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The British Magazine tries to figure out why politics in the South is so different than everywhere else. The conclude that the answer is in...

No cities in Texas made the cut? Click here for the story .

The Atlantic maps them out . The break down mirrors the cultural breakdown across state we discuss in 2306. Big surprise that no Texas citie...

The Gallup Poll never stops. Here are three recent items it sent out. The first shows that the number of people who answer "no religion...

Here's a reminder that the American colonies - and the early states - were each oriented around their own unique religious identity. On...

If you read this Chron story , you'll notice that the judge did not rule on the merit of the argument - is it in fact a violation of chu...

In 2301 -- in our discussion of the freedom of the press -- we covered the political consequences of the invention of the press: the fact th...

Apparently some in Congress aren't sure. From the Washington Post : Free speech is a great idea, but we’re in a war. -Sen. Lindsey G...

More constitutional fallout from the Delaware debate: Can states compel school districts to teach creationism alongside evolution? Recent Su...

Thanks to the Delaware Senate debate we've had another in our periodic dust ups about the meaning of the phrase "separation of chu...

They, along with agnostics,  apparently know more about religion than the religious.

Here's a link to a story that points to controversy in 1879 regarding the construction of a Catholic Church in an unfavorable location....

A Texas school teacher risks losing her job for not allowing herself to be fingerprinted because she believes it is the Mark of the Beast, a...

Here are a couple of stories to add to our discussion of the limits of the free exercise clause: - Prayer Trumps Medicine in Decision over C...

A current survey predicts that in 20 years, 25% of the population will claim to be disinterested in any religion. Here are predictions about...

An ex-student sent me the following YouTube of Obama's recent speech in Cairo where he states (roughly) that we are no longer "jus...

We discussed the case of Daniel Hauser in class today. He's the cancer stricken kid whose mother does not want him to have chemotherapy...

If you are taking 2301 with me, consider this Stanley Fish article mandatory reading . It touches on the concept of the right of conscience ...

By a vote of 20-8, that's your verdict. I'm a bit surprised by the result to be honest. Please explain why.

44 of you voted on the followign question: Sarah Palin's belief that the Bible is literally true threatens the separation of church and ...