A recording of last week's 4th Circuit oral argument in Joyner v Forsyth County is now online (mp3 file). The lawyer for the county, Mike Johnson, argued that the invocation policy – which invites clergy of all faiths to deliver opening prayers before...
Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA), who in 1988 introduced the legislation that established the Office of International Religious Freedom within the State Department, is proposing a new bill that would amend that law. The text of HR 1856 is not yet...
In orders today, the US Supreme Court declined to hear activist Michael Newdow's appeal in a case challenging the President's Inaugural oath. Many presidents have added "so help me God" to the oath. Newdow sued to keep Obama from doing so and lost....
A new documentary, the recent recipient of a Peabody Award by filmmaker Jay Rosenstein, tells the story of Vashti McCollum and her historic lawsuit challenging the role of religion in public schools. From the clips available at the film's website, it looks...
The Washington Post editorial board, on the need for peace and justice between Christians and Muslims in Egypt: To their credit, leaders of Egypt’s transitional government swiftly denounced the violence and floated measures to discourage it, but that’s not...
