What Do Christians Think About the Netanyahu Speech?
Earlier this week, reacting to the faux controversy over President Obama’s National Prayer Breakfast remarks,…
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Will “Rights” Claims Tip the Scales Against Gay Marriage?
Last summer, toward the end of a short post on “religious liberty” arguments, I cited…
Read MoreIslam is as American as…
In Monday’s New York Times, I wrote a fairly innocuous sentence that was upsetting to some:…
Read MoreClose Encounters With Roy Moore
In June, 2011, when Roy Moore was flirting with a run for president, he paid…
Read MoreIf The National Prayer Breakfast Is Apolitical and Nonsectarian, Why Is It Used to Question Obama’s Faith?
Many conservative commentators are apoplectic over these remarks by President Obama at the National Prayer…
Read MoreMichael Sean Winters is Right: Pope Francis Should Not Address Congress
No religious leader has ever addressed a Joint meeting of Congress–so, why now?
Read MorePope Backs Anti-Gay Referendum; Islamic State Executions Include Gay Syrian; ‘Conscience Clause’ Debated in Northern Ireland; Global LGBT Recap
The Boston Globe reported this week that the U.S. State Department will appoint a special…
Read MoreNetanyahu’s Speech, Lane’s Trip, and the Impossibility of Boycotts
Will Democrats boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech on March 3? Why didn’t Republican…
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Vatican Entangled in Women’s Issues
Pope Francis has promised to lift up women’s voices and create more meaningful roles for…
Read MoreCorporate Personhood Was a Radical Notion… In the 11th Century
According to one common reaction to Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Court set a precedent…
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