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KANSAS CITY — The ongoing Baptist struggle over 1,300 acres at Lake of the Ozarks has moved to federal court. On June 23, the Missouri Baptist Convention filed a motion to send its legal action in Camden County against Windermere Baptist Conference Center to the

2010 Archives

Controversial cross at center of recent Supreme Court case reportedly stolen

May 11, 2010

author: esteban Rodriguez

LAS VEGAS (ABP) -- A simple metal-pipe cross in the middle of the Mojave Desert that inspired a passionate Supreme Court debate about religious freedom has reportedly been stolen.

2010 Archives

Court upholds mention of ‘God’ in presidential oath

May 10, 2010

author: brandon

WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A federal appeals court ruled May 7 that a California atheist lacked legal standing to strip the phrase "so help me God" from the presidential oath of office.

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Appellate court dismissal returns Windermere land issue to Camden County

May 5, 2010

author: brandon

The Missouri Baptist Convention’s effort to reclaim land at Windermere Baptist Conference Center in Roach is back in the hands of Camden County Circuit Court after an appeal was dismissed April 30.

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Obama proclaims National Day of Prayer despite court ruling against practice

May 3, 2010

author: esteban Rodriguez

WASHINGTON (ABP) -- President Obama has followed through on his promise to declare May 6 the National Day of Prayer despite a controversial April 15 ruling by a federal judge who said the government encouraging its citizens to pray violates the First

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Kentucky Supreme Court strikes down public funding of Baptist pharmacy school

April 22, 2010

author: brandon

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABP) -- The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled April 22 that Baptist-affiliated University of the Cumberlands cannot use $10 million of taxpayer money to build a pharmacy school.

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Let ’em ring: Federal court says church bells are constitutional

April 22, 2010

author: Jennifer Harris

WASHINGTON (RNS) -- A federal court on April 19 ruled an ordinance in Phoenix, Ariz., trying to limit the sound of church bells is an unconstitutional impingement on religious expression.

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Federal appeals court says Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional

March 12, 2010

author: brandon

SAN FRANCISCO (ABP) -- The same federal court that sparked controversy in 2002 by ruling that leading public-school students to recite the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional now says the pledge is an "appropriate patriotic exercise" that does not violate

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Supreme Court declines Okla. county’s attempt to keep 10 Commandments up

March 2, 2010

author: Administrator

WASHINGTON (ABP) -- The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that could have allowed it to clarify its rules on displaying the 10 Commandments and other religious artifacts on government property. And, as a result, an Oklahoma county will likely have to remove

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Court hears appeal in Windermere land case

January 19, 2010

author: brandon

A three-judge appellate panel heard oral arguments on Jan. 15 in Missouri Baptist Convention’s second lawsuit to reclaim land once owned by Windermere Baptist Conference Center.

MBC moves Camden County case to federal court

Controversial cross at center of recent Supreme Court case reportedly stolen

Court upholds mention of ‘God’ in presidential oath

Appellate court dismissal returns Windermere land issue to Camden County

Obama proclaims National Day of Prayer despite court ruling against practice

Kentucky Supreme Court strikes down public funding of Baptist pharmacy school

Let ’em ring: Federal court says church bells are constitutional

Federal appeals court says Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional

Supreme Court declines Okla. county’s attempt to keep 10 Commandments up

Court hears appeal in Windermere land case

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