Louisiana School District Agrees To Stop Official School Prayer Americans United - 6-27-2000 In Long-Awaited Victory, High Court Vacates Alabama Decision Allowing Public School Prayer ACLU - 6-26-2000 Supreme Court Orders New Review Of Alabama School Prayer Case Americans United - 6-26-2000 Supreme Court sets aside ruling allowing some prayer in Alabama schools Freedom Forum - 6-26-2000 ACLU challenges Virginia's moment-of-silence law Freedom Forum - 6-23-2000 ACLU Challenges Virginia's "Minute of Silence" Law ACLU - 6-22-2000 S.C. House condemns Supreme Court prayer ruling Freedom Forum - 6-21-2000 Alabama attorney general: State rules for school prayer won't change Freedom Forum - 6-20-2000 Religious Leaders Support Supreme Court Decision Banning Prayer at Football Games Interfaith Alliance - 6-20-2000 Supreme Court Ruling On Football Prayer A Victory For Individual Freedom Americans United - 6-19-2000 Supreme Court And Prayer At Football Games: Frequently Asked Questions Americans United - 6-19-2000 ACLU Hails "Total Victory" for Religious Liberty In High Court's Rejection of School Stadium Prayers ACLU - 6-19-2000 Supreme Court bans student-led prayer at football games Freedom Forum - 6-19-2000 Supreme Court Narrowly Upholds First Amendment in Texas Football School Prayer Case People For The American Way - 6-19-2000 Federal judge gives early victory to foes of state school-prayer law Freedom Forum - 6-15-2000 Virginia schools chief to educators: Don't mention prayer Freedom Forum - 6-15-2000 Federal Judge Strikes Down Louisiana School Prayer Law Americans United - 6-14-2000 Father asks educators to cease leading prayers at school events Freedom Forum - 6-7-2000 Louisiana Time Warp Americans United - 6-1-2000 Appeals panel dismisses challenge to Texas school's graduation prayer policy Freedom Forum - 6-1-2000 ACLU files federal complaint over prayers before grand jury hearings Freedom Forum - 5-15-2000 Congress considers religion as way to curb drug-use and violence in public schools Freedom Forum - 5-3-2000 ISTOOK NATIONAL SCHOOL PRAYER AMENDMENT School Prayer Amendment Will Not Ensure Safe Schools ACLU - 9-15-1999 Rep. Istook Reintroduces Constitutional Amendment On School Prayer, Religious School Vouchers Americans United - 9-15-1999 Congressman introduces another prayer bill Freedom Forum - 9-15-1999 National Religious Leaders Respond to Rep. Ernest Istook's Re-Introduction of Misnamed Religious Freedom Amendment Interfaith Alliance - 9-15-1999 Statement of People For the American Way Opposing Reintroduction Of The Istook Amendment People For The American Way - 9-15-1999 Supporters of Religious Freedom Amendment work to keep bill alive Freedom Forum - 6-10-1998 Religious Coercion Amendment Defeated Narrowly Interfaith Alliance - 6-5-1998 House Decisively Rejects School Prayer Amendment ACLU - 6-4-1998 Americans United Applauds House Vote Against The Istook Prayer Amendment Americans United - 6-4-1998 Religious Freedom Amendment defeated in House Freedom Forum - 6-4-1998 Rep. Istook Continues to Distort Facts About Religious Freedom People For The American Way - 6-4-1998 Statement of Carole Shields, President, People For The American Way, Opposing The Istook Amendment People For The American Way - 6-4-1998 House nears vote on constitutional amendment guaranteeing school prayer Freedom Forum - 6-3-1998 Religious Leaders Oppose Constitutional Amendment Interfaith Alliance - 6-2-1998 Not so fast on prayer proposal Freedom Forum - 6-1-1998 Clinton speaks out against school-prayer amendment Freedom Forum - 6-1-1998 First Amendment is all we need to protect religion Freedom Forum - 4-23-1998 Religious Coercion Amendment Update Interfaith Alliance - 3-18-1998 Say NO to the Religious Coercion Amendment Interfaith Alliance - 3-6-1998 House Judiciary Committee Approves Istook Religion Amendment Amendment Is Disaster of 'Titanic' Proportions, Says AU Americans United - 3-4-1998 Congressional committee approves Religious Freedom Amendment Freedom Forum - 3-4-1998 House committee to vote on Religious Freedom Amendment Freedom Forum - 3-2-1998 Istook Religion Amendment Set To Move In Congress Americans United - 2-27-1998 Religious Freedom Amendment boosters urge congressional vote Freedom Forum - 1-20-1998 House Panel Approves School-Prayer Amendment; Proposal Would Gut Religious Liberty ACLU - 10-28-1997 House Subcommittee Supports Religious Freedom Amendment Freedom Forum - 10-28-1997 House Subcommittee Debates Religious Freedom Amendment Freedom Forum - 7-23-1997 School Prayer Amendment Begins to Move; Hearings Show Divisiveness of Proposal ACLU - 7-22-1997 School Prayer Amendment Hearings Begin Today Interfaith Alliance - 7-22-1997 School Prayer Amendment Threatens Bill of Rights Interfaith Alliance - 6-9-1997 Religious Leaders Unite Against Istook Amendment Interfaith Alliance - 5-22-1997 Religious Leaders to Speak on Behalf of Religious Tolerance, Liberty Interfaith Alliance - 5-20-1997 School Prayer Amendment Introduced in Congress; ACLU Says Proposal Has Dangerous New Potential ACLU - 5-8-1997 Religious Freedom Amendment Introduced in House Judiciary Committee Freedom Forum - 5-8-1997 Clergy Speak Out Against Istook Amendment Interfaith Alliance - 4-22-1997 Conservatives push religious-equality amendment Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1995 House Holds Hearings on Prayer Amendment National Campaign For Freedom Of Expression - Summer 1995 NATIONAL PRAYER AT SCHOOL SPORTS EVENTS RESOLUTION House urges high court to support prayer before public school sporting events Freedom Forum - 11-3-1999 House Vote On Football Prayer Is 'Shameless Political Posturing,' Says Americans United Americans United - 11-2-1999 House Measure Runs Counter to American Tradition of Religious Freedom, Says ACLU ACLU - 11-2-1999 House urges high court to overturn decision in Texas prayer case Freedom Forum - 10-21-1999 NATIONAL "PRAYER, FASTING AND HUMILIATION" RESOLUTION 'Prayer And Fasting' Resolution Fails In House Americans United - 6-30-1999 Some in Congress resolved to push us all to pray Freedom Forum - 6-30-1999 House narrowly rejects resolution urging Americans to recognize God Freedom Forum - 6-30-1999 Prayer Resolution Shows House 'Hopelessly Adrift,' Says Americans United Americans United - 6-28-1999 NATIONAL SCHOOL PRAYER AND RELIGIOUS MEMORIAL PROPOSAL Congress talks prayer in public schools following violence in Colorado Freedom Forum - 5-20-1999 Government by panic: Doing violence to the Constitution Freedom Forum - 5-20-1999 Americans United Criticizes Senate Passage Of School Prayer And Religious Memorial Proposal Americans United - 5-19-1999 OTHER NATIONAL SCHOOL PRAYER LEGISLATION Conservative senators back measures to protect voluntary student prayer Freedom Forum - 3-4-1999 Amendment to secure public school prayer again before Congress Freedom Forum - 1-21-1999 DELAWARE PRAYER LEGISLATION Future of Delaware school prayer bill in doubt Freedom Forum - 6-24-1999 FLORIDA PRAYER LEGISLATION Faith Against Faith: Florida Bill Would Sow Division In Public Schools People For The American Way - 4-9-1999 KENTUCKY PRAYER LEGISLATION Kentucky Senate approves school-prayer bill Freedom Forum - 1-26-1998 Alabama, Kentucky lawmakers propose school-prayer measures Freedom Forum - 1-16-1998 NEVADA PRAYER LEGISLATION Nevada state lawmaker wants to open schools to prayer meetings, Bible study Freedom Forum - 3-3-1999 NEW HAMPSHIRE PRAYER LEGISLATION New Hampshire lawmaker wants Christian prayer in public schools Freedom Forum - 1-4-1999 ALABAMA MOMENT OF SILENCE LEGISLATION Governor signs bill to allow silent prayers at start of school day Freedom Forum - 4-28-1998 Alabama Legislature sends school-prayer bill to governor Freedom Forum - 4-17-1998 School prayer bills multiply in Alabama legislature Freedom Forum - 3-19-1998 MISSISSIPPI MOMENT OF SILENCE LEGISLATION Mississippi House approves moment-of-silence, Ten Commandments bills Freedom Forum - 3-7-2000 VIRGINIA MOMENT OF SILENCE LEGISLATION Virginia passes revised moment-of-silence bill Freedom Forum - 3-7-2000 Minute of Silence Passes Va. House Washington Post - 3-7-2000 School Bill Seeks Moment of Silence Chicago Tribune - 1-21-2000 OTHER MOMENT OF SILENCE LAW STORIES Moment-of-silence laws popular with legislators Freedom Forum - 2-11-2000 Moment of silence in public schools Institute For First Amendment Studies - 12-1-1994 OPENING PRAYER AT GOVERNMENT MEETINGS CASES ACLU Lawsuit Seeks to End West Virginia Judge's Courtroom Prayer Sessions ACLU - 5-11-2000 Utah man tries again to force city council to open with his prayer Freedom Forum - 8-9-1999 Tennessee school officials may flout federal court on school-board prayer Freedom Forum - 4-13-1999 High court won't hear Utah challenge to prayer before council meetings Freedom Forum - 3-29-1999 Federal appeals court: Prayers at school board meetings are unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 3-22-1999 ACLU of Ohio Wins Cleveland School Board Prayer Case ACLU - 3-18-1999 The prayer corner Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1999 Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Utah man's prayer suit Freedom Forum - 10-29-1998 Appeals court to rehear ‘our mother in heaven’ prayer case Freedom Forum - 2-2-1998 California teachers sue to end school board prayers Freedom Forum - 1-14-1998 Partial Victory Declared in Challenge To Official Prayer at CA District ACLU - 1-12-1998 School board rescinds invocation invitation Freedom Forum - 12-12-1997 ALABAMA SCHOOL PRAYER CASE ACLU seeks high court review of Alabama school-prayer decision Freedom Forum - 12-6-1999 ACLU Seeks Supreme Court Review Of Ruling in Alabama School Prayer Case ACLU - 12-3-1999 Federal appeals court refuses to review Alabama prayer case Freedom Forum - 10-8-1999 Civil rights group seeks review of decision in Alabama prayer case Freedom Forum - 8-6-1999 DeKalb County, Ala., schools get new religion guidelines Freedom Forum - 7-30-1999 Alabama officials, ACLU debate necessity of court monitor in prayer case Freedom Forum - 7-26-1999 Alabama schools left to hammer out practical implications of latest prayer ruling Freedom Forum - 7-20-1999 Federal Appellate Court Decision In Alabama School Prayer Case Is 'Mixed Bag,' Says Americans United Americans United - 7-15-1999 Federal appeals court overturns part of Alabama school-prayer ban Freedom Forum - 7-14-1999 Alabama attorney wins religious-freedom award Freedom Forum - 4-8-1999 Florida group drafts impeachment articles against federal judge Freedom Forum - 1-29-1999 Alabama school-prayer ban challenged by attorney general Freedom Forum - 12-4-1998 Federal Appeals Court to Hear Challenge of Ruling Prohibiting School-Sponsored Religious Activities ACLU - 12-2-1998 Alabama school official says prayer ban boosted religious activity Freedom Forum - 11-25-1998 Education concerns trump school prayer in election of Alabama governor Freedom Forum - 11-5-1998 Court monitor keeps eye out for prayer at DeKalb County football games Freedom Forum - 8-28-1998 Gov. James: Public officials trump the Supreme Court Freedom Forum - 5-6-1998 Judge refuses to let Alabama principal out of training sessions Freedom Forum - 8-17-1998 Alabama principal asks to be excused from court-ordered tutoring sessions Freedom Forum - 8-14-1998 Alabama teachers get lessons in upholding First Amendment Freedom Forum - 8-12-1998 Alabama public school principal says he did not defy judge's order Freedom Forum - 8-10-1998 Federal judge praises Alabama school board's efforts to abide by order Freedom Forum - 8-6-1998 Court monitor: Principal may be behind religious expressions at graduation Freedom Forum - 7-29-1998 Alabama Governor reiterates support for public defiance of federal judge Freedom Forum - 6-26-1998 High court turns deaf ear to governor’s appeal in school-prayer fight Freedom Forum - 6-22-1998 Court monitor reports on possible violations at Alabama graduation Freedom Forum - 6-9-1998 Christian-infused high school graduation may have defied federal order Freedom Forum - 5-29-1998 Alabama governor's attorney-son defends Supreme Court argument Freedom Forum - 5-7-1998 Alabama governor tells U.S. Supreme Court its rulings can be ignored Freedom Forum - 5-6-1998 Judge orders attorneys' fees paid in Alabama school-prayer case Freedom Forum - 5-4-1998 Alabama educators learn do's, don'ts of religion in schools Freedom Forum - 4-24-1998 Alabama school board, Jewish family settle lawsuit Freedom Forum - 4-24-1998 Alabama issues religious guidelines for graduations Freedom Forum - 4-14-1998 Court-mandated training irks Alabama religious group Freedom Forum - 4-7-1998 Alabama attorney general appeals school-prayer order Freedom