Ousted Ten Commandments Judge Wins Primary to Get Old Job Back
Written by Don Byrd
In addition to Alabama’s presidential primary last night, the state’s voters picked candidates for Chief Justice of the State’s Supreme Court. Republicans chose Roy Moore, former Chief Justice of the Court. Why is he “former”? Moore defied a court order requiring him to remove an enormous granite Ten Commandments monument from the courthouse, after it was found to violate the separation of church and state.
NYTimes/CBS Poll Results on Health Care Coverage
Written by Don Byrd
In a new NYTimes/CBS poll, conducted March 7-11, respondents were asked a few questions on the issue of health care coverage for female employees and employers’ religious objections. Notably, when asked whether the debate on contraception coverage for female employees is more about religious freedom or women’s health and rights, 37% picked religious freedom; 51% picked women’s health.
(Mis)Using the Language of War
In a Washington Post editorial today, Charles Lane decries the rhetorical extremes that characterize much of today’s political debate, including a personal pet peeve of mine: the idea that reasonable views of church-state separation amount to a “war on...What Role Will Religion Play in the New Egypt?
Written by Don Byrd
That’s the question tackled by a substantial NYTimes piece from David Kirkpatrick. In an interview with Muslim Brotherhood’s Khairat el-Shater, an emphasis on separation between religion and government is not sounding too likely.
