Religion vs State

• God's Wrath, and the Tories': Harper's zeal for retribution seems religious. No other prime minister in Canadian history has so strained the fundamental edict of the separation of church and state.
• Americans don't do atheism
  Americans would rather vote for a presidential candidate who was Catholic, black, Jewish, female, Hispanic, Mormon, thrice-married, 72 years old, or homosexual than they would one who was an atheist.
• Bush Whacks the Wall of Separation
  It is the president's duty to refrain from displays of religious devotion.
• US Founding Fathers were not Bible-thumpers
• A Christian Nation?
  The Christian-nation myth can be debunked by a little reading of original texts.
• Christians should fear 'Christian' nation
  Both believer and nonbeliever have a vested interest in the secular nation envisioned by the Founding Fathers.
• Does Christian Fundamentalism Endanger Our Republic?
• Now the Theocrats Want 'American Religious History Week'
  With House Resolution 888, the religious right seeks to rewrite American history, turning the founding fathers into Christian fundamentalists.
• It's Time to Kick Jesus Out of Politics
• Legislator Flips out at Atheist During Hearing: 'Your Philosophy's a Danger to our Children!'
• The Family's Values: America's Most Influential (and Secretive) Religious Organization
  Jeff Sharlet's The Family will leave you stunned by the religious motivations behind seemingly every political decision in the last 70 years.
• Hillary's Ties to Religious Fundamentalists
  Jeff Sharlet's shocking exposé, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power will be published in May, 2008
• In Defense of Rev. Jeremiah Wright
  Dr. Wright fits into America's civil religion paradigm about as well as a black Jesus would.
• What Religion's Blind Stranglehold on America Is Doing to US Democracy
  In a democracy, there should be no fixed truth except that everyone has the right to offer a new view -- and to change his or her mind.
• Campaigns Like These Make It Hard to Find a Reason to Believe
• God, What Politicians! [VIDEOS]
  Of course, all candidates must defacto believe in God if they want to have a chance. And there is even a site dedicated to monitoring their level of belief as they march along the campaign trail.
• Candidates Plunder the Pews in Their Altar Call for Votes
  Presidential candidates are professing their faith as the "Jesus Factor" continues to reverberate in politics.
• The Stillborn God
• Senator's Inquiry Into Mega-Church Money Hypocrisy Sparks Church-State Showdown
  Six mega-churches face inquiries into whether "tax payers are being taken for a ride."
• Christian Right Gets Its Way: "In God We Trust" Will Have Prominence on New Coin
• Pope Ignores the War, Gets Free Pass on Sex Abuse
  Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the U.S. last week against a macabre backdrop featuring reports of torture, execution and war. He chose not to notice.