This issue of Common Ground explores some of the myriad ways in which religion intersects with government and politics in America’s pluralistic culture. And intersect it certainly does–for good and arguably for ill…
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Culture, Controversy and the Supreme Court
Europe’s religious conflicts were the background for America’s formation, so it shouldn’t be surprising that our national history has been substantially shaped by religious passions: broadly, as religiously-based concerns over social justice have…
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Property Tax & Civil Liberties
Recently, the Indiana Tax Court heard arguments in the Indiana Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit against the State Board of Tax Commissioners. We claim that Indiana’s method of assessing property is unconstitutional…
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Honoring the Flag
I admit it – I am one of those mushy types who still gets goose bumps when I stand with a crowd to sing the national anthem; I get positively teary saying the Pledge of Allegiance. When I look at the stars and stripes, I don’t see cloth — I see everything that gives the flag its meaning: the principles enshrined in the Declaration of
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Power Versus Principle
Recently the Indiana Civil Liberties Union brought a suit challenging the constitutionality of Indiana’s property tax assessment formula. We did so because we believe it violates federal constitutional guarantees of equal protection as well as provisions of the Indiana Constitution.
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