Elizabeth Dole’s Senate campaign used 'godless' Americans as a foil, a group of people to fear and overcome. Thankfully, the voters of North Carolina saw through her mean-spirited attempt at division.
The Supreme Court's Greece v. Galloway ruling five years ago was a disappointing decision for church-state separation advocates seeking to make public meetings more welcoming and inclusive for people with diverse religious and nonreligious beliefs, but the court didn’t give municipal officials free rein to have evangelizing prayers at public meetings.