Forum - 3-23-1998 Court monitor completes first visits to Alabama schools in prayer case Freedom Forum - 3-4-1998 Alabama lawmakers pass more school-prayer laws Freedom Forum - 1-30-1998 Scholars to help Alabama school district find common ground Freedom Forum - 1-8-1998 Judge defends ban on student-led prayer in Alabama public schools Freedom Forum - 12-22-1997 Alabama Federal Judge Clears Way for School Prayer Injunction to Take Effect ACLU - 12-18-1997 State issues guidelines for religious activity in Alabama schools Freedom Forum - 12-11-1997 Judge urged to enforce order in Alabama school-prayer case Freedom Forum - 11-21-1997 Alabama judge issues final federal order in school-prayer case Freedom Forum - 11-17-1997 Alabama Federal Judge Issues Final Order In School Prayer Case ACLU - 11-13-1997 ACLU Fact Sheet: Five Areas of Religious Activities Allowed in Alabama Public Schools ACLU - 11-13-1997 Alabama official requests delayed enforcement of injunction Freedom Forum - 11-11-1997 Alabama governor, judge oppose federal school-prayer injunction Freedom Forum - 11-10-1997 First Amendment 'invalid' in Etowah County Institute For First Amendment Studies - 11-1-1997 Officials ordered to quit "aiding, abetting" school-prayer law Freedom Forum - 10-31-1997 Jewish Parents Sue Alabama School System For Persecuting Their Children ACLU - 8-14-1997 Alabama 'Voluntary' Prayer Law Ruled Unconstitutional; Federal Judge Upholds ACLU's Challenge ACLU - 3-14-1997 Americans United and ACLU of Alabama Sue School Districts to Halt Egregious Violations of Seperation of Church and State ACLU - 2-1-1996 LOUISIANA SCHOOL PRAYER CASE Second Family Joins Lawsuit Challenging Religious Practices In Louisiana Public Schools Americans United - 12-17-1999 High school student sues Louisiana officials over prayer policy Freedom Forum - 12-7-1999 Louisiana School Prayer Law Challenged In Federal Court Americans United - 12-3-1999 MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL PRAYER CASE God, country and the Constitution: A perpetual American debate Freedom Forum - 1-21-2000 Mississippi Mother Wins School Prayer Challenge Before U.S. Judge ACLU - 6-3-1996 Lisa Herdahl's Struggle for Religious Liberty in Pontotoc County, Mississippi People For The American Way - 6-3-1996 Mississippi Mother's School Prayer Challenge Goes to Trial ACLU - 3-4-1996 Mother's Challenge to Mississippi School Prayer Goes to Trial Before U.S. Judge on Monday, March 4th ACLU - 2-29-1996 APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VA SCHOOL PRAYER CASE School district drops plan to post Lord's Prayer Freedom Forum - 9-23-1999 Virginia school district considers Lord's Prayer, moment of silence Freedom Forum - 9-1-1999 ACLU of VA Urges School Officials to Drop Plans For "Moment of Silence" and Posting of Prayer ACLU - 8-26-1999 AUGUSTA, KS SCHOOL PRAYER CASE Kansas school board narrowly rescinds policy permitting organized prayer Freedom Forum - 9-21-1999 Kansas school board lets students use intercom for prayer Freedom Forum - 9-17-1999 DUNCANVILLE, TX SCHOOL PRAYER CASE IFAS member wins school prayer case Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-1994 A Freedom Writer wins church/state battle Institute For First Amendment Studies - 11-1-1991 School prayer in Duncanville Institute For First Amendment Studies - 4-1-1990 LITTLE ROCK, AR SCHOOL PRAYER CASE Teacher claims Arkansas school district promotes religion Freedom Forum - 10-12-1999 NICEVILLE, FL SCHOOL PRAYER CASE School board settles with educators under fire for religious activities Freedom Forum - 5-1-1998 DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA FOOTBALL GAMES PRAYER CASE Don't mix prayer and football Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1989 EVANSVILLE, IN FOOTBALL GAMES PRAYER CASE Indiana public school football teams pray on despite legal warnings Freedom Forum - 11-22-1999 KATY, TX FOOTBALL GAME PRAYER CASE Texas high school students barred from praying before game in Astrodome Freedom Forum - 12-9-1998 POPLARVILLE, MS FOOTBALL GAMES PRAYER CASE Teen calls prayer at high school football games out of bounds Freedom Forum - 2-2-1998 SANTA FE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TX FOOTBALL GAMES PRAYER CASE Supreme Court expresses skepticism about student-led pre-game prayers Freedom Forum - 3-29-2000 Americans United Urges Supreme Court To Reject School-Sponsored Prayer At Football Games Americans United - 2-2-2000 U.S. Supreme Court to hear high school student speech case Student Press Law Center - 12-22-1999 Backers of school prayer praise high court's decision to hear Texas case Freedom Forum - 11-16-1999 Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Of Texas Football Prayer Case Americans United - 11-15-1999 Supreme Court to decide issue of student prayer at football games Freedom Forum - 11-15-1999 Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Student Prayer Case People For The American Way - 11-15-1999 Federal judge expands order allowing prayer at high school football games Freedom Forum - 10-11-1999 Texas school district vows to pray Freedom Forum - 9-20-1999 Religious advocates urge Texas schools to allow prayer rallies Freedom Forum - 9-8-1999 Texas student says pre-game prayer after federal judge clears way Freedom Forum - 9-7-1999 Texas football-prayer supporters defy court ban Freedom Forum - 8-30-1999 Texas teen resigns pre-game duties amid debate on student-led prayer Freedom Forum - 8-26-1999 Texas school district appeals school-prayer case to Supreme Court Freedom Forum - 4-23-1999 Texas governor asks federal appeals court to reconsider prayer ruling Freedom Forum - 3-29-1999 Federal appeals court: Student prayer at football games is unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 3-3-1999 ACLU of Texas Files A Complaint Against Santa Fe ISD ACLU - 4-4-1995 DUVAL COUNTY, FL GRADUATION PRAYER CASE ACLU to Appeal Court Ruling on Jacksonville School Prayer ACLU Florida - 3-16-2000 Americans United Deplores Federal Court Ruling On High School Graduation Prayer Americans United - 3-16-2000 Federal appeals court upholds Florida district's graduation-prayer policy Freedom Forum - 3-16-2000 School prayer policy upheld Florida Times Union - 3-16-2000 Appeals court to reconsider graduation-prayer case this week Freedom Forum - 10-18-1999 Federal appeals court vacates decision barring prayer at Florida graduations Freedom Forum - 6-4-1999 Florida school board votes to appeal graduation-prayer decision Freedom Forum - 5-21-1999 Appeals court strikes Florida school district's policy on graduation prayers Freedom Forum - 5-13-1999 Federal Appeals Court Rules Unconstitutional Religious Exercises in Florida Public Schools ACLU - 5-12-1999 Florida school district's policy on graduation prayer goes before appeals court Freedom Forum - 5-7-1999 Appeals court refuses to halt Florida graduation prayer messages Freedom Forum - 6-2-1998 Florida judge denies ACLU attempt to ban student prayer during graduation Freedom Forum - 5-28-1998 ACLU seeks court order to block prayer at graduation Freedom Forum - 5-26-1998 FORT WORTH, TX GRADUATION PRAYER CASE Federal judge throws out student's graduation-prayer claim Freedom Forum - 10-28-1999 Texas school district sued over policy limiting sectarian prayer at graduation Freedom Forum - 6-2-1999 MADISON SCHOOL DISTRICT, ID GRADUATION PRAYER CASE Appeals court to reconsider student-led prayer in Idaho case Freedom Forum - 3-22-1999 Federal appeals court denies further review of student-led prayer decision Freedom Forum - 1-28-1999 Appellate judges open door to review of graduation prayer decision Freedom Forum - 7-10-1998 Federal court allows student-led graduation prayers Freedom Forum - 5-28-1998 OROVILLE, CA GRADUATION PRAYER CASE Federal judge upholds policy of limiting prayer at high school graduations Freedom Forum - 6-23-1999 Federal judge upholds bar against religious messages in commencement speeches Freedom Forum - 12-17-1998 PROVIDENCE, RI GRADUATION PRAYER CASE Bush for prayer Institute For First Amendment Studies - 3-1-1991 SILVER SPRING, MD GRADUATION PRAYER CASE Maryland lawmakers urge prayer at school-sponsored events Freedom Forum - 3-2-2000 Maryland teen walks out of graduation over prayer Freedom Forum - 5-28-1999 Graduation prayer shows lessons not learned Freedom Forum - 5-28-1999 STEVENSVILLE, MT GRADUATION PRAYER CASE School board turns down teen's request for graduation prayer Freedom Forum - 5-5-1998 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATION PRAYER CASE Supreme Court turns away professor’s challenge of school prayer Freedom Forum - 3-23-1998 GRADUATION PRAYER STORIES Religious endorsement posing as free speech fools no one Freedom Forum - 6-2-1998 Prayer during high school graduation remains contentious battle Freedom Forum - 5-19-1998 Graduation a time for celebration, not shouting Freedom Forum - 4-26-1998 Graduation prayer advisory Institute For First Amendment Studies - 7-1-1994 Supreme Court refuses to hear two church/state cases Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-1993 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BASKETBALL COACH LEADING PRAYER ACLU wants university coach to stop praying with his team Freedom Forum - 3-7-2000 LONDON, OH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH LEADING PRAYER High school football coach vows to keep prayer off school grounds Freedom Forum - 10-20-1999 ACLU Declares Victory in Ohio School Where Football Coach Led Prayers, Read Scripture ACLU - 10-19-1999 ACLU Will Defend Five Sued for Libel By Football Coach in Ohio School Prayer Case ACLU - 7-6-1999 Ohio civil rights group sues school district, claiming coach advances religion Freedom Forum - 7-1-1999 Ohio high school coach continues to pray with team Freedom Forum - 9-10-1998 School says football coach to stop prayers, but he denies it Freedom Forum - 8-21-1998 Ohio high school football coach accused of violating separation of church and state Freedom Forum - 8-13-1998 SACRAMENTO, CA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH LEADING PRAYER Americans United Applauds California High School For Swift Resolution To Basketball Prayer Controversy Americans United - 3-19-1999 BRONX, NY TEACHER FIRED FOR LEADING PRAYER NYC teacher leads students in prayer Institute For First Amendment Studies - 7-1-1998 Termination Of New York Teacher For Praying With Students Was Justified, Says Americans United Americans United - 6-25-1998 Teacher's prayers unconstitutional Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-18-1998 OTHER SCHOOL PRAYER STORIES Our Nation -- and world -- battle religious intolerance Robyn Blumner - 4-2-2000 God, country and the Constitution: A perpetual American debate Freedom Forum - 1-21-2000 Texas students seek 'solemnization' similar to prayer Freedom Forum - 10-8-1998 Preserve our Diverse Faiths Interfaith Alliance - 3-24-1997 Don't say a prayer for me Institute For First Amendment Studies - 5-1-1996 First International Survey of Prayer in Schools Finds That World's Major Countries Reject State-Sanctioned School Prayer ACLU - 5-15-1995 School prayer and America's deeply rooted traditions Institute For First Amendment Studies - 4-1-1994 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	SCHOOL VOUCHER & TAX CREDIT SCAMS Voucher Referenda Threaten Religious Freedom In Michigan And California Americans United - 7-5-2000 ACLU challenges Louisiana's tax breaks for religious groups Freedom Forum - 6-2-2000 NATIONAL VOUCHER & TAX CREDIT PLANS House Rebuffs Republican Leaders on Vouchers ACLU - 10-21-1999 Dick Armey's 'Voucher Du Jour' Approach Ignores Real School Needs People For The American Way - 10-20-1999 ACLU Criticizes Republican Leadership As Voucher Battle Erupts On House Floor ACLU - 10-20-1999 Congress considers nationwide voucher program Freedom Forum - 10-19-1999 Illusions of Choice: ACLU Statement On Introduction of 'Academic Emergency Act' ACLU - 9-29-1999 Armey's Education Plan is the Real Disaster, Says Shields People For The American Way - 9-29-1999 Voucher Battle Returns to Capitol Hill ACLU - 9-23-1999 Bush's National Voucher Proposal Victimizes the Nation's Poor Children, Imperils Reforms In Neediest Schools People For The American Way - 9-2-1999 McCain's Voucher Proposal Threatens to Weaken Public Schools People For The American Way - 7-29-1999 PFAW President Calls Coverdell Scheme "Tragic Waste" People For The American Way - 7-12-1998 ACLU Says GOP Leadership Masquerading As Boosters Of Beleaguered Public Schools ACLU - 1-20-1998 President vetoes education tax-break bill Freedom Forum - 7-23-1998 Senate nears vote on education tax-break bill Freedom Forum - 3-17-1998 Attacks on Public Education