US Military Names First Hindu Chaplain

Via Religion Clause, Stars and Stripes reports on the recent appointment of the U.S. military's first Hindu chaplain. Pratima Dharm will serve all members of the military, regardless of faith, but obviously the 1,000 or so Hindu servicemen and women are especially...

Will 2012 be the Presidential Prayer Primary?

I told myself I wouldn't pay much attention to presidential primary news until at least Labor Day. Who can handle a solid year and a half of campaigning? But rules are made to be broken…so I couldn't help but peek at least weekend's Faith and Freedom...

Amish Appeal Over Safety Devices Rejected

A group of Amish men in Kentucky, arrested for failing to have proper safety features on the back of their horse-drawn buggies, have been denied in their attempt to seek an exemption on religious liberty grounds. The Kentucky Appeals Court ruled unanimously that the...

Religious Freedom Ambassador Sworn In

Noting that the occasion has been "a long time coming," Secretary of State Hilary Clinton led the swearing-in ceremony yesterday for Religious Freedom Ambassador-at-large Suzan Johnson Cook. [I]t has been a wait worthwhile, because in Sujay we have a...