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May232013Should legislative prayers be open to atheists?
May232013Some business owners resist providing employees with contraceptive coverage
May222013Court strikes down Arizona's 20-week abortion ban
May222013Rep. Juan Mendez - I’m an atheist
May222013Texas judge says lesbian couple can’t cohabitate
May202013High court to weigh in on legislative prayers
May182013Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges
May162013Obama used IRS to terrorize conservative groups???
May142013Florida mayor candidate claims Jesus endorsement
May132013IRS targeted groups critical of government
May112013Bishop David Zubik thinks it should be illegal to criticize the church???
May112013Mixing religion and government on the Hualapai Indian reservation
May82013Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit
May72013Men won't let women vote!!!!
May42013Justice Department appealing morning-after pill decision
May42013No First Amendment rights when it comes to taxes????
Apr302013States repealing 'Blue Laws' that ban hunting on Sunday???
Apr182013Texas lawmaker: Colleges shouldn’t discriminate against creationism research
Apr172013Sen. Dennis Guth of Iowa decries acceptance of homosexuality
Apr162013Saudi religious police make it illegal for woman to drive???
Apr132013RNC: Marriage should be between man, woman
Apr1120135 women detained in Israel over prayer shawls at Western Wall
Apr102013Judge Richard Baumgartner loves sex and drugs!!!!!
Apr102013Will Cathi Herrod go to Bisbee?
Apr92013Millions of imaginary constituents complaining about gay marriage???
Apr82013Scottsdale City Council to stamp out prostitution???
Apr72013Horne intenta anular ordenanza
Apr72013Muslims seeking anti-blasphemy law
Apr62013Gay Marriage drives U.S.
Apr42013Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne on the Sanctity of Marriage
Apr42013Saudi Arabia's punishment by paralysis condemned as 'grotesque'
Apr32013Is Tom Horne using Bisbee to launch his re-election bid?
Apr32013Trying to bully Bisbee
Apr22013AG Tom Horne hates gays????
Apr12013Mormon thinks gay marriage should be legal
Apr12013Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans
Mar302013Cathi Herrod uses lies to push her hate towards gays???
Mar292013Cathi Herrod's Procreation idea is weak
Mar282013Lancaster City Council prayers ruled constitutional
Mar272013Column by Cathi Herrod is ironic
Mar272013North Dakota governor signs three laws that limit abortion
Mar262013Cathi Herrod gives some lousy reasons against gay marriage
Mar262013Recall effort launched against Rep. John Kavanagh
Mar252013Cathi Herrod's Center for Arizona Policy hopes Supreme Court will trash gay rights???
Mar252013Crece polémica de "baños transgénero"
Mar252013Rep. John Kavanagh tweaks his homophobic "potty police" law
Mar232013Don’t tear down the wall that separates church and state
Mar232013Washington may require insurance to cover abortions
Mar222013Arizona Legislature is short on ethics rules
Mar222013North Dakota lawmakers move to ban abortion
Mar212013Another law to force us to be good Christians???
Mar202013Lindh lawyer to push for 5 daily group prayers
Mar202013Use the wrong restroom, go to jail???
Mar192013Cathi Herrod wants to make it illegal to use the wrong restroom????
Mar192013Cathi Herrod's potty police????
Mar182013Justice Department wins the Rosemary Award - Again
Mar172013Strikers bills - how our elected officials pull the wool over our eyes
Mar162013Mixing government and religion in Mississippi
Mar162013Women, it's not YOUR body, it's the GOVERNMENT's body!!!!
Mar152013Flagstaff police enforce religious laws???
Mar152013Ohio school moves Jesus portrait at center of suit
Mar142013Pakistani soldier stoned to death over romance
Mar132013No separation of Church and State in Utah - Zion curtain stays up!!!
Mar112013City of Chandler Easter Celebration!!!!!
Mar82013Phoenix Police make radio transmissions secret
Mar72013Arkansas adopts U.S.’s most restrictive abortion law
Mar72013Mixing governent & religion in Chandler - Community Action Program (CAP)
Mar32013Congress - It's secret, you can't sue us!!!!
