http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/separation_of_church_and_state This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Separation of Church and State en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200706060002 On June 4 and 5, several CNN correspondents suggested that, until recently, Democrats have largely been silent on their religious beliefs and "values," ignoring the fact that presidential candidates, including John Edwards, and Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, among other Democrats, have talked about their religious faith and values for years. Several of the Democratic candidates referred explicitly to "values" or "morals" during the June 3 presidential debate, which aired on CNN. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200706060002 Tue, 5 Jun 2007 20:17:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704060002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704060002 Fri, 6 Apr 2007 09:28:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200612210011 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612210011 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:44:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200612200012 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612200012 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:47:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200612150010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612150010 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:48:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200612010011 On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly claimed that retailers Best Buy and Crate &amp; Barrel are "still ordering their people not to say, 'Merry Christmas,' " and that the stores "will fire" employees who do. According to each store's spokesperson, neither retail chain has such a policy. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612010011 Fri, 1 Dec 2006 18:52:59 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200612010006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612010006 Fri, 1 Dec 2006 14:21:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290008 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:04:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290006 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:42:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611280008 Bill O'Reilly revived the "war" on Christmas and declared that "[m]aybe the imams who got thrown off the plane [would] shop" at the home furnishings retailer Crate &amp; Barrel because it has a policy of saying "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." O'Reilly also declared that Christmas is "a secular holiday" that "honors the birth of Jesus. ... And the reason it does is because Jesus was a philosopher," but "you can have a religious connotation to the holiday if you choose to." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200611280008 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:17:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200610200004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200610200004 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:39:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200607270002 In a discussion about a lawsuit filed over the presence of a large cross at a war memorial in San Diego, Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that the Red Cross "historically ... adopted" its emblem "because of the Christian philosophy of giving alms and giving assistance to people in need." In fact, according to the American Red Cross website, it was "[i]n honor of the Swiss ... [that] the symbol of a red cross on a white background (the reverse of the Swiss flag) was identified as a protective emblem in conflict areas." http://mediamatters.org/items/200607270002 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:13:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200604170006 Despite his repeated attempts in recent weeks to suggest that "secular progressives" have waged a "war on Easter" resembling the purported "war on Christmas," Bill O'Reilly admitted that "there is no attack on Easter." Further, O'Reilly congratulated himself for the lack of Easter attacks, stating, "[A]fter the thumping that the department stores and all-over crazies took over Christmas, these people say, 'You know, I don't think we want to come up against O'Reilly and these other people on Easter. Let's just let it go.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200604170006 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:38:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200604120007 Appearing on Fox News' <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, <em>Newsweek</em> managing editor Jon Meacham agreed that the founding fathers would have disapproved of -- as host Bill O'Reilly termed it -- the ACLU's opposition to the "Pledge of Allegiance ... God, Christmas icons." Further, Meacham did not dispute O'Reilly's characterization of the ACLU as engaged in a "jihad ... against Judeo-Christian tradition in this country." http://mediamatters.org/items/200604120007 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:33:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200603310010 On March 29, Bill O'Reilly appeared to declare that the so-called "culture war" he has waged is over, saying, "I don't feel persecuted as a Christian" because "I can still do what I want to do." http://mediamatters.org/items/200603310010 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:18:58 EST