As a propaganda and fundraising campaign for the religious right, it was very successful this year. As far as pinpointing an actual problem, the problem doesn't exist. It's being used to divide Americans and create a cultural war. |
Certainly there are a lot of people who are interested in the Dalai Lama's message who aren't Buddhists. |
In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, it would be difficult to oppose these types of measures. |
It's a little early to assume that the Supreme Court would give blessing to vouchers. Everybody is trying to make assumptions based on a case that is not a voucher case. |
Jefferson wasn't really a primary author of the First Amendment. But Jefferson was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, which is seen as kind of a precursor of the First Amendment. It was Jefferson's protégé, James Madison, who helped draft the First Amendment. So the metaphor is apt and it is important. |
The Air Force's determination to ram through this promotion is an unfortunate sign that they don't plan to take seriously the complaints of religious bias at the Air Force Academy. |
There isn't any evidence that's happening. |
They seem determined to push this promotion through, ... We're not asking that he be dismissed. We're only asking that he not be promoted in the middle of a controversy. |
They seem determined to push this promotion through, ... We're not asking that he be dismissed. We're only asking that he not be promoted in the middle of a controversy. |
They straddle two worlds. Pope John Paul II often traveled around the world, urging ends to conflicts, or speaking on other topics that were ostensibly secular. So does the Dalai Lama. |
They straddle two worlds. Pope John Paul II often traveled around the world, urging ends to conflicts, or speaking on other topics that were ostensibly secular. So does the Dalai Lama. Certainly there are a lot of people who are interested in the Dalai Lama's message who aren't Buddhists. |
Virtually every Supreme Court case that has come down since Everson dealing with separation of church and state has referred back to that ruling, to the Everson case. |