Mar32013Inmate sues Will County Jail over non-kosher food
Mar12013In Texas, Public School Bible Classes Inch Toward Evangelism
Feb272013Phoenix passes law banning gay discrimination
Feb272013Utah liquor bill aims to take down ‘Zion curtains’
Feb262013Phoenix law would discriminate against Christian, Jews and Muslims???
Feb242013Does this broomstick go with my prison stripes?
Feb212013Tempe to run Jesus freaks off of Mill Avenue???
Feb202013Lawsuit brought by Wiccan inmates revived by appeals court
Feb122013Phoenix government to force you to love your neighbor????
Feb112013Rep. Judy Burges attempting to mix government and religion in Arizona??
Feb102013White House justifies killing Americans if they pose ‘imminent threat'
Feb92013Court approves unconstitutional Gilbert religious sign law
Feb92013New Guinea government is mixing religion and government in witch burning case???
Feb72013Obama doesn't get that First Amendment thing???
Feb62013Ireland regime ran Catholic workhouses of teenage girls
Feb62013Only fundamentalist Christians can be trusted to give us good science information???
Feb42013NYC police defend undercover spying of Muslims
Feb22013Texas Gov. Perry to Scouts: Keep no-gay policy
Feb12013Obama offers faith groups new birth-control rule
Jan252013Judge Frederick Martone tells politicians - You won't be punished for your crimes
Jan232013Mixing religion & government in Colorado City
Jan232013Prayers for Obama, Biden at National Cathedral
Jan232013Supreme Court rejects atheist's appeal over cross
Jan192013Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny is mixing government and religion!!!
Jan172013Beer drinkers and bullies deserve religious freedom too!!!! (humor)
Jan172013Court weighs San Francisco public nudity ban
Jan102013ACLU joins challenge to school’s Jesus portrait
Jan92013White House Petition to label Westboro Baptist Church a ‘hate group’
Jan72013City of Chandler mixing government and religion at Gangplank, Jacob’s Well???
Jan72013Rep. Ruben Gallego uses our tax dollars to buy Easter Baskets????
Jan72013Saudi's top cleric warns against gender mixing as a "dangerous"
Jan12013Christian Grand Canyon University wants a government handout???
Jan12013Federal Employees paid to attend religious events put on by Boy Scouts???
Jan12013Gunmen kill 5 female teachers in Pakistan
Jan12013Simple Things to Protect Your Internet Privacy
Dec302012Catholics use "Natural Law" to spread their hate of gays.
Dec302012Just a few reasonable 1st & 2nd Amendment restrictions
Dec292012Students are free to pray in government or public schools
Dec282012Islamists’ Harsh Justice Is on the Rise in North Mali
Dec232012Federal appeals court rules against Hobby Lobby on contraception
Dec232012Lobby group takes on Center for Arizona Policy
Dec222012Government shouldn't pass laws about sexual orientation
Dec222012The Vatican hates gays????
Dec202012Religious Leaders Push for Gun Control
Dec162012Mesa holds 10th annual Breakfast with Santa Claus
Dec142012Judge Derek Johnson - Rape, it's the Woman's fault???
Dec132012‘Arizona's Christmas City’ violates Constitution
Dec112012Judge bans ‘Choose Life’ license plate in N.C.
Dec72012Shoring up a national house of prayer
Dec62012Cadet quits, cites overt religion at West Point
Dec62012Tempe says F* the First Amendment and erects 3 Wise Men Monument to Jesus
Dec52012Case puts prayer healing in spotlight
Nov282012Jesus-statue challenge salvaged by atheist
Nov282012Texas out to seize Warren Jeffs’ polygamist ranch
Nov282012What is the War on Christmas?
Nov252012What part of "separation of church and state" doesn't Leon Ceniceros understand???