Fail; Tax Scheme, Vouchers Are Rejected ACLU - 11-5-1997 House to Vote on Unconstitutional, Discriminatory Voucher Scheme ACLU - 10-30-1997 ARIZONA TAX CREDIT PLANS Voucher backers cheer high court's refusal to hear Arizona challenge Freedom Forum - 10-5-1999 Arizona high court upholds tax credits in face of church-state challenge Freedom Forum - 1-28-1999 Arizona Ruling No Green Light for Vouchers People For The American Way - 1-27-1999 CALIFORNIA VOUCHER PLANS Californians face voucher 'velociraptor' Institute For First Amendment Studies - 8-1-1993 God's gift to California Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-1993 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOUCHER PLAN Voucher supporters bemoan presidential veto Freedom Forum - 5-27-1998 Clinton vetoes school-voucher bill Freedom Forum - 5-21-1998 House narrowly passes D.C. voucher plan Freedom Forum - 5-1-1998 House Adopts School Voucher Scheme, Abandons Principles of Fairness and Equality ACLU - 4-30-1998 House Passes D.C. School Vouchers, Flunks Constitutional Test, Says AU Americans United - 4-30-1998 D.C. voucher bill nears House vote Freedom Forum - 4-10-1998 House Narrowly OKs Discriminatory Voucher Scheme; Defying Senate, President and American Public ACLU - 10-9-1997 Senate Rejects Voucher Scheme ACLU - 9-30-1997 FLORIDA VOUCHER PLAN National & Local Leaders Rally in Support of Public Schools, Warn of Voucher Problems People For The American Way - 4-27-2000 State judge strikes down Florida voucher law Freedom Forum - 3-15-2000 Florida judge rejects school-voucher system AP - 3-15-2000 Florida Court Rejects School Vouchers, ACLU Hails Victory for Children ACLU - 3-14-2000 Florida Court Strikes Down Private School Voucher Program Americans United - 3-14-2000 Private School Vouchers Found Unconstitutional in Florida People For The American Way - 3-14-2000 Religious School Voucher Program Challenged In Florida Court Americans United - 6-22-1999 Florida governor signs statewide voucher program Freedom Forum - 6-22-1999 PFAWF, Other Groups Go to Florida Court to Stop Unconstitutional Voucher Bill People For The American Way - 6-22-1999 ACLU of FL Blasts Governor's Approval of First-Ever Statewide Voucher Program ACLU - 6-21-1999 Bush's Signature on Florida Voucher Bill Paves Way for Constitutional Showdown People For The American Way - 6-21-1999 Florida Private School Voucher Legislation Certain To Face Legal Challenge Americans United - 4-30-1999 Florida lawmakers pass statewide voucher plan Freedom Forum - 4-30-1999 The First – and Worst – Statewide Voucher Plan People For The American Way - 4-29-1999 Vouchers Undermine School Reforms & Weaken Neediest Schools, Florida Public Schools Supporters Warn People For The American Way - 3-25-1999 Voucher plan moves forward as prayer bill is introduced in Florida Legislature Freedom Forum - 3-17-1999 ACLU Responds to Gov. Jeb Bush's Call for School Vouchers in Today's "State of the State" Address ACLU - 3-2-1999 Florida lawmakers' new bills spurring church-state debate Freedom Forum - 2-26-1999 Bush's "Blank Check" Voucher Bill No Guarantee of Better Education, Critics Say People For The American Way - 2-23-1999 Florida school-aid bill looks like religious education to some Freedom Forum - 2-18-1999 Voucher Truth Squad Warns Florida to Beware "Bait & Switch" Tactics of School Vouchers Supporters People For The American Way - 10-22-1998 ILLINOIS TAX CREDIT PLAN Families argue tuition tax credit violates church-state separation Freedom Forum - 3-31-2000 Illinois Tuition Tax Credit Unfair to Poor Kids and Families People For The American Way - 11-4-1999 MAINE VOUCHER PLAN Supreme Court Turns Down Church-State Cases Americans United - 10-12-1999 Supreme Court Lets Policy Against Education Vouchers Stand People For The American Way - 10-12-1999 Federal court rules Maine does not have to pay for religious schooling Freedom Forum - 6-2-1999 Federal Court Of Appeals Rules Against Private Religious School Vouchers Americans United - 6-1-1999 Federal Court Vetoes Tax Dollars for Religious Education in Maine People For The American Way - 6-1-1999 Maine's high court rules that state doesn't have to fund religious education Freedom Forum - 4-28-1999 Maine Supreme Court Rejects Private Religious School Vouchers Americans United - 4-26-1999 Taxpayers May Not Be Forced to Pay for Religious Schools, Maine's Highest Court Says People For The American Way - 4-26-1999 Federal appeals panel hears arguments in Maine school-choice case Freedom Forum - 2-5-1999 Federal judge rules Maine does not have to subsidize religious schooling Freedom Forum - 8-19-1998 Taxpayers may not be forced to pay for religious schools, federal court rules People For The American Way - 8-17-1998 Federal Court In Maine Rejects Religious School Tuition Americans United - 8-14-1998 Maine's constitution bars public funds from supporting religion, judge says Freedom Forum - 5-5-1998 Maine's school choice program attacked for excluding religious institutions Freedom Forum - 4-14-1998 MICHIGAN VOUCHER PLAN Vouchers: Old fight, new heat Free Press - 12-16-1999 PFAWF & NAACP Alert Michigan of Approaching Voucher Fight, Urge Support of Public Schools People For The American Way - 10-26-1999 PFAWF and NAACP Urge Michigan Voters To Shore Up Public Schools and Reject Voucher Experiments People For The American Way - 10-7-1999 PFAW Joins Fight Against Voucher Ballot Initiative in Michigan People For The American Way - 8-24-1999 PENNSYLVANIA VOUCHER PLAN PFAW Urges Legislators to Resist Gov. Ridge's Stealth Attack on Public Schools People For The American Way - 5-5-1999 Ridge's Private School Voucher Plan Faulted As 'High-Dollar, High-Risk Roll Of The Dice' People For The American Way - 3-30-1999 Pennsylvania governor to introduce vouchers in education plan Freedom Forum - 3-16-1999 VERMONT VOUCHER PLAN U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Vermont Voucher Controversy Americans United - 12-13-1999 High court declines review of Vermont voucher case Freedom Forum - 12-13-1999 Vermont Supreme Court rules against vouchers for religious schools Freedom Forum - 6-14-1999 Vermont Supreme Court Rejects Religious School Vouchers Americans United - 6-11-1999 Vermont Supreme Court Rejects Tax Dollars for Religious Schools People For The American Way - 6-11-1999 Vermont high court considers school voucher program Freedom Forum - 3-11-1998 VIRGINIA TAX CREDIT PLAN Richest Families Would Reap Over $100 Million from Virginia’s Proposed Tuition Tax Credit People For The American Way - 2-8-2000 CLEVELAND, OH VOUCHER PLAN Ohio Vouchers Struck Down The Last Word - 1-7-2000 Federal judge strikes down Cleveland voucher program Freedom Forum - 12-21-1999 Federal Judge Strikes Down Ohio School Voucher Program Americans United - 12-20-1999 Federal Court Overturns Ohio Vouchers People For The American Way - 12-20-1999 Supreme Court lifts injunction against Cleveland voucher program Freedom Forum - 11-8-1999 Federal judge alters order, allows some vouchers to remain in effect Freedom Forum - 8-30-1999 Voucher supporters urge appeals court to stay Cleveland ruling Freedom Forum - 8-26-1999 Americans United Hails Federal Court Ruling Blocking Ohio School Voucher Plan Americans United - 8-24-1999 Federal judge blocks Cleveland voucher program Freedom Forum - 8-24-1999 Federal Court Halts Ohio Voucher Program People For The American Way - 8-24-1999 Ohio asks federal court to dismiss challenge to Cleveland voucher program Freedom Forum - 8-11-1999 Teacher's union files second suit against Cleveland's voucher program Freedom Forum - 7-30-1999 Americans United, Allies Challenge Ohio Voucher Aid To Religious Schools Americans United - 7-20-1999 Federal Court is Asked to Overturn Ohio Vouchers People For The American Way - 7-20-1999 Civil rights group to challenge Ohio voucher law Freedom Forum - 7-14-1999 Ohio Urged to Investigate Voucher Mills People For The American Way - 7-1-1999 Ohio's Summer Rerun of Vouchers Is Still Unconstitutional, Will Be Challenged in Court People For The American Way - 6-29-1999 Americans United Criticizes Ohio Supreme Ruling On Voucher Aid To Private Religious Schools Americans United - 5-27-1999 City's school vouchers don't offend First Amendment, Ohio high court rules Freedom Forum - 5-27-1999 Ohio Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Cleveland voucher case Freedom Forum - 9-29-1998 Ohioans Rally to Save Public Education as Supreme Court Hears Voucher Case People For The American Way - 9-28-1998 Ohio Supreme Court sets date for oral arguments in school voucher case Freedom Forum - 8-21-1998 Ohioans Support School Vouchers, Says New Poll Freedom Forum - 10-24-1997 Ohio Court of Appeals Declares School Voucher Program Unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 5-2-1997 ACLU, Rights Groups Vow to Fight School Voucher Ruling ACLU - 8-1-1996 DELAWARE COUNTY, PA VOUCHER PLAN Pennsylvania appeals court refuses to back district's voucher program Freedom Forum - 12-29-1999 Court Upholds Ruling Against Voucher Plan in S.E. Delco People For The American Way - 12-27-1999 Voucher Defeat is Victory for Pennsylvania School Children People For The American Way - 6-17-1999 Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Private School Voucher Plan Americans United - 10-15-1998 Judge invalidates Pennsylvania school board's voucher plan Freedom Forum - 10-15-1998 Court Voids School Voucher Plan in S.E. Delco, Pennsylvania People For The American Way - 10-14-1998 State judge to decide if Pennsylvania school board can implement voucher program Freedom Forum - 9-3-1998 Civil rights groups urge Pennsylvania court to bar school board's voucher plan Freedom Forum - 7-30-1998 PFAWF calls upon Pennsylvania court to invalidate state voucher plan People For The American Way - 7-28-1998 Religious School Voucher Program Challenged In Pennsylvania Americans United - 4-16-1998 Parents challenge Pennsylvania school board's voucher plan Freedom Forum - 4-16-1998 Pennsylvania school district approves voucher plan Freedom Forum - 3-20-1998 LINCOLN PARK, NJ VOUCHER PLAN ACLU Applauds Decision to Withdraw Voucher Plan ACLU - 5-14-1997 Lawsuit Challenges New Jersey Voucher Plan ACLU - 4-7-1997 MILWAUKEE, WI VOUCHER PLAN DPI Finds Probable Cause that Voucher Schools Violated Law People For The American Way - 5-1-2000 Education Advocates Urge Legislators to 'Make Voucher Schools Play by the Rules' People For The American Way - 3-23-2000 Auditors Raise Serious Questions About Milwaukee Private School Voucher Program People For The American Way - 2-2-2000 Probe of Milwaukee Voucher Schools to Continue, Wisconsin Education Officials Say People For The American Way - 11-29-1999 National, Local Leaders Urge Legislators to 'Make Voucher Schools Play by the Rules' People For The American Way - 11-17-1999 Voucher Schools Balk at State Enforcement of Voucher Law People For The American Way - 10-21-1999 Religious schools in Wisconsin violating voucher law, civil rights groups say Freedom Forum - 8-25-1999 Milwaukee Voucher Experiment: Rolling the Dice for Children's Future People For The American Way - 5-6-1999 Milwaukee Religious Schools Flout State Voucher Law People For The American Way - 5-6-1999 State Urged To Play Fair With Milwaukee's Schools People For The American Way - 3-31-1999 24 Schools Flout Wisconsin Law, Risk Expulsion From Voucher Program, DPI Warns People For The American Way - 3-24-1999 Civil rights groups say religious schools are subverting Milwaukee voucher law Freedom Forum - 2-3-1999 Voucher Schools Violating Wisconsin Law on Student Admissions People For The American Way - 2-2-1999 Supreme Court's Rejection Of Wisconsin Voucher Case Sets No Nationwide Precedent, Says Americans United Americans United - 1-19-1999 Action Plan for Stronger Public Schools and Tougher Voucher School Standards Unveiled for Milwaukee People For The American Way - 12-8-1998 Milwaukee Voucher Experiment: Milwaukee Stands Up for Public Schools People For The American Way - 12-8-1998 NACE/CEE opposes school choice Institute For First Amendment Studies - 12-1-1998 ACLU Of WI Regrets Justices' Decision To Pass Up School Voucher Case ACLU - 11-9-1998 Supreme Court lets Wisconsin decision on school vouchers stand Freedom Forum - 11-9-1998 Supreme Court Sets Stage for More Confusion Over Vouchers People For The American Way - 11-9-1998 Americans United Appeals Wisconsin Voucher Decision To U.S. Supreme Court Americans United - 9-1-1998 Civil rights advocates ask high court to invalidate Milwaukee voucher program Freedom Forum - 9-1-1998 PFAWF asks U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Wisconsin vouchers People For The American Way - 8-31-1998 Milwaukee's Vouchers