Separation of Church & State CodaGroup 2: Laura Elizabeth Haw, Kyle Hartwig,

Kevin Leonard, Jake Rizkalla

Stem Cell Research

Adult stem cells v. Embryonic stem cells.

Pluripotent stem cells are isolated from human embryos that are a few days old.

Source: Taking Our Pulse: The Parade/Research!America Health Poll, Charlton Research Company, 2005.

President Bush’s First Veto

One of the adopted babies, all from frozen embryos, who were on display at the veto ceremony.

“This bill would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for others. It crosses a moral boundary that our decent society needs to respect. So I vetoed it.”

President Bush, 2005

The Enlightenment

Belief in using human reason to combat ignorance, superstition, and tyranny and to build a better world.

The principal target was religion (embodied in France in the Catholic Church) and the domination of society by a hereditary aristocracy.

David Quo

Thesis:

Faith Based Initiative

MSU’s Holiday Policy

MSU celebrates five secular holidays: Martin Luther King Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Memorial Day New Year’s Day

MSU also holds a Winter and Spring Break.

Jerusalem Syndrome

Type 1: Jerusalem syndrome imposed on a previous psychotic illness.

Type 2: Jerusalem syndrome superimposed on and complicated by idiosyncratic ideas.

Type 3: Jerusalem syndrome as a discrete form, uncompounded by previous mental illness.

Creationist Museum

Mission Statement: “Our increasingly anti-

Christian country must return to a belief in the authority of the Bible and be presented with the life-changing gospel message. Evolutionary indoctrination has undermined the Christian foundations in America.”

Up-side Down Cross

Up-side down crucifixion.

Used in Rome by the Inquisition as means of torture in the 1600’s.

Up-side Down Cross

Symbolizes mockery and rejection of Jesus.

Necklaces are worn by many Satanists.

It can be seen on Rock singers and their album covers.

Up-side Down Cross

Saint Peter's - An upside-down Latin cross, based on the story that Saint Peter was martyred by being crucified upside-down.

Age of Reason

"It is a history of wickedness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind; and, for my own part, I sincerely detest it, as I detest everything that is cruel."

-Chapter 7

Armor of God PJs…

The whole Armor of God Pajama set will help your children to depend on God to protect them from their fears, doubts, and uncertainties at night so their sleep can be restful and peaceful. Religious pajamas or…?

…or Klu Klux Klan Robes?

Original KKK robe.

The KKK robes we recognize today.