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1st Amendment, 2nd Commandment and Textile Worship
Heinlein wrote 'one man's religion is another man's belly laugh' Perhaps, but this one isn't funny.
http://unquietmind.com/textile.html
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About.com - Myths about Church/State Separation
Many common myths about the separation of church and state are explained and refuted. Includes misconceptions about court decisions, school prayer, and the US Constitution.
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/blfaq_cs_myth_index.htm
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ACLU - Religious Liberties
Updates on religious liberties issues from the American Civil Liberties Union.
http://www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLibertymain.cfm
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Alliance for the Separation of School and State
Offers essays and a petition to sign.
http://www.sepschool.org/
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America's Real Religion, by Gene Garman
Provides primary sources for quotations from Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Paine, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln regarding their personal religion and regarding religion's proper relationship to gove
http://www.sunnetworks.net/~ggarman/
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Americans Supporting Separation of Church and State
Organization opposing the theocratization of the US government by the Religious Right, with information on the GOP, the election in 2000, and George W. Bush.
http://hometown.aol.com/asscs1/home.html
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Founded in 1947, AU brings together Americans of many faiths and political viewpoints to defend church-state separation.
http://www.au.org/
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Anti-Defamation League: Religious Freedom
News headlines, position papers, and other resources on issues such as the separation of church and state, the Istook Amendment, and religious freedom in the workplace.
http://www.adl.org/main_religious_freedom.asp
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Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, The
The goal of the BJC is to protect, uphold and defend the significant and historical Baptist distinctive of a free church in a free state.
http://www.bjcpa.org/
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Church-State Ring
Webring hosted by the Internet Infidels for pages promoting the separation of church and state.
http://www.infidels.org/electronic/ring/church-state/
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Churchwatch
A site dedicated to countering the creeping menace of religion in American politics.
http://www.churchwatch.org/
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Citizens Project
A grassroots organization in the Pikes Peak [Colorado] region dedicated to upholding the traditional American values of pluralism, freedom of religion and separation of church and state.
http://www.citizensproject.org/
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First Amendment Center: Religious Liberty
Features a number of original publications, a history of religious liberty and of religion in public life, and commentary on recent news items.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/rel_liberty/index.aspx
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First Amendment, Ã la Carte: Freedom of Religion is Freedom From!
Lists several news events that raise the church-state issue, asks if government should be involved in religious affairs, and comments on the US Constitution.
http://www.lacarte.org/freedom/thought/1st/
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Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.
National organization of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics) in Madison, Wisconsin, working to keep state and church separate and to educate the public about the views of nontheists.
http://www.ffrf.org/
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Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of State and Church
Defending the First Amendment principle that government must never, by intent or consequence, promote religion or demonstrate any preference for one religion over another.
http://www.lava.net/~hcssc/
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Jefferson 21st Century Institute
Dedicated to the separation of religion and government. Focuses primarily on constitutionally questionable actions by, or on behalf of, small religious movements.
http://www.j21c.org/
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Keep Religion Away from Politics (KRAP)
A group for protecting separation. News, polls, messageboards, and legal resources.
http://www.kraporg.org/
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Liberty Magazine
Dedicated to the preservation of the separation of church and state with an emphasis on the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the US Constitution. Online version includes archived versions beginning with the May/June 1997 issue.
http://www.libertymagazine.org/
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Mainstream Loudoun - A Voice for Moderation
A group of citizens who wish to preserve religious and personal freedom, to maintain the separation of church and state, and to counter the imposition through public policy of one religious tradition over others.
http://www.loudoun.net/mainstream/
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Mislaid American Rights
An eleven-part editorial covering rights, law, personal conduct and the difference between "sin" and crime.
http://unquietmind.com/mislaid_i.html
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No to Political Islam, Yes to Human Rights
An online petition to oppose Political Islam, its agenda, and its barbaric interpretation of Sharia law.
http://www.ntpi.org/
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Non-Christian Founding Fathers
Asserts how and why the USA is now backsliding onto the slippery slope of incremental theocracy.
http://monotheism.us/
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People For the American Way: Religious Freedom
Civil libertarian organization opposing the political activities of the religious right in the U.S. and advocating strict separation of church and state. Talking points and position papers on current legislation and events.
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=111
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Pledge Restoration Project
A campaign to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.
http://secular.ws/pledge/
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Religion vs. Morality
The Ayn Rand Institute's views on separation, with quotes from the founding fathers of the US, and commentary on some related issues such as abortion and evolution.
http://religion.aynrand.org/
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Remove "In God We Trust" from American Currency
A petition for the U.S. treasury to take out "In God We Trust" on US money.
http://www.petitiononline.com/igwtrfc/petition.html
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Secular Web, The - Separation of Church and State
Articles on Church / State separation from Secular Web Library.
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/church-state/
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Separation of Church and State - The Constitutional Principle
Discusses the legal, historical and political/social evidence in support of church-state separation.
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
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Separation of Church and State Homepage (mirror)
Re-publication of a popular church/state site formerly housed at the University of Louisville.
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/tnpintro.htm
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Seventh-day Adventist Church State Council
Argues that separation benefits both church and state.
http://www.freedomsring.com/
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The Christian and Politics
An essay presenting Biblically-based reasoning for keeping the spiritual and civil realms separate.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ddcerkel/christian_politics.html
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The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party
Asserts that the Religious Right's goal of Christianizing America and all elements of society has nearly been attained through gaining control of the Republican Party and putting an ally in the White House.
http://www.4religious-right.info/
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Torquemada, the Spanish Inquisition and Today's American Inquisition
Compares elements of the American Christian Right to the Spanish Inquisition.
http://internettrash.com/users/torquemada
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