The Board of Education in Wilson County, Tennessee is no stranger to church-state controversy – first found to have violated the separation of church and state for school officials improperly promoting religion, then settled a suit after being challenged for...
Atheists in Ireland are doing their best to violate a new blasphemy law that came into effect with the new year. The measure imposes a substantial fine for remarks offensive to members of a religion. The new statute has had people of all beliefs and none scratching...
Following the attempted bombing of a plane bound for Detroit on Christmas Day, the TSA has announced new security measures, including a directive to screen more vigorously all passengers attempting to enter the U.S. from countries known as sponsors of terrorism, or...
The LATimes reports that a ban on the niqab – a head covering worn by many Muslim women – during examinations at three major universities in Egypt has been affirmed by an administrative court in Cairo. Sunday's judgment came after an Islamist lawyer...
First, I want to wish a very Happy New Year to readers of Blog From the Capital and supporters of the Baptist Joint Committee. 2009 was a fascinating year (see the Top Ten stories post) that saw both the continuation of age-old disputes and the emergence of new ones...
