It looks like the IRS may have decided to punt. Faced with dozens of pastors purposefully running afoul of the prohibition against campaigning by tax-exempt organizations, the agency is refusing to give them the pleasure of an investigation. In addition to Minnesota...
Fort Benning, GA – a U.S. Army base that sees 25,000 soldiers a year – has not exactly been known for its sensitivity to religious minorities. The discrimination and abuse suffered last year by 20-year-old Michael Handman, simply for his Jewish faith,...
After a settlement with the ACLU over charges of promoting religion in school, some officials at Santa Rosa County's (FL) Pace High continued to act contrary to the judge's order based on the agreement. When Principal Frank Lay asked his athletic director to...
In addition to Justice Sotomayor – who was sworn in to the Supreme Court today by Chief Justice John Roberts – I have been closely following a couple of other nominations. Both of them have been approved by the relevant committee but held up from a full...
You might want to go ahead and swallow whatever morning beverage you're drinking before you read this account – via Steven Waldman – of President Bush's efforts to rally support for the Iraq War, apparently confirmed in a new book by French...
