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One Nation under God…but Since When?
American values may be compatible with the Christian Bible, but the Founding Fathers insisted on the separation of Church and State. Yet many Americans believe they live in a historically "Christian Nation." We hear about a long-running campaign to associate religion and politics.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenAmerican values may be compatible with the Christian Bible…but the Founding Fathers insisted on the separation of church and state. Yet many Americans believe they live in a historically "Christian Nation." On this rebroadcast of a conversation we originally broadcast in April, we hear about a long-running campaign to associate religion and politics.
Also, President Obama announces new rules on overtime pay. On today's Talking Point, a six-year-old American citizen who refuses to speak is collateral damage from policies that require her undocumented parents to leave the country. We hear about "American Exiles and Orphans."
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3 storiesPresident Obama Announces New Rules on Overtime Pay
President Obama first announced new overtime rules in an op-ed in the Huffington Post. Yesterday, he took the message to the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse. Jordan Weissman is business and economics reporter for Slate .
Read the story7 minAmerica Is a "Christian Nation" — Since When?
The Constitution never mentions God, and the Founding Fathers were adamant about the separation of Church and State. The Pledge of Allegiance didn't say "under God" until the 1950's, and that's when the phrase "In God We Trust" showed up on the dollar bill.
Read the story34 minThe Collateral Damage of the Immigration Debate
This may be a "nation of immigrants," but unauthorized immigrants are no longer welcomed as “huddled masses yearning to be free. When their US-born children live in fear that their parents will be deported, they are collateral damage from harsh new policies.
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