Nov242012Chandler, Arizona mixes government and religion with a tumbleweed Christmas tree
Nov212012At public meetings, fights over prayer drag on
Nov212012Pastors group defies IRS ban on politics
Nov212012San Francisco bans public nudity
Nov202012Judge rules against mixing religion and government in Santa Monica
Nov202012Pakistan dismisses blasphemy case against Christian girl
Nov182012Battle over atheist's nativity display goes to LA court
Nov152012Minnesota High School Cracks Down on Leggings, Yoga Pants
Nov152012Utah school district sued over restricted access to lesbian family book
Nov122012Gay marriage victories may signal larger shift
Nov122012Iran prosecutor: Blogger died in police custody
Nov122012Love mixing government and religion? Move to Tunisia!!!
Nov102012Christian Right Failed to Sway Voters on Issues
Nov102012Egyptian Islamists rally for Shariah law
Nov102012Vatican digs in after gay marriage advances
Nov72012Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votes
Nov72012Two states legalize marijuana, two states legalize gay marriage
Nov42012Bill Montgomery wants to flush a woman's right to have an abortion down the toilet???
Nov42012IRS not enforcing rules on churches, politics
Nov120122012 Presidential Candidate Scorecard
Nov12012Phoenix Diocese uses government to spread their anti-gay hate!!!
Oct312012Egypt weighs whether religion should be law
Oct242012Rape - It's part of Gods plan???
Oct232012N.Y. police informant: Paid for ‘baiting’ Muslims
Oct212012Dozens of states make it hard to get abortions
Oct172012ACLU demands Miss. school stop prayers
Oct172012Texas AG backs cheerleaders in scripture-banner flap
Oct142012Flushing "free speech" down the toilet for "religious freedom"???
Oct102012CAP Now Concerned About People "Touching or Tipping" Strippers
Oct102012Center for Arizona Policy Pathetic Laws Go Into Effect Today
Oct102012Pakistan Erupts in Anger Over Taliban’s Shooting of Schoolgirl
Oct92012Taliban says it shot ‘infidel’ Pakistani teen for advocating girls’ rights
Oct62012Congressman calls evolution lie from 'pit of hell'
Oct62012Europians want to ban free speech when it comes to religion???
Oct52012Algeria at UN: Limit free speech, protect Islam
Oct52012Criminal charges for performing a circumcision threaten religious liberties???
Oct32012Egyptian boys locked up for urinating on Quran
Oct32012San Francisco supervisor wants to ban nudity in the city!
Oct12012IKEA airbrushes out women from its Saudi catalog
Sep292012You must pay to pray, Germany bishops say
Sep252012(Temp) Should prayer be in public meetings?
Sep242012Should prayer be in public meetings?
Sep232012Debate over prayers at public meetings continues
Sep212012Benedictine University dedicates Mesa student services center
Sep152012Government tyrants ban preaching on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
Sep132012Daryl Colvin wants to return prayer to Gilbert School Board meetings
Sep112012Will James Estrada mix government and religion if elected?
Sep92012Obama won't remove "In God We Trust" from American money
Sep82012Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa defends mixing religion and government???
Sep82012Mitt Romney Vows God Will Stay in GOP Platform
Sep52012Atheist goes to Supreme Court in cross challenge
Sep52012Democrats mix religion and government in their 2012 platform
Aug272012American Taliban seeks group prayer in Ind. prison
Aug252012Atheist billboards removed from Presidential Conventions because of threats of violence
Aug232012Gay man sues Library of Congress, alleging discrimination
Aug212012GOP wants Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion - No execptions period!!!
Aug212012Neither Obama nor Romney get that separation of church thing
Aug202012Congressional junket to Sea of Galilee asks Congressmen to mix government and religion??
Aug202012Congressman Todd Akin - Raped woman can't get pregnant
Aug202012Pakistan girl jailed, accused of blasphemy
Aug152012Is Arizona mixing government and religion in foster homes???
Aug142012Court dismisses suit vs Arizona's Day of Prayer
Aug142012Lawsuit says FBI violated religious rights of Muslims
Aug142012Saudi religious police plan industrial city for female workers
Aug122012Give women the right to go topless
Aug92012NYC Mayor Bloomberg shuts down free sex toy giveaway
Aug92012Phoenix Police spend $8,895 spent on unconstitutional Youth Bible Camp
Aug72012Government not liable for illegally tapping an Islamic groups phones
Jul252012American Christian groups use government to spread religious hate in Africa???
