Religious liberty advocates hailed the Texas Board of Education's decision not to retain Don McLeroy as chair, after his numerous failed efforts to insert creationist perspectives into the science curriculum. Governor Rick Perry though has thrown a wrench into the...
Are church-state disputes being settled for good? Winding down? Waco, Texas Congressman Chet Edwards says no. In fact, he warns, those who would chip away at the wall of separation are never content with small victories, and never deterred by defeat. Those battles,...
The God and Country Festival is a yearly tradition in Nampa, Idaho drawing thousands of attendants to an event organizers describe as "patriotic". But the sponsoring group, the Christian Defense Coalition is also a highly religious organization, as the name...
The Baptist Joint Committee's Holly Hollman has completed a thorough examination of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's church-state record, finding it – in a word – "commendable". Read the report here. She has written opinions...
France's proposal to ban the burqa has touched off a significant debate over the intersection of religious freedom and the government's role in protecting what it perceives to be the rights and human dignity of its citizens. An op-ed yesterday in the NYTimes...
