In a domestic story mirroring a recent international one, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy has banned the wearing of head coverings, including face veils, burqas and niqabs commonly worn by some Muslim women. Citing security concerns, the school – which...
The Board of Education in Wilson County, Tennessee is no stranger to church-state controversy – first found to have violated the separation of church and state for school officials improperly promoting religion, then settled a suit after being challenged for...
Atheists in Ireland are doing their best to violate a new blasphemy law that came into effect with the new year. The measure imposes a substantial fine for remarks offensive to members of a religion. The new statute has had people of all beliefs and none scratching...
Following the attempted bombing of a plane bound for Detroit on Christmas Day, the TSA has announced new security measures, including a directive to screen more vigorously all passengers attempting to enter the U.S. from countries known as sponsors of terrorism, or...
The LATimes reports that a ban on the niqab – a head covering worn by many Muslim women – during examinations at three major universities in Egypt has been affirmed by an administrative court in Cairo. Sunday's judgment came after an Islamist lawyer...
First, I want to wish a very Happy New Year to readers of Blog From the Capital and supporters of the Baptist Joint Committee. 2009 was a fascinating year (see the Top Ten stories post) that saw both the continuation of age-old disputes and the emergence of new ones...
