Catholic Perspectives on Separation of Church and State Spring, 2008 January 14, 21,28, and February 11,18, and 25 In this seminar we will survey major issues relating to church-state relations involving the Catholic church in the United States.  Among topics to be covered will be: the constitutional and political context of church-state relations, church teachings on Catholic political participation, Catholic officeholders and moral issues, and federal and state subsidies and tax exemptions for church-related institutions and activities.  Seminar leaders will be Professors Jim Bolner, Sr., and Greg Hussey.  All meetings will be held in the library in the parish administration building of St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 2105 Stuart Avenue.  There is no fee and pre-registration is not required.  A tentative outline and list of resources can be found at: http://bodoc.net/cathpers/churchstate08/outline.htm.  For more information about the seminar please contact Jim Bolner, Sr., at 766.5987 or jimbolnersr@cox.net.   Outline     Introduction and Historical Background             A Survey of Catholic Parochial Education in the U.S.             Catholic Higher Education in the U.S.   The U.S. Constitutional and Legal Framework             The First Amendment             The Fourteenth Amendment             Free Exercise and Establishment   Church Teachings on Faithful Citizenship             The Catholic Citizen             Citizen Rights and Responsibilities   Church Sanctions Against Catholic Candidates and Officials   Subsidies for Catholic Schools             School Books and Supplies             Teachers’ Salaries             Transportation Tax Exemption for Church Property and Activities     Resources   [About PDF (Portable Data Format Files): PDF files are accessible on all systems; the Adobe PDF Reader is free.  If you don't have it installed, just click on this link and install it.]   http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html   *************************   Findlaw, First Amendment: Commentary   U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (2007)             Thomas Jefferson 's Letter to the Danbury Baptists (1802) (Word Format) PDF Format   John F. Kennedy's Speech to the Houston Baptists (1961)   Mitt Romney's Speech About Faith and Public Life - Texas A&M (2007)   Richard Reeves, *Religious Freedom - Then, Now, and Romney* , December 7, 2007 HTML Format PDF Format Matt Malone, "God and Politics," America, December 17, 2007   Texts and Documents Relating to Separation of Church and State [PDF]