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The Vile Attack on Salman Rushdie Reminds Us of the Value of a Free Society — But is Our Outrage More About the Criminal Than the Crime?

By Haroon Moghul

…n Rushdie’s right to express himself doesn’t just come from my being an American, however. Or even an American writer. That conviction also emerges from my understanding of Islam. Though, since mine is a faith often shortchanged in mainstream conversations, as well as by plenty of fellow Muslims—jointly denying a sophisticated religious tradition the complexity it deserves—allow me to explain why. So far as I can tell, the Prophet Muhammad (after…

Establishment Clause, Meet Free Exercise

By Lauri Lebo

…district, which came under fire after two students filed suit with the American Civil Liberties Union who said that “officials regularly promoted religion and led prayer at school events.” According to the complaint, the violations included: such acts as school-approved prayer and invocations at graduation ceremonies; teacher-led after-school student religious meetings with Bible readings and prayer; teachers and other school officials extolling…

Why We Should Ban Oppressive Speech Acts

By Natasha Lennard

…description, to be tested for truth or falsity; the listener, if white American, is being told to feel threatened, and if non-white and non-American, is, in turn, being threatened by being named as a threat external to the direct audience. Since all speech, including that which conveys an opinion about the world, involves some form of action, the point is not that speech acts per se should be banned—no one would ever be able to speak or write aga…

The End of Roe and the Assault on Trans People — Fail to See the Bigger Picture and We’ll Never Be Free

By Jacqui Lewis

…their will during the slavery era, to the hundreds of thousands of Puerto Rican women who were forcibly sterilized, America has repeatedly demonstrated the savage violence of which it is capable. But this moment’s wide-ranging threat also points to our deepest promise: We’re all in the same fight together. Jewish people whose religious traditions enshrine abortion rights in thousands of years of halachic tradition; trans siblings and all the peop…

The Subway Sandwich Artist Argument; When “Religious Freedom” Isn’t About Religious Freedom

By Patrick Hornbeck

…s for same- and opposite-sex wedding cakes burdened not only his religious freedom but also, and even more so, his freedom of expression. In a series of cases stretching over many years, the Supreme Court has upheld the expressive freedom of individuals, especially artists, applying the free-speech guarantee of the First Amendment not only to the written word but also to paintings, films, music, and even public parades. It has likewise protected t…

Rubio Leaves Science to the Theologians, or the Free Market. Or Something.

By Sarah Posner

…go, so he quickly and rather inexplicably pivots to claiming that the truly important questions he must answer are actually about economic growth. And here you can see the free association at work: economic growth -> free market. Otherwise known as “teach the controversy,” not the science….

Unnatural Disaster: When Conservative Theology & The Free Market Meet Wildfires

By Paul Harvey

…igious ethic of dominion over the earth that colludes with the libertarian free market enthusiasms of developers who skillfully sell to buyers seeking escape from the Gomorrah of urban America. Nowhere is that more true than in Colorado Springs, which marries an activist grassroots religious conservatism, faith in (and reliance on) the military-industrial complex, and a historic western libertarian hatred of “big government”—combined with an econo…

Kudlow Brags on Twitter About Helping Card. Dolan Write “Free Market” Oped

By Patricia Miller

…on Twitter that he helped Cardinal Timothy Dolan with his recent paean to free-market capitalism in the Wall Street Journal (note to Mr. Kudlow, there is a reason they call it “ghostwriting”): I worked w/ @CardinalDolan on this @WSJopinion op-ed. It does strike balance. Tell me what you think. #tcot. http://t.co/BvSBxoHrdI — Larry Kudlow (@larry_kudlow) May 23, 2014 Kudlow is a former Reagan Administration official who is well known for his suppo…

Conservatives Stand Together for Anti-Gay Bigotry

By Sarah Posner

…ort the vigorous but responsible exercise of the First Amendment rights of free speech and religious liberty that are the birthright of all Americans. By joining together in “solidarity” — signatories include usual suspects Republican Reps. John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Mike Pence, and Michele Bachmann; Republican Sens. Jim DeMint, James Inhofe, and David Vitter; and probable presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee, Tim Pawlenty, and Rick Santorum — thes…

White House Unveils Contraception Accommodation Plan [UPDATED]

By Sarah Posner

…USCCB) sees initial opportunities in preserving the principle of religious freedom after President Obama’s announcement today. But the Conference continues to express concerns. “While there may be an openness to respond to some of our concerns, we reserve judgment on the details until we have them,” said Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, president of USCCB. “The past three weeks have witnessed a remarkable unity of Americans from all religions or…