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Church and State

SCOTUS considers nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school

By Filings on Thu, 05/01/25
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“The court is considering whether to overturn a June 2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling that a St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School (SISCVS) of Oklahoma City would be unconstitutional” - Baptist Press

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Through Christ’s ‘Suffering, We Have Redemption’—Trump Sparks Debate With Holy Week Presidential Message

By Filings on Tue, 04/15/25
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“While Trump’s post has gained attention from all sides, many comments were in agreement with the president and offered prayers for him and his family….One person argued, ‘Christians are getting played so hard by this administration and they don’t even know it.’” - C.Leaders

Okla. Supreme Court temporarily blocks Bibles in public schools mandate

By Filings on Thu, 03/13/25
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“The Oklahoma Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a measure by the state education department that would have purchased 55,000 Bibles for public schools.” - CPost

How City Planning Impacts Congregations

By Filings on Tue, 02/11/25
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“Every city in America is different when it comes to regulating space for churches. However, in our current cultural climate, here are some suggestions for churches to become better neighbors in their community.” - By Faith

Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about a Catholic school in Oklahoma could redraw lines around church and state in education

By Filings on Mon, 02/03/25
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“If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter—a sea change in education law, expanding the boundaries of government aid to faith-based schools.” - The Conversation

What should public schoolchildren learn about the Bible?

By Filings on Mon, 12/02/24
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“It should not be about imposing faith. It could be about encouraging knowledge.” - RNS

Church and State: How Christianity invented the conflict between church and state.

By Filings on Wed, 11/06/24
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“Despite the dire warnings of an imminent and existential threat from Christian theocrats, it’s important to note that this kind of discussion, of the limits of the religious influence on the state, could only happen in a culture widely shaped by Christianity.” - Breakpoint

Christian conservatism and Christian realism vs. Christian nationalism

By Filings on Tue, 10/29/24
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“Sometimes the target of these critics of Christian nationalism are folk religionists who conflate God and country….These folk religionists typically aren’t aware they are Christian nationalists…. The self-identified Christian nationalists have an agenda that fulfills the worst nightmares of many secular progressives.” - Mark Tooley

An Almost Christian Nation: A Review of Miles Smith’s ‘Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War’

By Filings on Tue, 10/22/24
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“Beyond its exploration of the past, Religion & Republic offers Protestants—and indeed any religious citizens—an option for civic engagement that avoids the extremes of apolitical submission and full-spectrum aggression.” - Acton

The Baptists and the Bill of Rights

By Filings on Fri, 07/05/24
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“Because the Bible teaches that individuals, not the state or some other entity, are accountable for themselves to God, Leland and the Baptists believed in the rights of conscience….They also believed in separation of church and state.” - P&D

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