Jul252012Ray Speakman doesn't understand seperation of Church and State????
Jul232012Blogosphere buzzes over city's jailing of preacher
Jul232012Government bureaucrats frequently use government resources for religious purposes
Jul222012Strategist is central figure against gay marriage
Jul172012Boy Scouts, after secret review, reaffirms ban on gays
Jul132012Arizona law banning abortions after 20 weeks challenged
Jul132012City of Tempe gives land to religious group
Jul122012Phoenix uses zoning laws to flush 1st Amendment?
Jul102012Mixing government and religion in Colorado City, Arizona and Hilldale, Utah
Jul102012The death penalty for the religious crime of drinking? Yes, in Iran
Jul72012Israeli draft pits secular Jews vs. ultra-Orthodox
Jun242012New Arizona obscenity law mixes religion and government
Jun222012Phoenix has a list of "special" Churches???
Jun212012Catholic events nationwide to protest federal policies
Jun112012City of Phoenix Project Nehemias - Councilman Michael Nowakowski, Police Chief Daniel Garcia
Jun102012NYPD fires Hasidic Jew over beard length
Jun102012NYPD fires Hasidic Jew over beard length
Jun102012Rally vs. contraception coverage in Phoenix
Jun82012Arizona Department of Education mixes government and religion???
Jun42012Kuwait blogger gets 10 years for insulting prophet Mohammed
May312012Tempe to give Grace Community Church $300,000 in government welfare???
May292012Maricopa County giving $3.8 million to Catholic Church????
May252012Mesa city council acting above the law
May252012N.J. official: NYPD Muslim surveillance legal
May232012Protecting our Catholic conscience in the public square
May212012Notre Dame sues over Obama birth-control mandate
May202012Jan Brewer uses government to force her religious views on us???
May162012Mesa Arizona to give government welfare to 3 Christian Universities????
May112012US Military hates Muslims????
May92012N.C. approves constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
May72012Is the Center for Arizona Policy part of Arizona govenrment???
May32012Chandler National Day of Prayer
May12012Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects embryo 'personhood' measure
Apr282012Ouster of lesbian Scout leader upsets parents
Apr272012Student ordered to remove Jesus custom on "fictional character day"???
Apr262012Bill on Colorado City police dies in House
Apr252012Phoenix Police force prostitutes to accept Jesus???
Apr252012Ruling will allow Mojave Desert outcropping to again feature a cross
Apr242012Egypt comedian found guilty of offending Islam
Apr232012Pakistan allows Muslims to force Hindu woman into slavery
Apr222012In God we trust on US currency and coins
Apr212012Churches want government handouts to fund their helping of the poor
Apr182012Jan Brewer signs Bible bill
Apr132012Senate OKs Bible in classroom for purposes of historical context
Apr122012Brewer signs bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks
Apr112012Creationism discussions are now OK in Tennessee schools
Apr102012Arizona House OKs abortion bill
Apr32012Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman's Prayer Breakfast
Mar302012Christian Cross on Tempe Butte violates Arizona Constitution
Mar282012FBI spies on California Muslims
Mar282012Jail may await Afghan women fleeing abuse, rape
Mar252012Atheists demand equal treatment from the government
Mar232012Atheists demand government respect their religious beliefs
Mar232012Russell Pearce a soldier in Christian ‘war on women’
Mar222012Mixing government & religion at ASU????
Mar222012Religious war on booze needs to be ended
Mar212012Gay folks should avoid the Puerto Rico which seems to be a religious theocracy!
Mar212012Utah governor signs law mandating 72-hour wait for abortion
Mar192012Rick Santorum wants to put you in jail for looking at dirty pictures????
Mar192012Tennessee abortion bill would require publishing names of doctors
Mar182012Governments often give ballpark suites to churches????
