School rallies to retain sign | The ACLU says the message 'God Bless America' divides kids by religion and is unconstitutional. (The Sacramento Bee)
Religion again goes public | The very nature of the current crisis should remind us that our society is not about using the institutions of government, such as schools and courts, to force majority religious beliefs on others (Editorial, USA Today)
Congress using religious compass in decisions | Many House and Senate members say their faith has helped them know they were right to vote for military retaliation three days after the terrorist attacks. But others say they are not sure it was the moral thing to do, considering that they have prayed in the past to end violence. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Atheists decry post-attack focus on God | They say Bush's and other leaders' religious references flout the separation of church and state, and leave out the nonreligious. (Los Angeles Times)
Schools, local gov'ts turn to prayer | Since the terrorist attacks, a blurring—some say crossing—of the line between church and state (Associated Press)
God shows no partiality | Patriotism has crept into the worship of religious institutions in ways that may be unhealthy and even dangerous (Wilburn T. Stancil, The Kansas City Star)
US welcomes Sudan's aggressive response | Sudan's actions raise the possibility that the State Department could remove the nation from the list of state sponsors of terrorism (The Boston Globe)
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