Okami’s NewsCloud Journal

A NewsCloud community weblog

Entries Tagged as 'church+and+state'

The Year in Hate

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

The latest annual count of hate groups operating in the United States rose to 888 last year, capping a 48 percent increase since 2000.

(THESE are the terrorists Americans should be worrying about.)
Read the full story

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

Tags: constitution · society · fundamentalism · church+and+state · terrorists · analysis · bush+administration · culture · terrorism · congress · politics · supreme+court · education · u.s.+news

YouTube - Top 10 Moments in the Race for

March 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

As the presidential primary season winds down, The Interfaith Alliance has compiled a list of the 10 worst abuses of religion during the campaign so far.
Read the full story

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

Tags: society · america · constitution · usa · church+and+state · candidates · spirituality · culture · politics · u.s.+news · supreme+court · government · elections · 2008+elections

Evolution battle flares in states

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

Creationism v. evolution in schools has been for many years a battle in the nation’s culture war, and these days it’s no different.
Read the full story

[Read more →]

Tags: society · america · usa · fundamentalism · scxience · church+and+state · evolution · intelligence · war · politics · supreme+court · government · religion · culture · u.s.+news

Where religion, ideology and the Web cross - Los Angeles Times

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

The College of William & Mary, the nation’s second oldest, lost its president last week after a culture-war clash that began when he ordered the removal of an 18-inch brass cross from the altar of the historic Wren Chapel.
Read the full story

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

Tags: society · usa · church+and+state · conflict · america · religion · politics · supreme+court · government · culture · u.s.+news

Foreign Policy In Focus | The Theology of American Empire

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

American foreign policy is built on a deep foundation of Christian theology. Some of the people who make our foreign policy may understand that foundation. Most probably aren’t even aware of it. But foundations are hidden underground. You can stand above them, and even take a strong stand upon them, without knowing they are there. […]

[Read more →]

Tags: society · bush+administration · constitution · church+and+state · theology · analysis · america · religion · congress · military · politics · supreme+court · culture · government · Uncategorized

Mideast crisis keeps growing

February 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

To try and better understand the Middle East, it helps to take in a broader perspective of the situation — to step back and examine the problem with some distance.
Read the full story

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

Tags: society · us · usa · fundamentalism · mideast · church+and+state · america · religion · military · iraq · politics · war · culture · government · u.s.+news

US military accused of harboring fundamentalism

February 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Post to NewsCloud »

Since his last combat deployment in Iraq, Jeremy Hall has had a rough time, getting shoved and threatened by his fellow soldiers. The trouble started there when he would not pray in the mess hall.
Read the full story

Sphere: Related Content

[Read more →]

Tags: fundamentalism · constitution · church+and+state · mideast · warfare · troops · religion · government · iraq · world · military · politics · war · u.s.+news