Leave Public Schools More Than $29 Million Short People For The American Way - 8-26-1998 Investigators Find Milwaukee Voucher Schools Violating Law People For The American Way - 8-23-1999 ACLU of Wisconsin Asks Voucher Schools To Speak Out In Favor of Anti-Discrimination Laws ACLU - 8-14-1998 ACLU and NAACP Inform Milwaukee Parents Of Rights Under New Voucher Program ACLU - 8-12-1998 Voucher proponents say Wisconsin decision would pass constitutional test Freedom Forum - 6-19-1998 ACLU Says Wisconsin Ruling on Vouchers Leaves Students With No Choice for Religious Liberty ACLU - 6-10-1998 Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Religious School Voucher Plan: Ruling Will Be Appealed, Says AU Americans United - 6-10-1998 Wisconsin’s high court says city voucher program can include religious schools Freedom Forum - 6-10-1998 Wisconsin Supreme Court Puts Milwaukee School Plan on Collision Course with U.S. Constitution People For The American Way - 6-10-1998 Wisconsin attorneys urge high court to overrule voucher program ban Freedom Forum - 3-6-1998 Wisconsin Appeals Court Strikes School Voucher Plan ACLU - 8-22-1997 Money for vouchers Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1997 "ACLU Argues Against State Funding of Religious Schools" ACLU - 2-26-1996 Wisconsin Supreme Court Grants ACLU Request For Preliminary Injunction Against Milwaukee School Voucher Program ACLU - 8-25-1995 ACLU Challenges Public Funding of Religious Schools in Wisconsin; Suit Seeks to Stop Vouchers Before School Year ACLU - 8-1-1995 "ACLU To Sue To Block State Funding of Religious Schools" ACLU - 7-5-1995 NEW YORK CITY, NY VOUCHER PLAN New York City Should Dump Voucher Proposal People For The American Way - 3-11-1999 OTHER VOUCHER PLANS Lawmakers in Texas, New York push voucher plans Freedom Forum - 3-10-1999 OTHER VOUCHER STORIES PBS's "National Desk" -- An Education Discussion Gone Wrong FAIR - 5-23-2000 Apples vs. Oranges A Critique of Two Flawed Studies of Vouchers & Integration People For The American Way - 2000 Civil rights group battles voucher plans in various states Freedom Forum - 11-19-1999 GOP's Education Amendments Would "Bankrupt" Efforts to Strengthen Public Schools People For The American Way - 11-9-1999 Vouchers Made a Slow Start, Encountering Political and Legal Pitfalls in State Legislative Sessions Just Ended People For The American Way - 7-15-1999 Nationwide Roundup Of State Action On Private & Religious School Voucher Legislation People For The American Way - 7-14-1999 Children's Scholarship Fund Private Voucher Plan Is Ruse To Win Support For Taxpayer Funding Of Private Education, Says Americans United Americans United - 4-20-1999 New Report Details Links Between Charity & Vested Interests In Campaign Against Public Schools People For The American Way - 4-20-1999 The Major Players Behind School Voucher Schemes People For The American Way - 4-20-1999 Grand Illusions: A Look at Who Backs School Vouchers, Who Profits, and Vouchers' Dismal Performance to Date People For The American Way - 4-20-1999 Privitization Of Public Education: A Joint Venture of Charity and Power People For The American Way - 4-20-1999 Church schools and public money Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1999 Voucher Battle Heats Up Across The U.S. People For The American Way - 11-9-1998 School Vouchers: Better Education? Or Government Sponsored Religion? Freedom Forum - 10-21-1998 School Voucher Controversy Escalates as National African American Leaders Coalesce Around Issue People For The American Way - 9-10-1998 Federal court offers mixed ruling on government aid to religious schools Freedom Forum - 8-20-1998 ACLU Warns that Christian Coalition's New Agenda Has Same Old Constitutional Problems ACLU - 1-30-1997 Dirty poll Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1992 Aid to religious schools Institute For First Amendment Studies - 5-1-1991 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	TEN COMMANDMENTS POSTINGS Kentucky ACLU sues over relocation of Ten Commandments monument Freedom Forum - 7-12-2000 ACLU of Kentucky Files Suit to Stop Placement of Ten Commandments Monument on Capitol Grounds Freedom Forum - 7-10-2000 Texas man tries to halt judge's display of Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 6-13-2000 Ten Commandments judge wins primary Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-2000 Civil rights group sues Indiana over Ten Commandments monument Freedom Forum - 5-19-2000 NATIONAL TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION & CAMPAIGNS Is Religion the Answer to School Violence? APBNews.com - 2-25-2000 Push for posting 10 Commandments gaining in states SunSpot - 2-14-2000 Representatives agree to post Ten Commandments in congressional offices Freedom Forum - 10-26-1999 Ten Commandments Crusade Shows Disrespect For The Constitution And Religious Diversity, Says Americans United Americans United - 10-21-1999 Congress Members Posting the Ten Commandments Will Receive Another Gift: a 'Reminder' Copy of the First Amendment People For The American Way - 10-21-1999 Congressmen wouldn't go further than posting Ten Commandments in schools Freedom Forum - 6-21-1999 House backs bill allowing Ten Commandments displays in schools Freedom Forum - 6-17-1999 Ten Commandments vote: morality gone wrong Freedom Forum - 6-17-1999 Aderholt's 'Ten Commandments Defense Act' Is Patently Unconstitutional, Says Americans United Americans United - 6-25-1998 Church-State Watchdog Group Denounces Senate Resolution On Ten Commandments Americans United - 4-3-1998 Congressman introduces law to permit government display of religious codes Freedom Forum - 7-9-1998 Thou shalt not establish a state religion Freedom Forum - 7-9-1998 Senate: Thou ought to display the Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 4-8-1998 ARKANSAS TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Lawmaker wants Ten Commandments posted in Arkansas public schools Freedom Forum - 3-4-1999 COLORADO TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Democrats rip 10 Commandments bill Denver Post - 2-8-2000 Commandments bill goes to full Senate Denver Post - 2-3-2000 State lawmakers say Ten Commandments belong in public schoolrooms Freedom Forum - 1-13-2000 FLORIDA TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Florida lawmakers' new bills spurring church-state debate Freedom Forum - 2-26-1999 Florida state senator urges display of Ten Commandments in public buildings Freedom Forum - 11-20-1998 GEORGIA TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Georgia legislators may tell schools to post Ten Commandments — or else Freedom Forum - 2-1-2000 ILLINOIS TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION ACLU official: 'Trojan Horse' bill would sneak religious code into Illinois schools Freedom Forum - 2-11-2000 ACLU of Illinois Criticizes State Bill on Ten Commandments ACLU - 2-10-2000 ACLU of Illinois Lauds Officials' Decision Remove Religious Postings in Harrisburg Schools ACLU - 12-7-1999 INDIANA TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Barking up the same unconstitutional tree Freedom Forum - 3-23-2000 Indiana governor signs Ten Commandments bill Freedom Forum - 3-14-2000 Indiana Legislature sends Ten Commandments bill to governor Freedom Forum - 3-6-2000 Schools Seeking to Skirt Rules That Bar Ten Commandments New York Times - 2-26-2000 Indiana House votes to allow Ten Commandments in public buildings Freedom Forum - 2-8-2000 Taking the Commandments Public Washington Post - 2-8-2000 Commandments Display OKd Chicago Tribune - 1-26-2000 State lawmakers seek public-school inclusion of religious ideas Freedom Forum - 1-25-2000 ‘Freethinkers’ want anti-religious belief posted in courthouses Freedom Forum - 2-13-1998 IOWA TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Iowa Civil Liberties Union Condemns State Lawmakers' Call to Post Ten Commandments ACLU - 3-1-2000 KENTUCKY TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Federal judge orders religious codes out of Kentucky schools, courthouses Freedom Forum - 5-8-2000 Judge orders removal of Ten Commandments from courts, classrooms SF Gate - 5-5-2000 Kentucky again approves Ten Commandments law Freedom Forum - 4-27-2000 Kentucky officials defend Ten Commandments displays in courthouses, schools Freedom Forum - 4-21-2000 Church & State Viewpoint - Religious Intolerance: Nip It In The Bud Americans United - 4-1-2000 Kentucky Ten Commandments resolution awaits governor's signature Freedom Forum - 3-30-2000 Kentucky lawmakers urge display, teaching of Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 2-16-2000 State lawmakers say Ten Commandments belong in public schoolrooms Freedom Forum - 1-13-2000 ACLU files lawsuits over Kentucky public displays of Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 11-22-1999 ACLU Challenges Posting of Ten Commandments In Kentucky's Schools and Courthouses ACLU - 11-18-1999 MICHIGAN TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Michigan lawmakers consider Ten Commandments, character legislation Freedom Forum - 3-29-2000 MISSISSIPPI TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Mississippi House approves moment-of-silence, Ten Commandments bills Freedom Forum - 3-7-2000 MISSOURI TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION State lawmakers say Ten Commandments belong in public schoolrooms Freedom Forum - 1-13-2000 SOUTH CAROLINA TEN COMMANDMENTS PROPOSAL Jordan's Ten Commandments Proposal Would Violate Church-State Separation, Says Americans United Americans United - 3-9-1998 SOUTH DAKOTA TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION South Dakota joins call for Ten Commandments in public schools Freedom Forum - 3-22-2000 State lawmakers seek public-school inclusion of religious ideas Freedom Forum - 1-25-2000 TENNESSEE TEN COMMANDMENTS LEGISLATION Turning back the clock in Tennessee Institute For First Amendment Studies - 4-1-1996 ADAMS COUNTY, OH TEN COMMANDMENTS PLAN Ohio lawmakers praise school district for supporting Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 5-25-1999 Ohio resident wants Ten Commandments removed from school property Freedom Forum - 2-12-1999 Ten Commandments Monuments on Public School Grounds Violates Religious Liberty, ACLU Charges ACLU - 2-9-1999 ALTOONA, PA TEN COMMANDMENTS PLAN Pennsylvania district considers posting Ten Commandments in schools Freedom Forum - 6-18-1999 ASHVILLE, NC TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY Third time not the charm for atheist who wants religious plaques removed Freedom Forum - 4-9-1999 North Carolina man urges judge to rule in Ten Commandments controversy Freedom Forum - 1-25-1999 North Carolina atheist wants Ten Commandments removed from courthouse Freedom Forum - 7-14-1998 BRUNSWICK, GA TEN COMMANDMENTS PROPOSAL City contemplates posting Ten Commandments in all public buildings Freedom Forum - 9-22-1999 Georgia town jumps on Ten Commandments bandwagon Freedom Forum - 9-22-1999 CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC TEN COMMANDMENTS PLAN S.C. judge invalidates posting of Ten Commandments in county building Freedom Forum - 3-26-1999 Government displays of Ten Commandments continue to stir constitutional debates Freedom Forum - 9-22-1998 Americans United Urges South Carolina Court To Make Charleston Ten Commandments Ruling Permanent Americans United - 8-12-1998 South Carolina attorney general issues pro-Ten Commandments statement Freedom Forum - 8-12-1998 Americans United Advises South Carolina Public Schools To Reject Attorney General's 'Misleading' Opinion On Ten Commandments Americans United - 8-11-1998 Charleston Citizens Ask Court To Block Ten Commandments Display ACLU - 7-15-1997 Charleston County Council Display Of Ten Commandments Would Violate Church-State Separation, Groups Charge In South Carolina Lawsuit Americans United - 7-14-1997 COLUMBUS, MS TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY ACLU criticizes public display of Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 11-9-1999 ELKHART, IN TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY Ten Commandments can remain on Indiana town's property, judge rules Freedom Forum - 1-4-2000 GRANT COUNTY, IN TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY Indiana County Officials Back Down; Agree to Drop 10 Commandments Law ACLU - 12-10-1997 County officials to modify display featuring the Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 1-20-1997 HENDRICKS COUNTY, IN TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY Government display of Ten Commandments prompts Indiana lawsuit Freedom Forum - 1-11-1997 JACKSON COUNTY, KY TEN COMMANDMENTS PLAN Posting Ten Commandments