In a confirmation hearing today, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) asked Army Secretary nominee Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) his views on the importance of allowing individual soldiers religious freedom. McHugh responded in terms of the role of chaplains, remarking that in their...
Clifford Brown, a former USAID lawyer argues that the agency places too much emphasis on the separation of church and state and should be more active in promoting moderate religious beliefs and practices in areas where extremism poses a threat to peace. This comes on...
After Minnesota pastor Gus Booth endorsed John McCain from the pulpit, the IRS – reasonably – opened an investigation into the church's tax-exempt status. Now claiming a concern "regarding the procedure used to initiate the inquiry", the...
At the Buddhism Examiner, Emily Breder has a fascinating interview with Erik Curren, who is a candidate for Virginia's General Assembly. Curren is Methodist, but also a practicing Buddhist. Breder: There seems to be… an environment in the United...
The Chicago Tribune's Eric Zorn reports on the details of Illinois' recently passed $31 billion capital spending bill, in which he found millions of dollars earmarked for religious facilities: Page 101 earmarks $250,000 for renovations to the Friendship House...
In his address yesterday at the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, President Obama included the religious freedom of minorities as an important area of disagreement with China. I have no illusion that the United States and China will agree on every issue, nor...
