church and state
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Report
Did Congress Meet on Christmas Day? Fact-checking the “War on Christmas”
Last November, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, a moderate Republican turned independent, sent out invitations to the state’s annual tree lighting ceremony and referred to …
By Bruce David Forbes![](https://religionandpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/AP811716919989-584-x-380-Option-1-257x208.jpg)
Editor’s Note
When Church and State Collide: The Supreme Court Goes to Mass
Any reader of U.S. history knows that religion and politics have mixed in a multitude of ways from the time of the nation’s founding. Motivated …
By Marie Griffith![](https://religionandpolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0625-Waggoner-SchoolPrayer-257x208.jpg)
Review
When the Court Took on Prayer and the Bible in Public Schools
The Bible, the School, and the Constitution: The Clash That Shaped Modern Church-State Doctrine By Steven K. Green Oxford University Press, 2012 Today marks the 50th anniversary …
By Michael D. Waggoner