Today is Constitution Day, and a law school dean says most Americans are Constitutional illiterates.
IHOP pancake house is suing IHOP church for trademark infringement.
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Lazarus Rising: Is The Religious Right Ready To Be ‘Born Again’ In The 2010 Elections?
An Americans United Special Report
The past two years have been difficult for the Religious Right. President Barack Obama opposes the agenda of the religious-political movement, and congressional leaders have generally turned a deaf ear. Some commentators even pronounced the Religious Right dead.
But claims of the Religious Right’s demise are often premature. Like Frankenstein’s monster, the Religious Right has proven hard to kill.
Religious Right groups are waging a massive under-the-radar campaign this fall to register church-going voters, drive congregants to the polls and elect favored candidates. These organizations believe their allies in the Republican Party are poised to make significant advances, and they want to make sure that one or both houses of Congress move to GOP control.
(See the link below for their upcoming events.)
The Religious Right And The GOP: BFFs?
Why so many events and projects that feature voter mobilization or other activities tied to electoral politics?
The Religious Right’s fortunes are closely tied to the Republican Party’s. When the GOP lost power in Washington in 2006 and 2008, the Religious Right also took a hit. Its legislative proposals have stalled, and it finds itself unable to counter legislation, court appointments and other actions it opposes...
What About The Tea Party?
Some political analysts have speculated that the Religious Right has been overshadowed by the Tea Party movement.
This is an oversimplification. The Tea Party remains a wild card, but there’s no reason why this movement cannot exist alongside or in tandem with the Religious Right. Although they don’t see eye to eye on every issue, the Religious Right and the Tea Party share the same goal: drastically changing the political calculus in Washington...
Read more at http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2010/09/lazarus-rising-is-the.html
The past two years have been difficult for the Religious Right. President Barack Obama opposes the agenda of the religious-political movement, and congressional leaders have generally turned a deaf ear. Some commentators even pronounced the Religious Right dead.
But claims of the Religious Right’s demise are often premature. Like Frankenstein’s monster, the Religious Right has proven hard to kill.
Religious Right groups are waging a massive under-the-radar campaign this fall to register church-going voters, drive congregants to the polls and elect favored candidates. These organizations believe their allies in the Republican Party are poised to make significant advances, and they want to make sure that one or both houses of Congress move to GOP control.
(See the link below for their upcoming events.)
The Religious Right And The GOP: BFFs?
Why so many events and projects that feature voter mobilization or other activities tied to electoral politics?
The Religious Right’s fortunes are closely tied to the Republican Party’s. When the GOP lost power in Washington in 2006 and 2008, the Religious Right also took a hit. Its legislative proposals have stalled, and it finds itself unable to counter legislation, court appointments and other actions it opposes...
What About The Tea Party?
Some political analysts have speculated that the Religious Right has been overshadowed by the Tea Party movement.
This is an oversimplification. The Tea Party remains a wild card, but there’s no reason why this movement cannot exist alongside or in tandem with the Religious Right. Although they don’t see eye to eye on every issue, the Religious Right and the Tea Party share the same goal: drastically changing the political calculus in Washington...
Read more at http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2010/09/lazarus-rising-is-the.html
Ralph Reed Is Betting Evangelical Voters Will Forget His Casino-Lobbyist Past, Says Americans United
Former Christian Coalition Director Seeks To Regain Religious Right Leadership Role With D.C. ‘Strategy Briefing’
Hoping to reemerge as a leader of the Religious Right, former Christian Coalition Executive Director Ralph Reed will hold a national meeting in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10-11 under the auspices of his new Faith and Freedom Coalition.
Reed will be successful only if evangelical Christians engage in a case of collective amnesia, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
“This is the same Ralph Reed who carried water for the casino industry in the Jack Abramoff scandal,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “This is the same Ralph Reed who misled his evangelical friends while collecting a lot of dough.”
Read more at http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2010/09/ralph-reed-is-betting.html
Hoping to reemerge as a leader of the Religious Right, former Christian Coalition Executive Director Ralph Reed will hold a national meeting in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10-11 under the auspices of his new Faith and Freedom Coalition.
