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Education Aug 13

The legal battle in Oklahoma over public funding for a religious charter school

By John Yang, Adam Kemp, Claire Mufson

Education Dec 08

United States Supreme Court issues rulings on Capitol Hill in Washington
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Supreme Court mulls church-state separation again in religious school funding case

The U.S. Supreme Court grappled once again with the issue of church and state. As John Yang reports, Wednesday’s arguments about whether taxpayer funds can be used to pay tuition at religious schools in Maine comes on the heels of…

By John Yang, Geoffrey Lou Guray

Politics Jun 30

People wait in line to take part in a town hall meeting with U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Central Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX28A33
Republicans push bill to let churches endorse political candidates

Churches should have the First Amendment right to endorse political candidates and still keep their tax-free status, say House Republicans.

By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press

Politics Oct 05

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Supreme Court Considers Case on Discrimination in Religious Schools

Supreme Court Considers Case on Hiring, Firing in Religious Schools…

Politics Oct 07

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News Wrap: Supreme Court Considers Giant Cross in Mojave Desert

In other news, the Supreme Court took up the separation of church and state in a case involving public lands in California, and two Americans and an Israeli received the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Feb 05

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Obama Creates Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

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President Barack Obama signed an executive order Thursday to create a White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships to help nonprofits and local groups improve their communities with help from the government and other organizations.

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