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Weblog: Girl in Pledge Case Is Christian Who Attends Calvary Chapel

George Bush and Jesse Ventura both attract attention for mixing religion and July 4, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Ted Olsen | posted 7/01/2002 12:00AM

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God's got nothing to do with the Pledge of Allegiance furor | Gutless politicians are stoking mob passions against a brave ruling (Robert Scheer, Los Angeles Times)
A higher authority is what it's all about | The pledge is both historically and philosophically accurate. It is true, and it is necessary (Ruth Ann Baker, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Intimations of America's mortality | If one nation is ''under God,'' it is only because every nation is (James Carroll, The Boston Globe)
Editorial cartoons about the Pledge decision (Slate.com)

Vouchers:

The school-voucher debate | Parents "want good schools in their communities" — but parents are tired of waiting for the "good" schools to come to their perhaps not-so-good neighborhood (Editorial, The Washington Times)
Voucher split reflects generation gap | About 75 percent of blacks age 35 or younger support vouchers, while 69 percent of black elected officials oppose them (UPI)
Forget church and state, separate school and state | It is becoming increasingly obvious that perhaps the state has too much of a role in our children's education (Paul Crespo, The Miami Herald)
Education reform in the abstract | The Supreme Court's decision declaring school vouchers constitutional could ignite a more honest national debate on education. Don't hold your breath. (E. J. Dionne Jr, The Washington Post)
Tax credit could fund hatred, rights chief says | Calls plan educational 'apartheid' (The National Post, Canada)

President Bush's God-talk on the Fourth:

For President, a spiritual Fourth | Under tight security, bush invokes faith before thousands in W.Va. (The Washington Post)
Bush blends patriotism, religion | Holiday: President, in Ripley, W.Va., for the 4th of July, focuses on U.S. unity amid terrorism and the nation's debt to one deity (Los Angeles Times)
Believe it or not, Bush celebrates 4th in Ripley | The most striking characteristic of the ceremony, an expanded version of tiny Ripley's annual Fourth of July celebrations that began in the mid-19th century, was the steady profession of faith (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Full text of Bush's speech (White House)

Other Church-State issues:

Ventura's church-state proclamation criticized | Ventura declared "Indivisible Day" on the suggestion of a group called Atheists of Minnesota for Human Rights (Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.)
President seeks to make bureaucracy friend of faith | Says he has taken preliminary actions to strip discriminatory language from the federal grants programs (The Washington Times)
Also: Bush backs religious charity and a shaky incumbent | President Bush lent his support to Gov. Scott McCallum of Wisconsin, as he promoted a bill to give federal money to religious charities (The New York Times)
Also: To revive agenda, Bush courts blacks | Support sought for welfare reform, 'faith-based' charity, homeownership (The Washington Post)
Bush aide preaches benefits of faith-based initiatives | Jim Towey visits Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Bush wants aid for religious groups that provide social services (Fox News)
Portland's battle with Salvation Army carries to Catholic Charities | City asks ministry to promise it will offer health insurance to domestic partners of its unmarried employees (Portland [Maine] Press-Herald)
Salvation Army gives up city money (Associated Press)
Bloomberg revises 10 Commandments stance | New York mayor: No support on classroom signs (Newsday)

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