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An Eye for an Eye and the Infallible Word of God Church & State, the monthly magazine of Americans United for Separation of Church and State for November, 2013 carried an account of a… Started by James M. Martin	4	Nov 3, 2013 Reply by Steph S.
Shoplifting From God's Chosen People: Some Thoughts on a Criminal Trial I have grown curious to learn if there are any connections between criminal convictions and the religious beliefs of jurors. Our county co… Started by James M. Martin	0	Aug 14, 2013
Divorce and Religion I live in a small town, and am going through a really nasty divorce that is primarily focused on the custody of our child. One of the reaso… Started by Brick	1	Apr 1, 2013 Reply by James M. Martin
Mississippi Law forbids talking about memes and DNA to minors Mississippi Passes Anti-Richard Dawkins Legislation Bill A.C.A. 5-71-226, otherwise known as the Anti-Youth Subversion Act, passed both hou… Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner	3	Jul 25, 2012 Reply by Loren Miller
Rev. George Zimmerman Explains It All For Us One of our kind wrote a great lengthy book whose primary message was summed up in only three words: Religion poisons everything. I thought… Started by James M. Martin	28	Jul 22, 2012 Reply by Loren Miller
Platform of GOP in Texas: Take "Critical Thinking" Out of Educational Curriculum u's No better evidence of theocratic takeover of the GOP in Texas could be imagined than a provision in the GOP platform calling for a ban… Started by James M. Martin	7	Jul 4, 2012 Reply by James M. Martin
God Not Allowed in Classrooms But Welcome in Jury Room The 2008 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals opinion in Lucero v. State bears the stain of bad precedent, since its holding clearly violates th… Started by James M. Martin	1	Jul 4, 2012 Reply by Steph S.
Tattoos and Reality This is off topic but amusing, I thought. I regularly represent miscreant dads in child support court. Since deadbeat dads are indigent alm… Started by James M. Martin	1	Jul 4, 2012 Reply by Steph S.
Dragging Atheism Into the Courtroom: Some Problems With Religion and Juries When we pick juries in my state, we are given juror forms filled out by members of the jury pool, what used to be called the venire. Rarel… Started by James M. Martin	0	Mar 12, 2012
State Legislation Against Women Trust the ladies to come up with a 4th Amendment challenge to new state laws requiring women who wish to abort to submit to transvaginal de… Started by James M. Martin	1	Feb 27, 2012 Reply by Joan Denoo