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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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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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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Publisher’s Note, Common Ground
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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Ten commandments
I suppose it was only a matter of time until Indiana became embroiled in one of the more recent church-state controversies: the movement to post the Ten Commandments on the walls of courtrooms and government buildings throughout the country.
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