Religion Dispatches
According to a retired attorney for the DOD, “When you proselytize as a commander…you necessarily send doubts to the subordinates that you oversee about your impartiality and thus degrade good order and discipline, and in turn degrade combat capability.”
Read MoreIf you’re seeking justice or vindication of your religious freedom, this Supreme Court has just said non-Christians need not apply.
Read MoreThe conflict between Shawn’s request for state enforcement of her Christian understanding of marriage and anti-sharia legislation raises larger questions about whose religious beliefs are, or should be, respected under the law.
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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.
Read MoreWhile the issues are piling up, the Supreme Court—and U.S. society more broadly—will have to face the questions ducked in Masterpiece Cakeshop, or else be willing to settle for a level of uncertainty that serves no one.
Read MoreWe’ve used our increased visibility, often through hashtag campaigns, to expose evangelical authoritarianism to the broader American public, something that major media outlets have mostly failed to do.
Read MoreFrom defending reproductive rights to run-ins with several TV shows, the Satanist community had a busy 2018. The only question going forward: Will internal tension sink the movement?
Read MoreFrom sexual abuse to white nationalism, a fake rabbi, atheists behaving badly, and politicized pastries, 2018 had little going for it on the religion front.
Read MoreA principal recently made headlines by banning candy canes. At a time when separation of church and state is facing so many legal challenges, it’s absolutely critical to understand the establishment clause.
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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.
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