Mar172012Arizona one of 13 states to turn 'hostile' to abortion rights
Mar172012Obama administration says San Diego cross should stay
Mar162012Christian values lobbyist blamed for killing anti-bullying legislation
Mar162012McClellan: Government cant be used to intrude on private lives of women
Mar122012Doctor turns to right-to-die law he championed
Mar122012Doonesbury abortion cartoons
Mar92012Doonesbury mocks Texas abortion law
Mar92012NYPD - If you are a Muslim, you must be a criminal???
Mar82012Utah lawmakers pass bill to curb sex education in schools
Mar42012Utah sex education is religious propaganda?????
Mar32012Santorum wants to bring the Bible based hate of Gays to the White House.
Mar12012You want to probe what???
Feb292012A perfect job for Santorum if he loses
Feb272012Rick Santorum shows he’s the wrong man to be president
Feb272012Rick Santorum's views on religion make him unfit to lead a free nation
Feb272012White House helps pay for NYPD Muslim surveillance
Feb272012Will Rick Santorum turn American turn into a theocracy???
Feb242012Records detail mosque spying; NYPD defends tactics
Feb232012NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast
Feb212012Arizona House OKs bill for Bible course
Feb202012Are they running for President or Pope????
Feb172012Ultra-creepy new ultrasound laws are the shame of the ultra-right
Feb102012"The Good News Club"
Feb92012Arizona bill would force Colorado City police to disband
Feb82012Army officer wants humanism officially recognized
Feb42012Catholics plan counterattack on new contraception coverage
Feb32012Obama says his faith is driving his economic policies
Feb22012Inoculating against religious freedom
Feb12012Abortion bill would alter Arizona law to define life as beginning at conception
Feb12012Can Bibles mix with public schools?
Jan312012Forest Service says it won't evict Jesus statue
Jan302012Another misstep in the fight over crosses
Jan302012Arizona House committee passes Bible course bill
Jan302012Contraceptive mandate could face tough sledding in Supreme Court
Jan282012Phoenix Bishop Thomas Olmsted: Defy feds on birth control
Jan272012Student Faces Town’s Wrath in Protest Against a Prayer
Jan252012House passes bill to allow religious symbols on war memorials
Jan252012Maricopa Community College Charging People For Sharing Religious Faith
Jan242012Arizona high schools may soon offer Bible classes
Jan242012New York Police Departments spreads hate and lies about Muslims
Jan212012Feds: Religious employers must cover the birth-control pill
Jan202012Bogota auditors question $2,000 payment to shaman
Jan202012Gingrich: School prayer would have prevented Columbine
Jan132012Judge orders removal of school prayer mural
Jan92012Will Mesa give tax dollars to the Catholic Benedictine University???
Jan62012Lawsuit again targets Arizona Day of Prayer
Jan42012Dispute over cross casts light on four fallen Marines
Dec292011Muslims upset by NYPD to boycott mayor's breakfast
Dec272011The Federal government employees 1,212 Chaplins
Dec212011FFRF sends “Reason’s Greetings” to rural Indiana
Dec212011FFRF to Mayor: Stop censoring sign or be sued
Dec212011Separation of Newt and State
Dec212011Victory in Ellwood City, Pa. — Crèche will go
Dec152011The solution to the problem of controversial license plates: Get rid of them
Dec132011Federal judge tosses suit to block Brewer's 'day of prayer' declaration
Dec122011Atheists Derail Traditional Nativity Display in Santa Monica
Dec102011Atheist group sues governor over prayer day
Dec82011Obama Backs Limit on Morning-After Pill for Young Teens
Nov252011Legal battle ignites over Jesus statue in Montana
Nov192011Pakistan bans 'obscene' words on cellphone texts
Nov152011Phoenix cops force homeless to find God???
Oct282011No FOIA request for you if the government suspects you to be a criminal?
Oct252011Proposed aid for Washington National Cathedral draws criticism
Oct132011Christian monuments on Tempe Butte during Easter and Christmas
Oct132011Church at Sky Harbor Airport
Oct132011Fountain Hills uses "God" to ban marijuana dispensary
Oct132011I'm all done ----- finish searching thru old articles
Oct132011Schools must allow prayer to get government money
Oct132011schools must allow prayer to get government money
Oct52011Phoenix Police & ASU Police force prostitutes to find God????