is not the way to teach the 'golden rule' Freedom Forum - 8-12-1999 Kentucky school district posts Ten Commandments in classrooms Freedom Forum - 8-12-1999 LUMPKIN COUNTY, GA TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY Georgia county officials change course on religious display in courthouse Freedom Forum - 3-30-1999 Ten Commandments to be removed from Georgia courthouse Freedom Forum - 3-3-1999 Ten Commandments Display To Be Removed From Courthouse In Lumpkin County, Georgia Americans United - 3-2-1999 MANHATTAN, KS TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY Officials in Kansas vote to remove religious display from government property Freedom Forum - 5-3-1999 Manhattan, Kan., City Commission Agrees To Remove Ten Commandments Display From City Hall Grounds Americans United - 4-29-1999 Civil rights groups challenge Kansas display of Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 4-13-1999 Kansas mayor defends government display of Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 10-29-1998 OGDEN, UT TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY Federal judge refuses to throw out challenge to Utah Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 4-14-1999 Utah city again challenged over Ten Commandments display Freedom Forum - 3-18-1999 Civil liberties lawyer files suit over Utah Ten Commandments display Freedom Forum - 12-31-1998 Ten Commandments display challenged in Utah Freedom Forum - 11-24-1998 SALT LAKE COUNTY, UT TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY Ten Commandment cases come to an end in Utah, Maryland Freedom Forum - 8-27-1998 SCOTT COUNTY, IN REWRITTEN TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY Rewrite of 10 Commandments still fails test Freedom Forum - 12-24-1999 Indiana school district to post code of conduct Freedom Forum - 12-16-1999 School Creates Own Commandments, and a Fuss New York Times - 12-16-1999 ‘11 precepts’ really Ten Commandments in disguise, says civil rights group Freedom Forum - 12-6-1999 SPENCER COUNTY, KY TEN COMMANDMENTS DISPLAY ACLU: Thou shalt not post Ten Commandments in Kentucky courthouse Freedom Forum - 8-5-1998 SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN TEN COMMANDMENTS RESOLUTION Tennessee resident wants equal public space for plaque Freedom Forum - 12-22-1999 Government displays of Ten Commandments continue to stir constitutional debates Freedom Forum - 9-22-1998 VAL VERDE, CA TEN COMMANDMENTS PLAN ACLU Action Prompts School Board to Abandon Posting of Ten Commandments ACLU - 11-24-1999 Board of education reverses course on displaying Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 11-24-1999 More public school districts vow to post Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 11-16-1999 ACLU Condemns Local School District's Decision To Post 10 Commandments in School Offices ACLU - 11-11-1999 ALABAMA JUDGE ROY MOORE CASE Alabama judge may have run afoul of ethics laws, state panel says Freedom Forum - 6-7-1999 Leader of Christian Family Association Attacks Local Religious Leader Interfaith Alliance - 3-19-1998 Attorney general asks Alabama high court to reconsider Ten Commandments case Freedom Forum - 2-12-1998 Alabama Supreme Court Rules In Courtroom Prayer Case ACLU - 1-23-1998 Ten Commandments remain posted on courtroom wall—for now Freedom Forum - 1-23-1998 Alabama Rally Excludes Non-Christians, Says Interfaith Alliance Group Charges that Rally Promotes Division, not Unity Interfaith Alliance - 4-14-1997 Media Advisory ACLU of Alabama Briefing On "Save the Commandments" Rally ACLU - 4-11-1997 ACLU Victorious In Ten Commandments Case ACLU - 2-10-1997 Alabama Gov. Pledges "Force of Arms" to Prevent Removal of Ten Commandments from Courtroom ACLU - 2-6-1997 Judge Led Prayer Called Unconstitutional ACLU - 3-31-1995 LOS ANGELES, CA TEN COMMANDMENTS AD AT BASEBALL FIELD CASE Supreme Court turns away case of Ten Commandments barred from ballfield fence Freedom Forum - 4-17-2000 California high court won't review Ten Commandments case Freedom Forum - 12-3-1999 Refusal to post Ten Commandments on school ballfield is justified, court rules Freedom Forum - 11-10-1999 State appeals court backs school district's refusal to display Ten Commandments Freedom Forum - 8-18-1999 California appeals court to decide if public school must display religious codes Freedom Forum - 6-28-1999 OTHER TEN COMMANDMENTS STORIES Lawmakers in three states call for more religion in public places Freedom Forum - 3-3-2000 Onslaught Of Ten Commandments Legislation Under Consideration In State Legislatures Nationwide Americans United - 2-3-2000 Giuliani: I support Ten Commandments displays in schools Freedom Forum - 2-10-2000 Ten Commandments replacing abortion as key Christian issue, scholar says Freedom Forum - 1-7-2000 Why Does the ICLU Oppose the Ten Commandments? ACLU Indiana - 2000 Opinion Editorial: The Ten Commandments, the Schools, and Religious Liberty ACLU North Carolina - 2000 Americans United Statement In Response To The Family Research Council's 'Hang Ten' Campaign Americans United - 11-4-1999 Panelists debate proper public place for Thou Shalt, Thou Shalt Nots Freedom Forum - 9-13-1999 Displays of Ten Commandments can be constitutional, but at what cost? Freedom Forum - 3-30-1999 Federal suit challenges Arkansas sheriff's posting of religious-based jail rules Freedom Forum - 7-22-1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
RELIGION PROMOTED WITH PUBLIC FUNDING School district pays church's attorney's fees Freedom Forum - 7-17-2000 Iowa group may seek state funding for biblical theme park Freedom Forum - 7-5-2000 Supreme Court Upholds Publicly Funded Equipment For Private Religious Schools Americans United - 6-28-2000 High court OKs taxpayer funds for parochial schools Freedom Forum - 6-28-2000 Supreme Court Sows Confusion with Church/State Ruling People For The American Way - 6-28-2000 Virginia Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Regent University Bond Case Tomorrow ACLU - 6-5-2000 Virginia Supreme Court Hears Argument In Dispute Over State Aid For Pat Robertson's Regent University Americans United - 6-2-2000 Trouble At The Old Kentucky Home Americans United - 6-1-2000 Georgia attorney general: Giving state funds to religious groups is improper Freedom Forum - 5-25-2000 Americans United Criticizes Move To Give Public Funds To Churches For Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Americans United - 5-24-2000 Congress considers religion as way to curb drug-use and violence in public schools Freedom Forum - 5-3-2000 "CHARITABLE CHOICE" PROGRAMS Legislation Would Entangle Government and Religion ACLU - 5-4-2000 Congress considers religion as way to curb drug-use and violence in public schools Freedom Forum - 5-3-2000 House passes bill with charitable-choice provision Freedom Forum - 4-10-2000 Charitable Choice Legislation Could Subsidize Religious Bigotry, Sponsor Concedes Americans United - 4-7-2000 House committee approves religion's role in literacy programs Freedom Forum - 2-28-2000 Tax Aid To Churches Through 'Fathers Count Act' Violates Constitution, Says Americans United Americans United - 11-10-1999 Bush's faith-based plans Institute For First Amendment Studies - 11-1-1999 Senator again urges expanded role for religion in social service programs Freedom Forum - 5-27-1999 'Charitable Choice' Funding Of Churches Violates Separation Of Church And State, Says Americans United Americans United - 5-24-1999 Lawmakers offer bill encouraging social service work by churches Freedom Forum - 5-21-1998 Community Renewal Bill Threatens Religious Liberty ACLU - 5-19-1998 Senator seeks to expand reach of 'Charitable Choice' law Freedom Forum - 5-12-1998 States push laws allowing religious groups to administer welfare services Freedom Forum - 2-17-1998 Civil libertarians prepare suit to bolster wall between church, state Freedom Forum - 1-8-1998 "CHARITABLE CHOICE" RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION ISSUES Civil rights advocates ask court to sever Kentucky's ties to Baptist health center Freedom Forum - 4-19-2000 Americans United, ACLU Challenge State Funding Of Baptist Children's Home In Kentucky Americans United - 4-17-2000 Groups File Groundbreaking Lawsuit Against Kentucky and State-Funded Religious Group That Fired Lesbian Employee ACLU - 4-17-2000 Religious groups question San Francisco's anti-discrimination laws Freedom Forum - 7-14-1998 Should churches take government money to fund social programs? Institute For First Amendment Studies - 10-1-1996 BOY SCOUTS DISCRIMINATION ISSUE Supreme Court Hears Boy Scout Case People For The American Way - 4-26-2000 Boy Scout controversy pits ACLU against God, mom, apple pie Freedom Forum - 5-3-1999 ACLU challenges public schools, military over sponsorship of Boy Scouts Freedom Forum - 4-16-1999 Chicago stops sponsorship of Boy Scout programs Freedom Forum - 2-6-1998 NEW YORK'S CREATION OF A JEWISH SCHOOL DISTRICT Supreme Court blocks dismantling of Jewish public school district Freedom Forum - 6-29-1999 New York's high court strikes down law calling for Jewish school district Freedom Forum - 5-12-1999 State lawyers still defending N.Y. school district for Hasidic Jews Freedom Forum - 2-15-1999 Court again knocks down school district for Orthodox Jews Freedom Forum - 7-9-1998 New York judge bars public funds for Jewish school Freedom Forum - 4-3-1998 PAT ROBERTSON'S REGENT UNIVERSITY BOND CASE Virginia Supreme Court Will Hear Case Involving Bond Issue For Pat Robertson's Regent University Americans United - 3-14-2000 Agency asks Virginia high court to allow bond issue for Christian college Freedom Forum - 9-24-1999 Virginia judge blocks grant of state bonds to private Christian college Freedom Forum - 8-4-1999 Pat Robertson's Regent University Denied Tax-Exempt Bonds By Virginia Court Americans United - 7-31-1999 Virginia taxpayers to challenge Christian university's request for $55 million in tax-exempt bonds Freedom Forum - 7-30-1999 Judge Says Regent University is Pervasively Religious, Cannot Receive State Support for Bonds ACLU - 7-30-1999 ACLU and Virginia Taxpayers Oppose State Funding For Christian University Founded by Pat Robertson ACLU - 7-19-1999 Virginia Court Should Block Government Bond Issue For TV Preacher's Regent University, Says Americans United Americans United - 7-19-1999 Americans United Threatens Lawsuit Over Bond Issue For Pat Robertson's Regent University Americans United - 5-20-1999 COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE FUNDING CASE High court won't hear appeal from religious school seeking state aid Freedom Forum - 6-16-1999 Legal tug-of-war continues over religious college denied state funds Freedom Forum - 10-30-1998 CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRANT CASE CA School Officials Withdraw Plan to Give County Funds to Sectarian School ACLU - 5-25-1999 ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Against County Grant to Catholic School in CA ACLU - 4-29-1999 INDIANA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FUNDING CASE Indiana county's plan to fund religious school spurs lawsuit Freedom Forum - 5-11-2000 LOUISIANA PAROCHIAL SCHOOL AID CASE Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Important Parochial School Aid Case Americans United - 12-1-1999 Supreme Court grapples with church-state boundaries in school aid case Freedom Forum - 12-1-1999 High court agrees to review public aid to parochial schools Freedom Forum - 6-15-1999 High Court's Decision To Hear Louisiana Parochial School Aid Case Sets Stage For Major Church-State Showdown Americans United - 6-14-1999 Federal court offers mixed ruling on government aid to religious schools Freedom Forum - 8-20-1998 MICHIGAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOND CASE ACLU sues county for issuing bonds to Catholic school Freedom Forum - 4-22-1998 MISSISSIPPI CHURCH FUNDING CASE Mississippi County Supervisors Sued For Using County Funds for Church Addition ACLU - 9-29-1997 NEW YORK PAROCHIAL SCHOOL AID CASE Supreme Court Upholds Parochial School Aid, ACLU Says Church-State Wall Eroded ACLU - 6-23-1997 WISCONSIN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL INTERNET SUBSIDY CASE Wisconsin defends subsidy of Internet access at all public, private schools Freedom Forum - 12-3-1998 Wisconsin group challenges state subsidies for Internet access at religious schools Freedom Forum - 11-19-1998 CHARTER SCHOOL ISSUES Parents ask court to stop charter school from teaching creationism Freedom Forum - 3-23-2000 New York Charter School Reverses Decision to Teach Creationism People For The American Way - 2-25-2000 Charter School to Raise Topic Of Creationism New York