Mosque Construction Continues to Face Opposition

Political battles in the form of land use disputes are cropping up across the country (including of course most famously in New York City) as opposition to the construction of new mosques grow louder and, at times, uglier. In Murfreesboro, Tennessee, one planned...

Church-State Partnerships in Disaster Response

Robert Dilday has an interesting piece in the Baptist Standard on the necessity of government and religious groups working together in responding to disaster situations, and the responsibility of church organizations in that setting. Baptist disaster relief...

Shouldn’t Roy Moore Have His Own Reality Show?

Failed gubernatorial candidate and disgraced former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Roy Moore, is back in the news. This time he is asking the Hoover School Board to reinstate its practice of opening meetings with Christian prayer, despite the threat of...

Texans Believe in Church-State Separation, Not in School Vouchers

The Texas Freedom Network has released the full results from a poll taken in May showing Texans overwhelmingly want politics out of the curriculum process, with 72% saying experts and not elected officials should be responsible for crafting school textbook standards....

Would You Leave the Meeting?

The Mayor of Harrisburg, PA is shocked – shocked! – to find that her practice of opening staff meetings with prayer has generated controversy and discomfort. After all, she says, none of the employees that depend on her support for their livelihoods...