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2008 Republican Platform on Religious Freedom for Individuals and OrganizationsJanuary 1, 2008
We affirm every citizens right to apply religious values to public policy and the right of faith-based organizations to...
2008 Republican Platform on Religious Rights in the Private Workplace
January 1, 2008
Respectful of our nation’s diversity in faith, we urge reasonable accommodation of religious beliefs in the private...
2008 Republican Platform on the Constitutionality of Student Prayer
January 1, 2008
We support the right of students to engage in student-initiated, student-led prayer in public schools, athletic events, and...
2008 Republican Platform on the Hiring Practices of Faith-based Organizations
January 1, 2008
Forcing religious groups to abandon their beliefs as applied to their hiring practices is religious discrimination. We...
2004 Republican Platform on Combatting Islamic Terrorism
January 1, 2008
The war we wage against terrorists is not a battle of faiths. [...] We recognize that acts of violence against innocents...
2008 Republican Platform on Government Support for Religion
January 1, 2008
Our Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion and forbids any religious test for public office, and it likewise...
2004 Republican Platform on Judicial Review and Religion in the Public Square
January 1, 2004
The sound principle of judicial review has turned into an intolerable presumption of judicial supremacy. [...] Judges are...
2004 Republican Platform on Religious Organizations and Federal Funding
January 1, 2004
While the federal government must not promote religious activity, advocate on behalf of any religion, or fund any...
2004 Republican Platform on the Hiring Rights of Religious Organizations
January 1, 2004
The hiring rights of religious organizations must be maintained so that religious charities do not have to abandon their...
2000 Republican Platform on Government Policy toward Faith-based Organizations
January 1, 2000
Religious institutions and schools should not be taxed. When government funds privately-operated social, welfare, or...
2000 Republican Platform on Religious Freedom in the Public Square
January 1, 2000
Our country was founded in faith and upon the truth that self-government is rooted in religious conviction. While the...
2000 Republican Platform on Supporting Faith-based Organizations
January 1, 2000
We commit ourselves to aiding and encouraging the work of charitable and faith-based organizations, which today are making...
1996 Republican Platform on Welfare and Faith-based Charitable Organizations
January 1, 1996
Not everyone can make it on their own. Government at various levels has a role - and some aid programs do work well - and so...
1992 Republican Platform on an Undivided Jerusalem
January 1, 1992
Jerusalem should remain an undivided city, with free and unimpeded access to all holy places by people of all faiths. No...
Republican Party Platforms on Religion
The role of religion in public life is a recurring theme in American politics, and the two major political parties have often addressed this topic in their party platforms formulated during every presidential election. This collection gathers together statements from past Republican Party platforms that speak to this nexus of religion and politics.
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2004 Republican Platform on Combatting Islamic Terrorism
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2008 Republican Platform on Government Support for Religion
January 1, 2008
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