Many hours in… the last questioner of the day Senator Cardin (D-MD) asked Judge Sotomayor a very general question of her views on the importance of religious freedom, making reference to her decision in the Ford case. In response, she acknowledged the...
While we wait on some enterprising Senator to ask Judge Sotomayor about the separation of church and state, The Washington Post's On Faith discussion today poses this question: No religion, gender or ethnicity disqualifies a person from becoming a Supreme Court...
{See references to religion and church-state issues from today's hearing in the updates at the bottom of this post!} Today begins questioning by Senators and there's really no telling ahead of time when, if or how questions about religious liberty protections...
Today's Wall Street Journal takes a look at the Texas Board of Education debates surrounding the social studies curriculum.The proposals from those who believe the state needs more Christian perspective are a little, well, frightening: The conservative reviewers...
You know who I've missed? Ralph Reed. It was just 20 years or so ago that his baby face and religious certitude helped the Christian Coalition nearly lead America all the way back to the 1950s, church-state-wise. In conjunction with Reed's efforts, many...
In terms of momentous occasions, this week is like the C-Span version of the Olympics for a person like me: Supreme Court Confirmation time is here! I'll be watching for religious liberty and church-state references and questions, as well as discussion of other...
