BJC, Interfaith Coalition to Meet with AG Holder

A story I'll be watching closely today is this afternoon's meeting between Attorney General Eric Holder and religious liberty advocates including the Baptist Joint Committee's Brent Walker. As a followup to their August 30 meeting with Justice Department...

Back to School!

In a decision from late July that I missed, a district judge in Texas ruled against a local school in its decision to black out religious messages in some Christmas cards being sold as part of a fundraiser. Its an interesting case: school officials were concerned...

Quote of the Day

From former George W. Bush speechwriter and policy advisor Michael Gerson in a Washington Post op-ed: The Christian fundamentalist view of Islam bears a striking resemblance to the New York Times' view of Christian fundamentalism — a simplistic emphasis on...

Dubious “Voter Guide” Riles NY Pastor

The Suffolk County (NY) Christian Coalition is distributing "voter guides" to area churches in hopes that they will be included in bulletins ahead of the upcoming congressional primary. Educational, nonpartisan voter guides are allowed to be distributed...