newsweek.washingtonpost.com - 12/8/2008
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Normally, I'm for keeping church and state out of each other's business as much as humanly possible, mostly to protect religion from government intrusion and idolatry, but also to protect us from zealots who think Jesus wears an American flag lapel pin. Inserting "under God" into the Pledge of ...
blogs.usatoday.com - 12/2/2008
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On Religion A weekly series explores the issues
of faith that are shaping our world. Common Ground...
In Washington today, politicians too often just stand their ground. Liberal strategist Bob Beckel and conservative columnist Cal Thomas provide a better ...
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GOP's path to victory still goes through God - Opinion
washingtonpost.com - 12/2/2008
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As Republicans sort out the reasons for their
defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla...
in the pulpit.
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Giving Up on God
denverpost.com - 12/3/2008
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Do we need God in politics? Washington Post
columnist Kathleen Parker recently penned a provocative column titled...
"Giving up on God," wherein she suggested that the Republican Party ditch G-O-D. The piece so rankled James Dobson (Ph.D in Divine ...
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Giving up on God (sort of) - The Denver Post
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Newspaper Roundup for Dec. 8, 2008
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Home News National CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for Dec. 8, 2008 Monday, December 08, 2008 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor Chicago Sun-Times: Obama: Gun owners do not need to stock up New York Times: In Hard Times, Russia Moves In to Reclaim Private Industries Newsweek: Evangelical Christians may have a point about Capitol Visitors Center Boston Globe: Romney paves way for possible '12 run Bulk of PAC fund goes for political ambitions Boston Globe: Funding crunch has colleges scrambling Sweeping plans altered or ...
God Airbrushed From Capitol Visitor Center
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The new $621 million capitol Visitor Center does more than spare Harry Reid from having to smell the unwashed masses. It also advances the campaign to replace meaningful religion with worship of the State:
Among the critics [of the Visitor Center] were Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican who several weeks ago noticed that something was missing from a center's replica of the House Speaker's rostrum. The words "In God We Trust" — engraved over the actual rostrum in 1962 — were not included in the replica. ...
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