Circuit Court Rejects Priests for Life Contraception Challenge
As if further proof were required that challenges to the contraceptive mandate in the Affordable…
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Christian Inmate Suing Indiana to Recognize Religion
An Eastern Orthodox prison inmate won a small but important victory in his legal fight…
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The U.S. bishops’ semi-annual meeting, which concluded in Baltimore on Thursday, was one giant raspberry…
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A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA law school and NORC at the University…
Read MoreFeeding the Hungry vs. Antigay Activism: A Double Standard for Religious Freedom?
If you’ve watched the news or been on social media at all this past week,…
Read MoreWill Growing Alliance With Christian Zionists Split the American Jewish Establishment?
Peter Beinart, writing about Sheldon Adelson’s remarks at the inaugural conference of the Israeli American…
Read MoreResponse to Daniel Philpott: the Politics of Religious Freedom
I would like to respond to Daniel Philpott’s reaction to my piece on the politics…
Read MoreIsrael Votes to Limit Sheldon Adelson
A bill titled a “law for the advancement and protection of written journalism in Israel” passed…
Read More“De-Ratzingerization” Continues as Pope Francis Removes Conservative Cardinal Burke
Pope Francis finally dropped the long-expected axe on Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of the curia’s…
Read MorePagan Outrage Machine Fires Up in Response to Time Halloween Article
Pagans have demanded an apology for a Time magazine article that, according to a petition, compared witches to terrorists. The…
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