Oct42011Chandler Police & Fire Departments mix govenrment and religion
Oct42011Tempe Police Chaplin Program violates 1st Amendment & Arizona Constitution
Sep232011Offenders in Alabama town can choose jail or church
Sep142011Jan Brewer wants suit over Day of Prayer dismissed
Apr12011Oro Valley Town Council orders relgious monument
Mar152011Atheist group sues governor over prayer day
Jan182011Tempe Police use Psychic in Baby Gabrial Case
Jan152011Phoenix attempts to stop Mormon Tempe from being built
Jan42011Judges rule cross at Calif. park unconstitutional
Dec272010Mixing government and religion at Sky Harbor Airport
Dec232010Mixing god and government in the Deer Valley School District
Dec232010Utah's Christian crosses for dead police officers ruled unconstitutional!
Nov292010God helps the homeland security in Kentucky!
Nov282010It's a holiday tree, not a Christmas tree
Nov282010Mesa has chaplains in it's fire department???
Nov272010Mixing government and religion at the Mesa Fire Department.
Nov162010Religious group gets free use of Bank One Ball Park????
Oct312010Rep. Ed Ableser mixes religion and government????
Oct272010Atheist's teen daughter fights Illinois' new moment-of-silence law
Oct182010Superstition is alive and well in Scottsdale Libraries
Oct122010Tempe Police mix religion and government and have a chaplin program
Sep302010Mixing religion and government in Arizona again!!!
Sep292010U.S. is better off with Christian president, McCain says
Sep12201055% incorrectly believe that Christianity is written in Constitution
Aug92010Colorado City police torn between religion and law
Aug62010Mixing government and religion in the military
Jul312010State court denies religious right to marijuana
Jul142010Jan Brewer signs anti-abortion bill
Jul122010Arizona to issue "In God We Trust" license plate
Jul42010Jesus painting raises legal issues
Jun292010Why does the LAPD have police chaplins??????
Jun242010Mormons want to mix government and religion in California
Jun162010Mixing government and religion in Washington DC and Arizona
Jun152010Phoenix Police Raid Home For Holding Church Services
Jun92010Obama invokes Jesus more than Bush
Jun52010Andrew Thomas spends public money to bring sinners to Christ
Jun52010Chrisitans use Bank One Ballpark for free at tax payer expense
Jun32010Mixing God and government in the Arizona DPS.
Jun12010Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs
May292010Marines giving Bible verses to Iraq Muslims
May252010Court witnesses can take oath with Quran or any religious text
May82010Screw the Constitution! We are going to pray at the State Capital!!!!!
May42010Federal judge says you can't call creationism "superstitious nonsense"
Apr282010Judge Bars Divorced Man from Taking His Kids to Mormon Temple
Apr242010Judge orders halt to in-school Bible giveaway
Apr182010Court backs ban on abortion procedure
Apr152010Mixing government and religion in Texas
Apr142010Abstinence programs no deterrent to having sex, study says
Apr112010Hindu temple plans rattle Chandler area
Feb262010Neighbors complain about sexually-oriented temple
Jan52010Texas uses moment of silence to force God on school children????
Dec62009Christians sue ASU to kick atheists & gays out of Christian clubs
Nov192009Atheist sues to get 'In God we trust' off coins
Oct132009Bible quotes on Scottsdale Bus stops
Oct132009House bill HB2493 places "In God We Trust" in classrooms
Oct132009new city of phoenix chaplain at fire department
Sep82009Churches mobilize to ban strip clubs in Scottsdale
Jun142009Atheist father can't sue over 'God' in Pledge
Jun62009Church for Phoenix Police Officers in Maryvale
Apr192009Air Force Cadets See Religious Harassment
Jan32009'Faith-based' groups got $1 bil from U.S. government in 2003
Jan1200910 Commandments at Arizona State Capital violates 1st Amendment & Az Constitution