Don’t Let Bigoted Campaigns Sour You to the Revolutionary Idea of Religious Freedom
On January 16 we celebrate Religious Freedom Day to commemorate what may be the most…
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A Recent Local Controversy Reveals the Theocratic Heart of ‘Project Blitz’
The Christian nationalist intentions of Project Blitz have also received much attention, but a remarkable episode in Minnesota this past state legislative session may be a harbinger of a more profoundly theocratic politics on the horizon.
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The Battle for the Meaning of Religious Freedom Day
A proposed resolution intended to commemorate perhaps one of the most radical, liberatory, and revolutionary pieces of legislation in the history of the world misses the point. And it’s not a mistake.
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Ringing in a Christian Nationalist 2019 With an Even Larger Legislative Playbook
A Christian nationalist coalition, including the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, has published a new state legislative playbook for 2019 that’s 30 percent larger, and 100 percent as committed to a nation that reflects its sectarian values.
Read MoreReligious Freedom Manifesto Calls for Compromise and Civility—What’s So Wrong With That?
Behind earnestly worded appeals for religious freedom and respect is a pretense that the Framers of the Constitution and the First Amendment somehow intended to justify discrimination against others.
Read MoreUnreleased Religious Freedom Manifesto Isn’t the Culture War Compromise It Hopes to Be
Given the institutional backing and the generous rhetoric, many well-intentioned people will consider signing on. But before they do, there are a few things they might consider.
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Christian Pol, Attacked for Opposing ‘In God We Trust’ in School, Talks Church and State
I’m continually surprised that people who say they want less intrusive government are so eager to promote this intrusion into our personal lives.
Read MorePresbyterians to Propose Historic Resolution for Religious Freedom and Against LGBTQ Discrimination
We believe it weakens religious freedom when it is invoked in ways that deprive people of their civil and human rights to equal protection under the law, or seek to justify exclusion and discrimination.
Read MoreFaith-Baiting in Minnesota and Elsewhere Follows the “Project Blitz” Playbook
Critics say any such display of the Ten Commandments in this way, may also violate the Oklahoma state constitution. But whatever the fate of these bills, the Christian Right and the politicians who cater to it have a long game in mind, and most seem unaware of the game itself.
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Faith-Baiting in Minnesota and Elsewhere Follows the “Project Blitz” Playbook
It’s election year in the United States and an episode from the very recent past…
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