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Dedicated to the preservation of the separation of church and state with an emphasis on the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the US Constitution. Online version includes archived versions beginning with the May/June 1997 issue.
http://www.libertymagazine.org/

A non-profit, public interest association created to preserve, protect and defend the right to worship as they wish, roll back Religious Right abuses, root out religious and political fraud and corruption, and champion causes which further religious freedom.
http://www.tylwythteg.com/enemies/enemies.html

The goal of the BJC is to protect, uphold and defend the significant and historical Baptist distinctive of a free church in a free state.
http://www.bjcpa.org/

Founded in 1947, AU brings together Americans of many faiths and political viewpoints to defend church-state separation.
http://www.au.org/

Defending the First Amendment principle that government must never, by intent or consequence, promote religion or demonstrate any preference for one religion over another.
http://www.lava.net/~hcssc/

An eleven-part editorial covering rights, law, personal conduct and the difference between "sin" and crime.
http://unquietmind.com/mislaid_i.html

Articles on Church / State separation from Secular Web Library.
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/church-state/

Discusses the legal, historical and political/social evidence in support of church-state separation.
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html

Argues that separation benefits both church and state.
http://www.freedomsring.com/

An essay presenting Biblically-based reasoning for keeping the spiritual and civil realms separate.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ddcerkel/christian_politics.html

Webring hosted by the Internet Infidels for pages promoting the separation of church and state.
http://www.infidels.org/electronic/ring/church-state/

Dedicated to the separation of religion and government. Focuses primarily on constitutionally questionable actions by, or on behalf of, small religious movements.
http://www.j21c.org/

Compares elements of the American Christian Right to the Spanish Inquisition.
http://internettrash.com/users/torquemada

A grassroots organization in the Pikes Peak [Colorado] region dedicated to upholding the traditional American values of pluralism, freedom of religion and separation of church and state.
http://www.citizensproject.org/

Provides primary sources for quotations from Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Paine, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln regarding their personal religion and regarding religion's proper relationship to government.
http://www.sunnetworks.net/~ggarman/

A site dedicated to countering the creeping menace of religion in American politics.
http://www.churchwatch.org/

Re-publication of a popular church/state site formerly housed at the University of Louisville.
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/tnpintro.htm

Heinlein wrote 'one man's religion is another man's belly laugh' Perhaps, but this one isn't funny.
http://unquietmind.com/textile.html

A group of citizens who wish to preserve religious and personal freedom, to maintain the separation of church and state, and to counter the imposition through public policy of one religious tradition over others.
http://www.loudoun.net/mainstream/

The Ayn Rand Institute's views on separation, with quotes from the founding fathers of the US, and commentary on some related issues such as abortion and evolution.
http://religion.aynrand.org/

National organization of freethinkers (atheists, agnostics) in Madison, Wisconsin, working to keep state and church separate and to educate the public about the views of nontheists.
http://www.ffrf.org/

Civil libertarian organization opposing the political activities of the religious right in the U.S. and advocating strict separation of church and state. Talking points and position papers on current legislation and events.
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=111

Updates on religious liberties issues from the American Civil Liberties Union.
http://www.aclu.org/ReligiousLiberty/ReligiousLibertymain.cfm

News headlines, position papers, and other resources on issues such as the separation of church and state, the Istook Amendment, and religious freedom in the workplace.
http://www.adl.org/main_religious_freedom.asp

Features a number of original publications, a history of religious liberty and of religion in public life, and commentary on recent news items.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/rel_liberty/index.aspx

Asserts how and why the USA is now backsliding onto the slippery slope of incremental theocracy.
http://monotheism.us/

Asserts that the Religious Right's goal of Christianizing America and all elements of society has nearly been attained through gaining control of the Republican Party and putting an ally in the White House.
http://www.4religious-right.info/

An online petition to oppose Political Islam, its agenda, and its barbaric interpretation of Sharia law.
http://www.ntpi.org/

Lists several news events that raise the church-state issue, asks if government should be involved in religious affairs, and comments on the US Constitution.
http://www.lacarte.org/freedom/thought/1st/

A petition for the U.S. treasury to take out "In God We Trust" on US money.
http://www.petitiononline.com/igwtrfc/petition.html

Advocates a stamp to place a slashed circle over the word "god" on US coins.
http://monotheism.us/coin/

Many common myths about the separation of church and state are explained and refuted. Includes misconceptions about court decisions, school prayer, and the US Constitution.
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/cs/blcsm_index.htm