Times - 2-18-2000 State education board says churches can house charter schools Freedom Forum - 9-23-1999 Parents challenge religious activities in Michigan charter school Freedom Forum - 4-6-1999 ACLU of MI Challenges Charter School For Church-State Violations ACLU - 4-1-1999 Chicago Catholic school proposes reopening as a charter school Freedom Forum - 1-26-1999 Plan To Convert Chicago Catholic School Into Charter School May Lead To Lawsuit, Says Church-State Watchdog Group Americans United - 1-20-1999 Can Charter Schools Be Separated From Religious Foundation? Freedom Forum - 9-7-1997 RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS DURING SCHOOL HOURS Group objects to Tibetan ceremonies on Utah public school grounds Freedom Forum - 1-26-2000 Appeals court to reconsider decision barring clergy from Texas school program Freedom Forum - 6-24-1999 Appeals court strikes down school policy of inviting clergy to counsel students Freedom Forum - 4-29-1999 Louisiana school district seeks help in defending religious lunch clubs Freedom Forum - 4-21-1999 Christian men's group forced to cancel event at Tennessee public school Freedom Forum - 4-1-1999 Civil rights group blasts pastor's 'lunch clubs' in Louisiana public schools Freedom Forum - 3-16-1999 Lawsuit settled between Florida school officials, students Freedom Forum - 1-12-1999 Creationism advocate to speak at Washington high school Freedom Forum - 5-8-1998 Christian athletes sue after school apologizes for religious skit Freedom Forum - 3-12-1998 Students' suit seeks to halt school's pastoral counseling Freedom Forum - 3-1-1998 Students at Indiana public school challenge presence of clergy during school hours Freedom Forum - 2-20-1998 USE OF PUBLIC FACILITIES FOR RELIGIOUS USES Church sues Texas school district for denying it use of school facilities Freedom Forum - 4-27-2000 Federal appeals court upholds school district's exclusion of religious group Freedom Forum - 3-15-2000 Religious youth group continues battle for access to N.Y. public school Freedom Forum - 2-24-2000 Federal judge: Louisiana school can't bar Christian group from facilities Freedom Forum - 8-5-1999 Religious group seeks to defend Florida churches that worship in public schools Freedom Forum - 3-15-1999 Church continues fight for use of school auditorium for religious worship Freedom Forum - 3-11-1999 Religious group sues Louisiana school district for barring use of facilities Freedom Forum - 9-4-1998 Federal court upholds New York school policy barring religious meetings Freedom Forum - 11-4-1998 Georgia after-school reading program prompts church-state questions Freedom Forum - 10-14-1998 Football field becomes center of free-speech debate Freedom Forum - 8-5-1998 Pastor sues for access to school buildings Freedom Forum - 4-27-1998 Georgia orders school to acknowledge religious group Freedom Forum - 12-23-1997 Missionaries invade public schools Institute For First Amendment Studies - 7-1-1990 OTHER USES OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR RELIGIOUS USES City Won't Fund 'Abstinence' Rally; Cites Church-State Separation! The Gainesville Sun - 1-25-2000 School board considers giving bus to church Freedom Forum - 12-12-1997 California taxpayers support singing evangelist Institute For First Amendment Studies - 11-1-1997 Federal Court Rules Unconstitutional Barrington's Practice of Snow-Plowing for Churches ACLU - 11-22-1996 OTHER RELIGIOUS COERCION STORIES Texas appeals court rules 'God Pod' issue must go to trial Freedom Forum - 1-19-1999 Bible-reading bus driver reassigned Freedom Forum - 10-19-1998 Slayer fan claims religious liberty violated after counselor performs exorcism Freedom Forum - 7-6-1998 Maryland investigates ballclub’s Church Bulletin Day promotion Freedom Forum - 7-2-1998 ACLU objects to promotion of religious rally by school district Freedom Forum - 4-23-1998 ACLU Warns that Christian Coalition's New Agenda Has Same Old Constitutional Problems ACLU - 1-30-1997 Bible stories end in Florida Institute For First Amendment Studies - 3-1-1991 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	MISCELLANEOUS CHURCH/STATE ISSUES Church-state battle seen in NY race Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-2000 Federal judge says state's marriage-counseling policy violates First Amendment Freedom Forum - 5-31-2000 Salt Lake officials stick with decision on Main Street sale Freedom Forum - 5-17-2000 HISTORY OF CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION STORIES WWJD: What Would Jefferson Do? Americans United - 4-13-2000 Quotes From The Founding Fathers Political Amazon - 3-24-2000 Americans United Responds to The New York Times Magazine Article On Separation of Church and State Americans United - 2-1-2000 Noting the anniversary of a historic religious-freedom bill Freedom Forum - 1-15-1999 National scholars question Library of Congress' take on wall of separation Freedom Forum - 8-4-1998 The roots of church/state separation Institute For First Amendment Studies - 11-1-1996 A church free to serve Institute For First Amendment Studies - 10-1-1996 Church and state in early New England Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-1996 On rendering to Caesar Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-1996 QUIZ What do you know about separation of church and state? Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1995 Reader's Digest errs on church-state separation Institute For First Amendment Studies - 2-1-1995 Is separation of church and state a myth? Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-1994 Separation of church and state on trial Institute For First Amendment Studies - 11-1-1991 A note on church/state separation Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1990 ATTACKS ON THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE Why D. James Kennedy is wrong about the separation of church and state Institute For First Amendment Studies - 3-1-2000 D. James Kennedy attacks separation of church and state Institute For First Amendment Studies - 3-1-2000 TV Preacher Kennedy Spreads Misinformation About Church And State, Says Americans United Americans United - 1-28-2000 ACLU Responds to Gingrich Challenge ACLU - 1-15-1998 SUPREME COURT CASES High court refuses to review trio of church-state rulings Freedom Forum - 10-12-1999 Supreme Court church/state update Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1999 Supreme Court looks at church/state cases Institute For First Amendment Studies - 11-1-1996 Inside the Supreme Court Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-1993 CLINTON'S RELIGIOUS LIBERTY GUIDELINES Clinton issues expanded guidelines for religious expression in public schools Freedom Forum - 12-20-1999 President Clinton announces mailing of religious-liberty guidelines to all public schools Freedom Forum - 12-18-1999 Americans United Expresses Concern About Clinton Proposal For Church-School 'Partnerships' Americans United - 12-17-1999 Miami-Dade County to distribute religious information to students Freedom Forum - 8-28-1998 President reissues guidelines on student religious activity in public schools Freedom Forum - 6-4-1998 VARIOUS LEGISLATION Oklahoma lawmakers push for bills promoting Christian beliefs Freedom Forum - 4-25-2000 Politics, Not Principle, Motivates House Votes On Church-State Legislation, Charges Americans United Americans United - 6-17-1999 Amendments to Juvenile Justice Bill Would Make the First Amendment Another Casualty of Littleton People For The American Way - 6-16-1999 Pastor wants Alabama town to be based on 'teachings of Jesus Christ' Freedom Forum - 5-18-1999 Florida ACLU Calls on Gov. Jeb Bush To Veto Two Unconstitutional Bills ACLU - 5-7-1999 Indiana lawmakers introduce bills calling for more religion in the public square Freedom Forum - 2-10-1999 Proposed amendments in Missouri raise ire of national civil rights group Freedom Forum - 1-25-1999 Slow down, look closely at Religious Liberty Protection Act, Senate urged Freedom Forum - 9-23-1998 Illinois Legislature passes religious freedom protection act Freedom Forum - 5-20-1998 Florida Legislature sends governor religious freedom act Freedom Forum - 5-6-1998 Maryland lawmakers hear arguments for and against religious freedom act Freedom Forum - 3-11-1998 SALT LAKE CITY SELLS CITY BLOCK TO MORMON CHURCH Salt Lake officials stick with decision on Main Street sale Freedom Forum - 5-17-2000 City attorneys defend sale of city block to Mormon church Freedom Forum - 12-9-1999 ACLU sues Salt Lake City over deal with Mormon church Freedom Forum - 11-17-1999 City attorney: Salt Lake won't renegotiate easement Freedom Forum - 6-15-1999 Tug of war continues over sale of street to Mormon Church Freedom Forum - 6-1-1999 Salt Lake City attorney defends sale of street to Mormon church Freedom Forum - 5-19-1999 Mormons purchase portion of Utah public street, create code of conduct Freedom Forum - 5-7-1999 TAX BREAKS FOR BIBLE SALES Pennsylvania continues fight for tax breaks for religious publications Freedom Forum - 8-3-1999 Tax break solely for religious publications found to offend First Amendment Freedom Forum - 4-30-1999 R.I. high court finds tax break for Bibles is unconstitutional Freedom Forum - 4-9-1999 Rhode Island Supreme Court Upholds Bible Sales Tax Exemption As Unconstitutional ACLU - 4-7-1999 Rhode Island wants to keep religious books tax-exempt Freedom Forum - 12-16-1998 Governor appeals for restoration of tax break on Bibles Freedom Forum - 4-30-1998 SCHOOL BIBLE DISTRIBUTION SCHEMES North Dakota School District Agrees to End Bible Distribution ACLU - 12-4-1997 ACLU of West Virginia Challenges Bible Distribution in Schools ACLU - 5-25-1995 Gideon Bible giveaway ends Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1990 School district agrees to stop Bible distribution Freedom Forum - 12-9-1997 Gideon Bibles in the schools Institute For First Amendment Studies - 7-1-1991 MARRIAGE/DIVORCE POLICIES Group claims Wisconsin marriage policy entangles government, religion Freedom Forum - 12-30-1999 What God hath joined together No-fault divorce laws challenged in Michigan Institute For First Amendment Studies - 7-1-1996 ROLE OF CHAPLAINS IN GOVERNMENT Chaplains sue Navy, claiming religious-liberty violations Freedom Forum - 4-20-2000 House Chaplaincy Battle Shows Danger Of Mixing Religion And Government, Says AU Americans United - 3-24-2000 S.C. lawmaker wants chaplains in schools Freedom Forum - 5-5-1999 School district flunks with chaplain idea Freedom Forum - 12-9-1998 School board in Ohio considers use of chaplains in schools Freedom Forum - 12-9-1998 TEXAS COURT BAN ON NON-MAINSTREAM CHURCH Lesbian Mom Fights Court Ban On Taking Daughter to Church ACLU - 9-1-1999 Texas Court Can't Determine Which Churches Are 'Main Line,' says Americans United Americans United - 9-1-1999 TEXAS COURT SENTENCES CHILD TO GO TO CHURCH Texas judge to stop sending juvenile offenders to church Freedom Forum - 2-10-1998 ACLU Wins Texas Suit to Stop Judge From Ordering Teenagers to Church ACLU - 2-5-1998 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABUSING POWER OF OFFICE Body of Christ, Texas Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1990 Ohio mayor crusades for decency Institute For First Amendment Studies - 1-1-1990 MASSACHUSETTS ZONING LAW Suburban Bostonians try to halt completion of Mormon temple Freedom Forum - 1-3-2000 Massachusetts residents sue state, claiming zoning law favors religion Freedom Forum - 9-2-1998 RELIGIOUS LITMUS TESTS FOR OFFICE Only Christians need apply Religious freedom and Michael Farris Institute For First Amendment Studies - 8-1-1993 OTHER STORIES 10 YEARS AGO Sam Ervin's legacy Institute For First Amendment Studies - 5-1-1995 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	RELIGION PROMOTED BY PUBLIC DISPLAYS Federal judge OKs N.J. town's holiday display Freedom Forum - 6-27-2000 BRISTOL, RI NATIVITY SCENE ACLU of Rhode Island Sues Bristol Over Nativity Scene Display ACLU - 8-3-1998 CUSTER COUNTY, MT NATIVITY SCENE ACLU of Montana Challenges County Creche Display ACLU - 12-21-1999 DENVER, CO NATIVITY SCENE Court: Atheists can't place sign in Denver's Nativity scene Freedom Forum - 12-27-1999 Anti-religious group challenges Denver’s holiday display Freedom Forum - 12-15-1999 Anti-creche message posted next to Denver Nativity scene Freedom Forum - 11-29-1999 DUNCAN, SC NATIVITY SCENE S.C. town council won't buy Nativity scene Freedom Forum - 3-10-1999 FAYETTEVILLE, PA PUBLIC PARK CROSS CASE State to remove crosses from Pennsylvania park land Freedom Forum - 9-3-1998 FLORISSANT, MO NATIVITY SCENE Federal appeals court: Town's holiday display doesn't violate Constitution Freedom Forum - 