Reed will be successful only if evangelical Christians engage in a case of collective amnesia, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
“This is the same Ralph Reed who carried water for the casino industry in the Jack Abramoff scandal,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “This is the same Ralph Reed who misled his evangelical friends while collecting a lot of dough.”
Read more at http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/archives/2010/09/ralph-reed-is-betting.html
Sept. 12 - 50th Anniversary of JFK Speech!
On Sept. 12, 1960, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy gave one of the most important speeches on church and state in American history. Refuting charges that his Catholic religious affiliation would interfere with his presidential duties, Kennedy outlined the proper constitutional relationship between religion and government.
A half century later, Americans are still struggling with issues of faith and politics. Some candidates trumpet their personal religous affiliations in a crass attempt to secure votes. Others attacks Islam or other minority faiths in a divisive and destructive maneuver to win elections.
The principles and sentiments in Kennedy's speech, therefore, are more important than ever! Listen to the speech and be inspired by his wise words. Urge your family, friends and neighbors to do the same. Support church-state separation and equality for Americans of all faiths as well as those who follow no spiritual path at all.
Watch a portion of the speech, listen to the whole speech or read it here.
A half century later, Americans are still struggling with issues of faith and politics. Some candidates trumpet their personal religous affiliations in a crass attempt to secure votes. Others attacks Islam or other minority faiths in a divisive and destructive maneuver to win elections.
The principles and sentiments in Kennedy's speech, therefore, are more important than ever! Listen to the speech and be inspired by his wise words. Urge your family, friends and neighbors to do the same. Support church-state separation and equality for Americans of all faiths as well as those who follow no spiritual path at all.
Watch a portion of the speech, listen to the whole speech or read it here.
National Round-Up
List of recent AU press releases. To read the full releases, go to http://www.au.org/media/press-releases/.
August 27, 2010 Beck Rallies In Washington Undercut Church-State Separation Fox Pundit And His Religious Right Allies Are Pushing A Divisive Message Of Extremism, Intolerance, Says AU’s Lynn
August 25, 2010 Va. Attorney General’s Advisory On Religious Displays May Lead To Lawsuits If Cuccinelli Wants To See A Nativity Scene, Let Him Put One In His Own Yard, Says AU’s Lynn
August 25, 2010 Congress Should Reject Conservative Religious Groups’ Call For Taxpayer-Funded Job Bias If ‘Faith-Based’ Charities Want To Discriminate In Hiring On Religious Grounds, They Shouldn’t Get Public Funds, Says AU’s Lynn
August 18, 2010 Use of Government Property to Relocate NYC Mosque Raises Serious Legal Questions Church-State Watchdog Group Says Government Can’t Subsidize Religion Or Give It Preferential Treatment
August 10, 2010 AU, Allies Commend House Resolution On Texas School Board’s Biased Social Studies Standards Public School Curriculum Standards Should Not Be Politicized, Says AU’s Lynn
August 4, 2010 AU Applauds Court Ruling Against Proposition 8 Minority Civil Rights Should Never Be Taken Away By Referendum, Watchdog Group Says
August 27, 2010 Beck Rallies In Washington Undercut Church-State Separation Fox Pundit And His Religious Right Allies Are Pushing A Divisive Message Of Extremism, Intolerance, Says AU’s Lynn
August 25, 2010 Va. Attorney General’s Advisory On Religious Displays May Lead To Lawsuits If Cuccinelli Wants To See A Nativity Scene, Let Him Put One In His Own Yard, Says AU’s Lynn
August 25, 2010 Congress Should Reject Conservative Religious Groups’ Call For Taxpayer-Funded Job Bias If ‘Faith-Based’ Charities Want To Discriminate In Hiring On Religious Grounds, They Shouldn’t Get Public Funds, Says AU’s Lynn
August 18, 2010 Use of Government Property to Relocate NYC Mosque Raises Serious Legal Questions Church-State Watchdog Group Says Government Can’t Subsidize Religion Or Give It Preferential Treatment
August 10, 2010 AU, Allies Commend House Resolution On Texas School Board’s Biased Social Studies Standards Public School Curriculum Standards Should Not Be Politicized, Says AU’s Lynn
August 4, 2010 AU Applauds Court Ruling Against Proposition 8 Minority Civil Rights Should Never Be Taken Away By Referendum, Watchdog Group Says
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