In a fabulous New Yorker piece titled "The Battle Over the Constitution," Jill Lepore writes: If you haven’t read the Constitution lately, do. Chances are you’ll find that it doesn’t exactly explain itself. … A great deal of what many...
At the Washington Post's On Faith page, Baptist Joint Committee Director, Brent Walker, discusses today's climate of political rhetoric. For those who claim to follow Christ, he notes, our faith demands we "do away with overheated rhetoric." The...
In an interview with Vatican Radio on the anniversary of formal diplomatic relations with the US, Ambassador Miguel Diaz responds to the Pope's call for increased religious freedom and his criticism of the "radical secularism" of the West....
As is appropriate in times of national tragedy like the mass killings in Tucson, Arizona over the weekend, President Obama called on Americans to remember victims and their families in our thoughts and prayers. It's the kind of request we have had to hear from...
A state referee has recommended that Mt. Vernon, Ohio science teacher John Freshwater should be fired after repeated violations of the Establishment Clause. Freshwater's case drew national attention after school officials placed him on unpaid leave for using the...
Since October of 2009, the Army has required soldiers to take an assessment questionnaire that includes a "spiritual fitness" element. Military officials argue that the evaluations offer them a tool to combat the rising stress and suicide levels among...
