Applicants for a chaplain's job at a Prince George's County jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims in a federal lawsuit.
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Read More »May 28, 2021 Comments Off on Prince George’s jail chaplain job only open to Christians, federal lawsuit alleges
Applicants for a chaplain's job at a Prince George's County jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims in a federal lawsuit.
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Read More »November 20, 2017 Comments Off on Atheistic group rejects call for appeal in Bladensburg Cross case
A 40-foot tall cross erected as a war memorial on state-owned land in Bladensburg violates the constitutional separation of church and state, though it is used to symbolize noble patriotic sacrifice, an atheistic organization stated Monday in papers filed in ...
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Read More »November 9, 2017 Comments Off on Frosh reviews Bladensburg Cross case as Hogan seeks action
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh said Thursday he has not reached a decision on whether a 40-foot tall cross erected as a war memorial on state-owned land in Bladensburg violates the constitutional separation of church and state, as a ...
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Read More »November 2, 2017 Comments Off on Parks panel defends constitutionality of ‘Bladensburg Cross’
A 40-foot tall cross erected as a war memorial on state-owned land in Bladensburg complies with the constitutional separation of church and state because the edifice merely has an “incidental religious feature” maintained for the secular purpose of honoring local ...
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Read More »October 18, 2017 Comments Off on Maryland ‘Peace Cross’ violates Constitution, 4th Circuit says
A 40-foot tall cross erected as a war memorial on state-owned land in Bladensburg violates the constitutional separation of church and state, a divided federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. “The monument has the primary effect of endorsing religion and excessively ...
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