8-18-1999 Federal judge bars Missouri town from displaying crèche on public property Freedom Forum - 10-1-1998 Eastern Missouri ACLU Wins Decisive Challenge To Nativity Scene At Town Civic Center ACLU - 9-25-1998 HAWAII STATE CAPITAL DISPLAY OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOL Civil rights group protests placement of religious symbols in Hawaii Statehouse Freedom Forum - 4-7-1999 Hawaii attorney general defends Christian symbol in Statehouse corridor Freedom Forum - 3-23-1999 Hawaii state senator refuses to remove religious symbol from office door Freedom Forum - 3-8-1999 HYDE PARK, VT HOLIDAY DISPLAY CROSS CASE The Grinch: Eight years later Institute For First Amendment Studies - 12-1-1994 JERSEY CITY, NJ HOLIDAY DISPLAY Appellate panel OKs N.J. city's modified holiday display Freedom Forum - 2-19-1999 Judges hear arguments over N.J. creche constitutionality Freedom Forum - 8-7-1998 Judge: Santa and Frosty don’t ‘demystify’ religious display Freedom Forum - 12-5-1997 New Jersey Holiday Display Struck Down Again ACLU - 12-4-1997 LITTLE ROCK, AR NATIVITY SCENE Religious symbols in public holiday displays continue to stir debate Freedom Forum - 12-10-1998 Nativity scenes removed from holiday displays in Ark., Mass. Freedom Forum - 12-1-1998 MARSHFIELD, WI PUBLIC PARK STATUE OF JESUS Federal judge orders city to build fence around Jesus statue Freedom Forum - 5-11-2000 Jesus statue still raises constitutional concerns for Wisconsin city Freedom Forum - 2-7-2000 Wisconsin town no longer owns Jesus statue, so judge allows it to remain in park Freedom Forum - 1-7-1999 Christian group asks federal court to dismiss suit challenging statue of Jesus Freedom Forum - 9-8-1998 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK NATIVITY SCENE RESOLUTION Holiday season highlights controversy over nativity scenes Freedom Forum - 12-30-1997 Oklahoma City Votes to Allow Nativity Scenes at Fire Houses ACLU - 12-24-1997 PHILADELPHIA, PA NATIVITY SCENE Religious display in federal park raises constitutional concerns Freedom Forum - 12-17-1997 PITTSFIELD, MA NATIVITY SCENE Massachusetts town to allow Nativity scene display in public park Freedom Forum - 10-8-1999 SAN DIEGO, CA PUBLIC PARK CROSS CASE San Diego County to give park with Latin cross to private group Freedom Forum - 9-16-1999 San Diego Ends Nine-Year Effort To Keep Christian Cross in a Public Park ACLU - 9-3-1999 San Diego County must sell portions of park surrounding Latin cross, judge rules Freedom Forum - 10-5-1998 Federal Judge Again Orders San Diego To End Support For Mt. Helix Cross ACLU - -9-28-1998 SAN FRANCISCO, CA PUBLIC PARK CROSS CASE Federal judge upholds San Francisco's sale of park containing cross Freedom Forum - 1-11-2000 U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear San Francisco's Appeal in Mt. Davidson Cross Case ACLU - 3-17-1997 SCHUYLERVILLE, NY PUBLIC SCHOOL CRUCIFIXION PAINTING CASE Public school bans crucifixion Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1990 SOMERSET, MA NATIVITY SCENE Religious-rights group supports Mass. town's use of Nativity scene Freedom Forum - 1-6-1999 Nativity scenes removed from holiday displays in Ark., Mass. Freedom Forum - 12-1-1998 Nativity Scene at Town Hall is Unconstitutional, MA Judge Rules ACLU - 11-30-1998 SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ MENORAH DISPLAY City officials in New Jersey town restore religious display Freedom Forum - 12-19-1997 ST. ANN, MO NATIVITY SCENE Religious symbols in public holiday displays continue to stir debate Freedom Forum - 12-10-1998 ACLU Wins Restraining Order In Eastern Missouri Nativity Case ACLU - 12-9-1998 Holiday season highlights controversy over nativity scenes Freedom Forum - 12-30-1997 Missouri Town Agrees To Remove Nativity Scene ACLU - 12-24-1997 SYRACUSE, NY RELIGIOUS DISPLAY High Court OKs city-sponsored religious display Freedom Forum - 3-10-1998 TEHECHAPI, CA CEMETARY CROSS CASE Cross barred from cemetary Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1990 TURON, KS PUBLIC PARK HOLIDAY DISPLAY CROSS CASE Residents in Kansas town protest removal of cross from city park Freedom Forum - 12-15-1998 WALL, NJ HOLIDAY DISPLAY Federal judge refuses to dismantle N.J. town's holiday display Freedom Forum - 12-27-1999 Civil rights group asks judge to pull plug on N.J. town's holiday display Freedom Forum - 12-22-1999 Civil rights group challenges another N.J. holiday display Freedom Forum - 2-25-1999 OTHER STORIES Public officials take opposite paths in dealing with religious holiday displays Freedom Forum - 12-10-1999 Crèches and Santa on the courthouse lawn Freedom Forum - 12-24-1998 More debate prompted by religious symbols on public property Freedom Forum - 12-21-1998 How and when government can celebrate religion during holidays Freedom Forum - 12-14-1998 Public displays of Christianity cause tension in various cities Freedom Forum - 5-7-1998 Nativity scenes prompt moral and legal questions Freedom Forum - 12-17-1997 Public schools confront the "December dilemma" Freedom Forum - 12-3-1997 What does the Supreme Court say? 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RELIGIOUS CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS Georgia School Board Urged to Respect the Constitution by Cancelling Plans to Teach "Respect for the Creator" in Public Schools People For The American Way - 7-17-2000 Critics question constitutionality of public schools' Bible courses Freedom Forum - 6-5-2000 GEORGIA BIBLE CURRICULUM PROPOSAL Georgia school officials decline Bible curriculum Freedom Forum - 12-9-1999 Georgia attorney general: Bible courses are constitutionally suspect Freedom Forum - 11-24-1999 Georgia Attorney General Warns Education Board About Bible Teaching in Public Schools People For The American Way - 11-23-1999 Bible curriculum before Georgia school board raises church-state debate Freedom Forum - 8-10-1999 Bible Courses Proposed for Georgia High Schools Called "Blueprint for Trouble" People For The American Way - 8-5-1999 LEE COUNTY, FL BIBLE CURRICULUM Florida issues new guidelines for using Bible in public schools Freedom Forum - 4-6-2000 Florida Drops Unconstitutional "Bible History" Courses, Revamps Curriculum People For The American Way - 3-16-2000 Civil rights group asks Florida governor to stop 'unconstitutional' Bible courses Freedom Forum - 1-14-2000 Florida "Bible History" Courses Violate Constitution, New Investigation Reveals People For The American Way - 1-13-2000 The Good Book Taught Wrong: 'Bible History' Classes in Florida's Public Schools People For The American Way - 1-13-2000 Excerpts from Exams and Other Instructional Materials Used in Florida Public School 'Bible History' Courses People For The American Way - 1-13-2000 Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools People For The American Way - 1-13-2000 A Case in Bible Study: Lee County, Florida People For The American Way - 1-13-2000 New Day for Lee County, Fla. Schools People For The American Way - 9-2-1998 Florida Bible History Case Settles ACLU - 2-26-1998 Florida school board drops fight for embattled Bible course Freedom Forum - 2-26-1998 Florida school board votes to fight for Bible course Freedom Forum - 2-19-1998 Insurer relents, decides to fund Bible-course battle Freedom Forum - 2-13-1998 Insurer told school board it wouldn’t defend Bible course Freedom Forum - 2-6-1998 Federal judge allows portion of Bible course to proceed in Florida Freedom Forum - 1-22-1998 Federal Court Issues Order In Lee County Bible History Case ACLU - 1-20-1998 Florida residents challenge Bible curriculum in public schools Freedom Forum - 12-10-1997 Florida Citizens File Lawsuit Against Unconstitutional "Bible History" Classes ACLU - 12-9-1997 Florida school board seeks help from religious rights group Freedom Forum - 12-5-1997 Florida School District Adopts Bible History Curriculum Freedom Forum - 10-23-1997 Church-State Watchdog Group Urges School Board To Reconsider Bible Courses In Lee County Public Schools Americans United - 7-11-1997 MONROE COUNTY, WV BIBLE CURRICULUM West Virginia school board gives go-ahead to Bible course Freedom Forum - 1-21-1999 West Virginia public school board considers Bible course Freedom Forum - 8-11-1998 CALIFORNIA RELIGIOUS TEXTBOOKS School district returns texts rife with Christian teachings Freedom Forum - 9-17-1999 School district sued over textbooks laden with religious messages Freedom Forum - 8-27-1999 This public school bell has a Christian ring Freedom Forum - 8-27-1999 ACLU of Southern California Sues School District Over Use of Religious Textbooks in Public School ACLU - 8-24-1999 CALIFORNIA WALDORF EDUCATION CURRICULUM Parents group rejects settlement in Waldorf curriculum case Freedom Forum - 12-15-1999 School districts offer settlement in Waldorf curriculum case Freedom Forum - 11-24-1999 Parents continue fight to rid public schools of Waldorf curriculum Freedom Forum - 10-22-1999 WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY EARTH DAY CONTROVERSY N.Y. school district to appeal church-state ruling on curriculum Freedom Forum - 9-16-1999 School district's curriculum violates church-state separation, rules federal judge Freedom Forum - 5-25-1999 Parents tell judge that N.Y. public school promotes New Age religion Freedom Forum - 3-1-1999 Families accuse N.Y. school district of double standard in teaching religion Freedom Forum - 2-23-1999 RELIGIOUS SONGS IN SCHOOL CHOIR CASES Former choir member asks Supreme Court to review suit Freedom Forum - 5-5-1998 Lawyers urge court to review high school choir case Freedom Forum - 1-9-1998 Albuquerque, N.M., school district suspends choir director Freedom Forum - 12-23-1997 Court rules choirs’ religious repertoire didn’t violate student’s rights Freedom Forum - 12-22-1997 OTHER BIBLE CURRICULUM STORIES Tennessee county to offer Bible history classes if state approves Freedom Forum - 4-3-2000 `Judeo-Christianity'' to be taught in Kentucky schools AP - 2-18-2000 Bible classes in public schools spur church-state debates Freedom Forum - 10-28-1999 School district asked to adopt Bible curriculum Freedom Forum - 6-22-1999 ACLU Asks Virginia Town To Remove Preachers from Schools ACLU - 6-24-1998 Ohio school district considers goals that include belief in God Freedom Forum - 3-30-1998 OTHER STORIES PFAWF & Other Religious Liberty Organizations Agree on Common Ground on the Bible in Public Schools People For The American Way - 11-11-1999 National Council on Bible Curriculum Institute For First Amendment Studies - 3-1-1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	RELIGION PROMOTED IN MOTTOS, SEALS AND DOCUMENTS Colorado Schools That Post Religious Motto Risk Lawsuit, Says Americans United Americans United - 7-6-2000 Colorado Board of Education urges display of 'In God we trust' motto Freedom Forum - 7-6-2000 House Vote On Ohio Motto Is 'Shameless Political Grandstanding' Americans United - 6-27-2000 Civil rights group says Georgia county seal advances religion Freedom Forum - 5-17-2000 OHIO STATE MOTTO Ohio's official nod to Christianity is unconstitutional, federal appeals panel rules Freedom Forum - 4-26-2000 Ohio Appeals Court Strikes Down Christian State Motto as Unconstitutional ACLU - 4-25-2000 Federal Court Of Appeals Strikes Down Biblical Phrase As Ohio State Motto Americans United - 4-25-2000 Ohio ACLU to appeal federal decision upholding state's Christian motto Freedom Forum - 9-17-1998 ACLU of Ohio Appeals Decision Upholding State Motto ACLU - 9-16-1998 Federal judge looks to tradition, history in upholding Ohio's use of God in motto Freedom Forum - 9-9-1998 Federal judge allows Ohio to display religious state motto Freedom Forum - 9-2-1998 State solicitor says Ohio’s religious-based motto is constitutional Freedom Forum - 12-19-1997 Ohio Defends Plan to Inscribe Gospel Quote on State Property Freedom Forum - 10-24-1997 Ohio State Motto Raises Constitutional Question Freedom Forum - 8-1-1997 ACLU Sues to Block Christian State Motto ACLU - 7-31-1997 REPUBLIC, MO CITY SEAL Missouri town won't continue fight for fish symbol on city seal Freedom Forum - 7-21-1999 Federal judge: Missouri town's seal violates First Amendment Freedom Forum - 7-12-1999 The Fish Must Go: Court Rules Missouri Must Remove Religious Symbol from City Logo ACLU - 7-9-1999 Fish symbol stinks Institute For First Amendment Studies - 7-9-1999 Wiccan follower endures Christian town's harassment Freedom Forum - 10-19-1998 Republic, Mo., defends use of town logo as a proper nod to religion Freedom Forum - 7-21-1998 ACLU sues Missouri town, claiming its seal supports Christianity Freedom Forum - 7-2-1998 Republic, Mo., officials vote to keep Christian symbol in town logo Freedom