Surf these sites: 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. ACLU - Religious Liberties -- Updates on religious liberties issues from the American Civil Liberties Union. 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 government. 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. Anti-Defamation League: Religious Freedom -- Includes information on issues such as the separation of church and state, the Istook Amendment, and religious freedom in the workplace. 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. Church-State Ring -- Webring hosted by the Internet Infidels for pages promoting the separation of church and state. Churchwatch -- A site dedicated to countering the creeping menace of religion in American politics. Citizens Project -- Grassroots organization in the Pikes Peak region dedicated to upholding pluralism, freedom of religion and separation of church and state. Coalition for Separation of Church and State -- Resource links include court cases regarding separation of church and state. Council on Religious Freedom -- Committed to affirming both the historical and Biblical foundations of the ideal of religious freedom. First Amendment Center - Religion -- Features a number of original publications -- including several on religion and the public schools -- and an excellent FAQ. Freedom Forum: Religion -- The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. Freedom From Religion Foundation -- A nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping state and church separate, and educating the public about the views of nontheists. Includes excerpts from various books published by the foundation dealing with nontheism / atheism. 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. Institute for First Amendment Studies -- "The Institute for First Amendment Studies, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational and research organization, was founded in 1984 by former fundamentalist minister Skipp Porteous and attorney Barbara Simon, to expose and counter the political activities of the Religious Right." 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. 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. 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. Mislaid American Rights -- An eleven-part editorial covering rights, law, personal conduct and the difference between "sin" and crime. NOgodMONEY! -- A campaign to get the motto "In God We Trust" removed from U.S. currency. PRO-S.O.C.S -- Pro-Separation of Church and State. Political opinions, essays, and links. People For the American Way -- Working to promote religious freedom and to oppose the political activities of the religious right in the U.S. Pledge Restoration Project -- A campaign to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance. Secular Web, The: Separation of Church and State -- Articles on Church / State separation from Secular Web Library. Separation of Church and State Homepage (mirror) -- Re-publication of a popular church/state site formerly housed at the University of Louisville. Separation of Church and State: The Constitutional Principle -- Discusses the legal, historical and political/social evidence in support of church-state separation. Seventh-day Adventist Church State Council -- Argues that separation benefits both church and state. The Christian and Politics -- An essay presenting Biblically-based reasoning for keeping the spiritual and civil realms separate.
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