The First Amendment Center's religious liberty fellow, Robert Bernstein, discusses a State Appeals Court decision in Alaska. After reversing his finding of a compelling state interest, the panel ordered a trial court judge to investigate whether...
Via Religion Clause, Chair Melissa Rogers has posted two important votes taken by the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. 16 of the group's 25 said that religious groups receiving federal money to provide social...
Boston Globe columnist James Carroll revisits last week's National Prayer Breakfast and warns of its implications: However “ecumenical’’ its trappings, and whatever the small number of non-Christian participants make of it, the tradition amounts...
When churches close their doors, who controls the building? A growing number of local governments, concerned with architectural beauty and community tradition, are applying landmark status to church structures. Religion News Service explores the controversy this is...
Today's Wall Street Journal adds to the current round of criticism over President Obama's faith-based office, suggesting the make-up and direction of the Faith-Based Advisory Council to be politically driven. President Barack Obama's willingness to keep...
For the first anniversary of President Obama's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Joshua Dubois heralded the program's shift "from funding to programmatic impact" compared to the Bush administration's emphasis. A group of...
