Government giving money directly to churches seems like an obviously unconstitutional thing to do. I can’t seem to find any arguments in favor of the behavior, either.

Bozeman’s mentioned USA Today’s story about the ever present controversies over Ten Commandments monuments. Alas, we did not make a pie chart, so we haven’t truly arrived in the USA Today world.
In other news, I wish I’d thought of requesting that the famous quote from the treaty of Tripoli be placed beside the monument here. [...]

The ACLU has filed suit against a Texas school district for offering a certain Bible elective in its schools. The Religious Right is having none of it:
The American Civil Liberties Union is being accused of filing a baseless lawsuit against a Texas public school district that allows Bible elective courses to be taught in two [...]

The Chronicle, whose web site’s front page design has taken an turn for the worse recently, reports that the Ten Commandments monument in a local park will stay there:
The controversial Ten Commandments monument will return to public property, the Bozeman City Commission determined Monday night.
The commission voted 4-1 to return the religious statue to Soroptimist [...]

In light of the claims by the supporters of this thing, if anyone in the apartment buildings next to me pisses me off, I’m pointing a strobe light at his or her window. I’ll be claiming that it’s the strobe light of atheism and it’s an expression of my deeply held religious beliefs.
Just so you [...]

*cue scary music*
So says the AP.
The ACLU, self-described as an organization committed to protecting rights set forth in the Constitution, has developed a plan for “strategic investment” in Florida, Mississippi, Texas and New Mexico, as well as Montana. About $10 million will be divided among the states in the coming five years, executive Anthony Romero [...]

Did you know it’s an affront to American culture that a Muslim member of Congress will be sworn in using a copy of the Koran instead of the Bible? Me neither. Apparently a meaningless and insignificant tradition is the very thing holding our society together. Who knew? I like this part of that article:
Devotees of [...]

Since I rarely get a chance to read the Chronicle anymore, I missed the fact that there’s been a Ten Commandments issue (link will die soon, of course) around here:
Installation of the Ten Commandments in a public space, an issue the Bozeman City Commission and city staff have been grappling with for months, was back [...]

Agape Press (no surprise) cheerleads for the establishment clause bill I mentioned in my last post.
(AgapePress) - The ACLU calls it an “attack on religious liberty.” But a prominent member from the other side of Congress says it’s the first step in drying up what some call the ACLU’s “cash cow.”
They are referring to the [...]

This is an interesting separation of church and state case:
In 2001, Excelsior Middle School in Byron, 40 miles east of San Francisco, advised a classroom of twelve-year olds that, “[for the next three weeks], you and your classmates will become Muslims.” Thereafter, the students memorized portions of the Koran, chose Islamic names, wore tags bearing [...]