The LATimes' Tim Rutten discusses yet another controversy over potential presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith. This time, it's a high-profile evangelical leader in Iowa, who suggests that there's no difference between a candidate's...
Louisiana's Senate Education Committee rejected legislation that would have repealed a controversial anti-evolution law. Recent high school graduate Zach Kopplin spearheaded the effort to turn back the legislation, but a 5-1 vote keeps it in place for now. Kopplin...
The NYTimes weighs in on Kentucky's controversial tax award to a religion-themed park: Under current Supreme Court doctrine, Kentucky’s support of the proselytizing theme park seems likely to withstand a possible church-state legal challenge, assuming state...
When the Department of Veterans Affairs planned for its annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Houston National Cemetery, it naturally sought to include prayer for such a solemn event. Just as naturally, it sought to keep the prayer non-sectarian. After all, soldiers of...
Is there any time of year more exciting for a church-state watcher than graduation season? Here's an update of recent events. New Jersey's Netpune Township and the ACLU have come to a compromise agreement on the commencement venue for Monmouth County High...
AP reports that a petition has been filed with all the signatures needed to put a religious freedom constitutional amendment to North Dakota voters next year. Numerous states in recent years have enacted these Religious Freedom Restoration Act laws to ensure the state...
