AU asks and answers many important questions about church-state separation. Below is a list of frequently addressed topics.
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Intelligent Design
On Dec. 20, 2005, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III ruled that the Dover School Board violated the separation of church and state when it voted to introduce intelligent design into science classes by requiring students to listen to a disclaimer critical of evolution.
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About Americans United
Americans United protects separation of church and state by working on a wide range of pressing political and social issues. Learn more about our ongoing work to protect religious liberty in America.
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The Federal Marriage Amendment
A crusade is under way to add a "marriage amendment" to the U.S. Constitution. The purpose of the drive is ostensibly to bar the federal and state governments from recognizing marriages between gay couples, although the amendment also would eradicate hundreds of legal rights that gay and lesbian families currently enjoy under a number of state and local laws.
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Americans United v. Prison Fellowship Ministries
On June 2, 2006, Americans United won a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Iowa Corrections Department's support for Charles Colson's InnerChange, a prison program that trains inmates in evangelical Christianity.
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Religion, Oaths And Public Office
When Minnesota voters chose Keith Ellison as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006, it sparked a national controversy over the role of religion in political life.
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