Forum - 5-15-1998 Missouri Town Vows to Keep Christian Fish Symbol on Official Logo ACLU - 5-12-1998 Officials endorse fish symbol in town seal; will fight for its survival Freedom Forum - 3-10-1998 ACLU says Missouri town’s official seal advertises Christianity Freedom Forum - 3-9-1998 STOW, OH CITY SEAL Ohio town to fight on for embattled city seal Freedom Forum - 1-19-1999 Ohio town seal violates separation of church and state, federal judge finds Freedom Forum - 12-18-1998 ACLU of Ohio Victorious In Case Against City Seal ACLU - 12-16-1998 Opposing sides in battle over Stow, Ohio, town seal discuss settlement Freedom Forum - 9-28-1998 Federal judge urges lawyers to reach settlement in dispute over Stow, Ohio, seal Freedom Forum - 8-6-1998 Fight over Stow, Ohio, town seal reflects divisions over public displays of religion Freedom Forum - 7-31-1998 Insurance company to cover city's costs in defending seal Freedom Forum - 1-9-1998 Civil liberties group challenges town seal in federal court Freedom Forum - 12-17-1997 City puts out call for legal defenders to protect town seal Freedom Forum - 12-10-1997 City asks court to declare town seal constitutional Freedom Forum - 11-25-1997 Voters reject council’s plan to replace city seal Freedom Forum - 11-7-1997 OTHER STORIES ACLU of GA Sues Local Officials Over Ten Commandments Image in County Seal ACLU - 5-15-2000 Florida city council keeps God in charter Freedom Forum - 4-22-1998 In God We Trust - with a note on the Pledge of Allegiance Refuse And Resist - 4-18-1998 Mo. county official to remove religious oath from tax form Freedom Forum - 2-11-1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	CREATIONISM/EVOLUTION ISSUES Challenger makes issue out of science standards Topeka Capital Journal - 7-21-2000 75 Years After Scopes' Conviction, Creationism-Evolution Drama is Recreated in Kansas Theatre People For The American Way - 7-12-2000 Religious Right Activists Try New Tactics To Expel Evolution From Public Schools ACLU - 7-7-2000 75 Years After Historic Scopes Trial, Religious Liberty Battles Continue ACLU - 7-7-2000 Scopes Trial's 75th Anniversary and Today's Evolution Dispute People For The American Way - 6-27-2000 Scopes Trial's 75th Anniversary and Today's Evolution Dispute Spark Theatre and Debate People For The American Way - 6-27-2000 Supreme Court refuses to review evolution-disclaimer case Freedom Forum - 6-19-2000 KANSAS ANTI-EVOLUTION EDUCATION STANDARDS State Capitals Stirred By Evolution Washington Post - 3-8-2000 Evolution-creation debate grows louder with Kansas controversy CNN - 3-8-2000 Kansas education board stands by controversial science-education guidelines Freedom Forum - 10-14-1999 Weird Science National Coalition Against Censorship - 9-20-1999 Education, civil rights groups mount efforts to save evolution science Freedom Forum - 8-19-1999 ACLU Urges Kansas Public Schools to Reject Religion-Based Evolution Teachings in Science Classes ACLU - 8-13-1999 Kansas state school board adopts standards that ignore evolution Freedom Forum - 8-12-1999 AU Warns Kansas Board Of Education On Anti-Evolution Science Education Standards Americans United - 8-10-1999 State Education Board Urged to Uphold Strong Science Teaching for Kansas Schools People For The American Way - 8-10-1999 LOUISIANA EVOLUTION DISCLAIMER POLICY Appeals court: Louisiana school evolution disclaimer still doesn't fly Freedom Forum - 1-27-2000 School board's efforts to protect creationism blocked by appeals court Freedom Forum - 8-26-1999 MICHIGAN CREATIONISM POLICY Michigan district to stock school libraries with books on creationism Freedom Forum - 2-11-1999 Michigan school officials suggest offering students alternative to evolution Freedom Forum - 10-12-1998 Michigan school board declines to act on creationism request Freedom Forum - 11-12-1997 OKLAHOMA CREATIONISM BILL Oklahoma lawmakers call for creationism in science textbooks Freedom Forum - 4-7-2000 Oklahoma House Passes Bill Requiring Science Textbooks To Acknowledge 'God As The Creator Of Human Life' Americans United - 4-6-2000 WEST VIRGINIA CREATIONISM PROPOSAL West Virginia lawmaker insists creationism be included in science classes Freedom Forum - 2-3-2000 West Virginia school board dumps resolution supporting creationism Freedom Forum - 12-20-1999 West Virginia School District Rejects Creationism Resolution Americans United - 12-15-1999 OTHER CREATIONISM/EVOLUTION DISPUTES Parents ask court to stop charter school from teaching creationism Freedom Forum - 3-23-2000 New York Charter School Reverses Decision to Teach Creationism People For The American Way - 2-25-2000 Charter School to Raise Topic Of Creationism New York Times - 2-18-2000 Minnesota teacher wants to debunk evolution in science classes Freedom Forum - 10-18-1999 New Mexico Board of Education backs teaching of evolution Freedom Forum - 10-12-1999 Kentucky education officials drop word ‘evolution’ from guidelines Freedom Forum - 10-7-1999 School board's efforts to protect creationism blocked by appeals court Freedom Forum - 8-26-1999 Washington State Teacher Told to Stick to Science ACLU - 10-2-1998 Creationism advocate to speak at Washington high school Freedom Forum - 5-8-1998 Idaho university can give credit for Mormon-led classes Freedom Forum - 3-19-1998 Sticky Solution: Glue the Pages National Coalition Against Censorship - Winter 1996 Vista gives OK to creation 'science' Institute For First Amendment Studies - 8-1-1993 OTHER STORIES Statement of Ralph G. Neas President, People For the American Way Foundation On Polling Results: Evolution vs. Creationism People For The American Way - 3-10-2000 Public Wants Evolution, Not Creationism, in Science Class, New National Poll Shows People For The American Way - 3-10-2000 Public Opinion on Evolution and Creationism 75 Years after Scopes People For The American Way - 2000 Evolution deadlock needs a new script Freedom Forum - 8-22-1999 Scientists issue call to support teaching evolution in public classrooms Freedom Forum - 5-4-1998 Smiting science Institute For First Amendment Studies - 11-1-1996 Creationism: The growing threat Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1994 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
RELIGION PROMOTED BY PROCLAMATION NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER Religious Right Using National Day Of Prayer To Launch Propaganda Campaign Against Church-State Separation Americans United - 5-3-2000 National prayer day spurs church-state concerns Freedom Forum - 5-5-2000 Federal government, religious groups join to celebrate God Freedom Forum - 5-6-1999 National Day Of Prayer Has Become Platform For Religious Right Propaganda Campaign, Charges Church-State Watchdog Group Americans United - 4-28-1999 National Day Of Prayer: Confusing Church And State Americans United - 5-5-1998 ARIZONA "BIBLE WEEK" PROCLAMATIONS Arizona town defends 'Bible Week' proclamation Freedom Forum - 7-13-1999 Arizona governor ends support of 'Bible Week' proclamations Freedom Forum - 3-2-1999 Arizona Governor Drops "Bible Week" Proclamation, Prompting ACLU to Drop Lawsuit ACLU - 3-1-1999 Federal judge issues negative order against Arizona's 'Bible Week' proclamation Freedom Forum - 11-23-1998 Arizona politicians' religious proclamations spur attention, debate Freedom Forum - 11-19-1998 Federal judge delays Arizona mayor's 'Bible Week' proclamation Freedom Forum - 11-17-1998 Mayor plans to issue 'Bible Week' proclamation despite threat of legal action Freedom Forum - 11-12-1998 Arizona mayor issues "Bible Week" proclamation Freedom Forum - 11-21-1997 NEBRASKA "MARCH FOR JESUS DAY" PROCLAMATION Nebraska governor proclaims 'March for Jesus Day' Freedom Forum - 5-10-1999 PFAWF Urges Governor To Avoid "Clearly Unconstitutional Action" People For The American Way - 4-30-1999 UTAH "BIBLE WEEK" PROCLAMATION Utah mayors again proclaim 'Bible Week' Freedom Forum - 11-12-1999 ASHVILLE, NC EARTH RELIGIONS PROCLAMATION N.C. mayor declares end to religious proclamations Freedom Forum - 10-29-1999 Ministers condemn N.C. mayor's declaration of Earth Religions Awareness Week Freedom Forum - 10-22-1999 GADSDEN, AL "THE CITY OF PRAYER" PROCLAMATION Mayor proclaims Alabama town 'City of Prayer' Freedom Forum - 4-22-1999 MIAMISBURG, OH "THE YEAR OF THE BIBLE" PROCLAMATION Ohio mayor rescinds Bible year proclamation after state ACLU objects Freedom Forum - 1-5-1999 Mayor Rescinds "Year of the Bible" Proclamation after ACLU Threatens Lawsuit ACLU - 12-30-1998 REDLANDS, CA "MARCH FOR JESUS DAY" PROCLAMATION ACLU Files Lawsuit Against City of Redlands For Endorsing Religious Rally; Urges Private Parties to 'March for Jesus' ACLU - 5-13-1997 OTHER STORIES Congressional Leaders Honor Extremist TV Preacher Americans United - 3-23-2000 West Virginia mayor rescinds proclamation honoring evangelist Freedom Forum - 9-4-1998 Supreme Court refuses to hear two church/state cases Institute For First Amendment Studies - 6-1-1993 No 'Year of the Bible' here Institute For First Amendment Studies - 9-1-1990 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE	MISAPPLICATION OF CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION Students accuse high school of religious discrimination Freedom Forum - 7-19-2000 RESTRICTIONS ON STUDENT DISTRIBUTION OF RELIGIOUS MATERIAL Miami school faces lawsuit over literature distribution Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Student sues to distribute religious texts at school Student Press Law Center - Winter 1999 Barred from handing out Bibles, student sues school district Freedom Forum - 8-16-1999 Florida students claim college violated their free-speech rights Freedom Forum - 7-29-1999 Parents sue N.Y. school district after teens told to stop distributing fliers Freedom Forum - 6-28-1999 School system considers barring kids from distributing outside materials Freedom Forum - 8-10-1998 School district reverses course, will allow student to hand out Bibles Freedom Forum - 4-9-1998 Florida school board votes to settle First Amendment lawsuit Freedom Forum - 1-15-1998 Court approves 'review only' policy for underground student publications Student Press Law Center - Spring 1997 RESTRICTIONS ON STUDENT EXPRESSION OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN ASSIGNMENTS Federal judge: School properly refused to display student's religious artwork Freedom Forum - 3-1-2000 Federal appeals court hears case of boy barred from reading Bible story Freedom Forum - 2-17-2000 School district admits educators erred in barring Christian music from class Freedom Forum - 12-14-1999 Full appeals court to decide if school was right to block boy's Bible story Freedom Forum - 12-2-1999 Boy Sues Upstate School For Expelling Jesus New York Post - 11-14-1999 Religious-liberty group seeks rehearing in Bible-reading case Freedom Forum - 11-9-1999 Student's drawings censored for including religious images Freedom Forum - 11-4-1999 Federal appeals panel upholds ban on boy reading Bible story to class Freedom Forum - 10-25-1999 Federal appeals court hears arguments in Bible-story case Freedom Forum - 6-4-1999 Federal appeals court to reconsider decision in Bible-reading case Freedom Forum - 4-21-1999 Group asks appeals court to review decision in Bible-reading case Freedom Forum - 10-9-1998 Student should be allowed to read Bible story Freedom Forum - 2-1-1998 N.J. student appeals ruling on Bible-story reading Freedom Forum - 1-29-1998 RESTRICTIONS ON RELIGIOUS BASED SCHOOL CLUBS Wisconsin students accuse school of censoring religious expression Freedom Forum - 2-4-2000 Ohio school, student Bible club settle federal suit Freedom Forum - 12-23-1999 School district, Christian club settle federal lawsuit Freedom Forum - 11-5-1999 Virginia school district alters policy, grants equal access to religious club Freedom Forum - 9-7-1999 Federal judge supports policy that differentiates between student clubs Freedom Forum - 4-8-1999 Rule for religious clubs remains simple: Give equal treatment Freedom Forum - 2-21-1999 Virginia high school student accuses district of hostility toward religion Freedom Forum - 2-15-1999 Florida high school student challenges district policy on religious groups Freedom Forum - 1-22-1999 Student says school wouldn’t let her form Bible club Freedom Forum - 2-23-1998 School board to allow Bible club to meet during school hours Freedom Forum - 2-11-1998 OTHER STORIES S. D. school board bars staff from sending religious messages via e-mail Freedom Forum - 1-28-1999 Religion in schools not an all-or-nothing proposition, Haynes tells civil rights commission Freedom Forum - 5-21-1998 BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
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