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Bryan Fischer’s and the GOP’s Special Christian First Amendment

By Sarah Posner

…; called for the deportation of Muslims and for banning them from military service; claimed that gay sex is ‘domestic terrorism’; called gay adoption a ‘terrible, terrible, inexcusable, inhumane thing to do to children’; and claimed that Hitler and his stormtroopers were all gay.” All of this, and more, has been on display for public consumption for some time. That didn’t stop the Values Voters Summit from bestowing a prestigious award on Fischer’…

Discrimination on the Taxpayer’s Dime? The Fight To Curtail the Overreach of RFRA

By Sarah Posner

…y if the USCCB will not refer its clients for required reproductive health services, or if it arranged for access to these services through other means. About the ACLU’s FOIA suit, a spokesman for the Administration for Children and Families said the agency “is gathering documents to complete the requests in an expeditious manner that aligns with FOIA procedures.” The USCCB did not respond to requests for comment on the FOIA suit. For advocates of…

A Scholar Responds: Scripture as a Weapon

By Louis A. Ruprecht

…er 11 attacks. The Centers for Disease Control are a part of the uniformed service; there is an enormous new bureaucracy called the “Department of Homeland Security” (wasn’t this what the Army and Navy were supposed to be for, under the Constitution?). And the state Militias which were the sole purpose for the Second Amendment to the Constitution are now called “National Guard.” None of these units are staffed by “people” who bring their own arms…

The Journalist and the Bishops: CNS Editor Fired For Tweeting Opposition to LGBT Discrimination

By Patricia Miller

…talking points, fooling no one.” The USCCB owns and runs the Catholic News Service, but officially CNS is editorially independent from the bishops’ conference and provides news to both secular and religious outlets. In reality, however, it’s always existed in a somewhat liminal space journalistically speaking, combining fundamentally solid reporting with a pro-hierarchy tilt in story selection, heavy on stories that feature official Catholic voice…

The Tragedy of Religious Freedom

By Patrick Hornbeck

…een allowed exemptions. Thoroughgoing pacifists may be freed from military service, but those who disagree with a particular war (say, on the basis of Christian “just war” theory) are not. The IRS suspended evangelical Bob Jones University’s tax exemption when the institution refused to change its policies forbidding interracial dating. And while small doses of alcohol are permitted in communion, users of the hallucinogenic substance peyote, which…

Yes, Virginia: There IS a War on Christmas: Its Revolutionary Meaning is Inverted in the Winner-Take-All Era

By Peter Laarman

…empty,” in the midst of ecclesiastical opulence, in places where mere lip service is paid to the cause of the lowly. It is painful to hear these words, especially in such settings, because where is the evidence that God has already done these things? Try telling that to the single mother with hungry kids and not enough money to pay for heat. Try telling it to the injured warehouse or delivery worker (or nurse, or culinary worker) who has to pop p…

A Method to Obama’s Madness?

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ng the wheels for the project in motion with calls and e-mails to national service organizations. The committee is reaching out to organizations of all sizes and ideologies, including faith-based groups, unions and businesses as well as political groups—from Moveon.org on the left to Focus on the Family on the right—to motivate their members to participate. I understand now. What Obama is doing is exactly what George W. Bush and others like him wo…

How (Not) to Understand Romney’s Time as an LDS Bishop

By Joanna Brooks

…athy for women’s issues. But Romney’s outlook did mature over his years of service, according to the Post, and he may have assisted Boston-area Mormon feminists by deflecting Church headquarters’ inquiries into their activities. On Tuesday, Salon.com’s Justin Elliot selected the most unflattering elements of Romney’s career as bishop to depict the GOP presidential candidate as “an enforcer of the most socially conservative policies of the LDS chur…

‘Pro-Life’ Theater, Open White Nationalism, and Virility Fear — Day 3 of NatCon

By Annika Brockschmidt and Ben Lorber

…ortion drug, but the abortion drug is promoted by the United States Postal Service that is under federal jurisdiction. That is why the federal government needs to get involved. It wouldn’t be the last mention of the Postal Service, a hint towards the desire to ban abortion via an obscure 19th century law (see the next section). It’s doubtful whether this presentation of anger and disappointment was genuine—or merely part of a public strategy which…

Leaked Air Force Legal Opinion Approves Religious Expression

By Paul Rosenberg

…ers in practice never are.” Seidel cited a 2010 study finding a quarter of service members are nonreligious. “So, you’re talking about an audience full of nonreligious service members whose commanding officer is imposing religion on them in a way they can’t escape. That’s coercion,” he said. “It shouldn’t be happening.” MRFF plans a formal appeal “to the highest levels of the Department of Defense,” Weinstein said. “If we fail to receive timely an…