Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Promotion Of Religion Is Not Legislators' Job, Say Civil Liberties Groups

Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas submitted a friend-of-the-court brief today to a federal appeals court urging the court to rule against a religiously motivated 2003 amendment to Texas' "moment-of-silence" statute. The amendment added "pray" to the statute's list of activities for students during the moment of silence.

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IRS Should Investigate Minnesota Church For Electioneering, Says Americans United