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In Theory: Leaving 'under God' out of the Pledge
Q. The NBC television network has come under fire for omitting the words “under God” from a broadcast of the Pledge of Allegiance shown before the U.S. Open golf championship. The video montage of patriotic images including the American flag...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Jon Stewart, Health, Politics, Television
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In Theory: Should holy books be distributed in schools?
Schools in White County, Tenn., have agreed to stop allowing the Gideons to distribute Bibles in classrooms after the ACLU threatened a lawsuit. The Gideons entered a classroom at Doyle Elementary School in Doyle, about 100 miles east of Nashville, and...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Constitutional Issues, Soccer, Health, American Civil Liberties Union
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In Theory: Can Islam and democracy coexist?
Q. The pro-democracy uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have resonated around the world, with even the Wall Street Journal going so far as to headline one column, “The Arab World's 1989?” Hosni Mubarak's resignation from his position as...Tags: Stress, Hamas, Yemen, Bahrain, Turkey
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Is secularism a threat to religious freedom?
Q. A Mormon leader recently made a speech, in which he claimed religious freedom in America is under assault from secularization and a growing gay rights movement. In his speech, Elder Dallin H. Oaks warned of “an alarming trajectory of events...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Constitutional Issues, Minority Groups, Francis George, Health
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In Theory: Free speech or abuse?
In the wake of the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson, the Arizona state legislature has passed emergency legislation to prevent the Westboro Baptist Church from picketing victims' funerals, including that of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green. The church's...Tags: Minority Groups, Radio Industry, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Same-Sex Marriage, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: A chance to be noble
Let's get this straight from the onset.
Under the 1st Amendment, as it pertains to "Freedom of Religion," it is the constitutional right of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to build his mosque and Islamic center two blocks from ground zero.
It's the letter of...Tags: Judaism, Constitutional Issues, Lawyers, Judges, Justice System
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Faithful break Ramadan fast in La Caņada
As the sun slipped below the horizon on Friday, more than 100 Muslims gathered, filling the back patio at the Community Center of La Caņada Flintridge. Assembled in neat rows, they raised their hands to their ears.
"Allah Akbar," they intoned —...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Constitutional Issues, Health, New York City, Justice and Rights
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In Theory: Is America Islamophobic?
Last week's Time magazine cover story by Bobby Ghosh reported that "hate speech against Muslims and Islam is growing both more widespread and more heated," with protests against a mosque in lower Manhattan and the building of other mosques elsewhere not...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hamas, Periodicals, Health and Medical Professionals, Social Sciences
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Around Town: Does one right trump another?
On Oct. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in the case of Snyder v. Phelps. This involves the issue of the Westboro Baptist Church's picketing military funerals. The church used signs that expressed their pleasure (and, supposedly, God's) with...Tags: Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), California, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Family, Justice and Rights
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In Theory: Protesting without flames
A pastor whose plan to hold a Koran burning at his church Saturday has drawn the ire of Muslims and non-Muslims around the world. Up until he decided to cancel the event late last week, the Rev. Terry Jones had rejected the pleas of military officials and...Tags: Family, New York City, Florida, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Politics
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In Theory: Should a justice's religion be a supreme factor?
Elena Kagan's successful confirmation to the Supreme Court "would result in six Roman Catholic and three Jewish justices. Many argue that because Protestantism remains America's largest religious affiliation, the top court should have at least one...Tags: Mitt Romney, Constitutional Issues, Abortion Issue, Elena Kagan, Laws
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In Theory: Weighing an Islamic center near Ground Zero
Those for and against a proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero butted heads during a passionate three-hour hearing of New York's Landmarks Preservation Commission last week, CNN reported. At issue is whether a more than century-old building...Tags: CNN (tv network), Heart and Circulatory System, Constitutional Issues, Manhattan (New York City), Family
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