Just finished delivering the BJC-sponsored Shurden Lectures at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, Martin Marty writes of how he was reminded that the strongest supporters of church-state separation can and should be people of faith. [M]any who are nervous...
In a NYTimes column, author and scholar Stanley Fish – who's written books about interpreting everything from the First Amendment to Milton – complains about the reasoning in Establishment Clause decisions like the Mojave Cross opinion just released...
As expected, President Obama has issued the proclamation declaring Thursday, May 6 a National Day of Prayer, despite a recent court ruling that the underlying law violates the separation of church and state. The President's statement emphasizes prayer as a way for...
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has released its annual report of the state of religious liberty throughout the world. As it did last year, the Commission recommends 13 countries to be designated "countries of particular concern" by the...
Without fanfare, newly elected Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has rescinded state trooper policy that requires police chaplains to offer only non-sectarian prayer in their official capacities during state events. The change will allow specifically Christian prayers...
