SCOTUS Tackles Government Prayer in Greece v. Galloway
Arguments in the Supreme Court’s first public prayer case in 30 years are more complicated than they at first appear to be.
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Satanist Monument Shines Light on Christian Privilege
Will the challenge to build “an homage to the historic/literary Satan” at Oklahoma’s capital actually change anything?
Read MoreHobby Lobby, Contraception, the Supreme Court, and the Bible
Is rewriting the rules on religious freedom in the works?
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Let My Preachers Endorse: A Modest Church-State Proposal
In response to churches that refuse to quit electioneering Church-State watchdogs are demanding action… but what if there were a way for churches to constitutionally endorse candidates and do all the electioneering they like? Well, here it is…
Read MoreCut the Ten Commandments Down to Six?
A federal judge thinks that might solve an Establishment Clause problem.
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‘Religious Freedom’ Rally Sets Stage for 1st Amendment Collision
A report from the principally Catholic anti-contraception rally in Maryland reveals a constituency whose calls for religious freedom appear to be at the cost of freedom for all others.
Read MoreCourt Rules Religiously-Based Restrictions in HHS Contracts with Bishops Violate Establishment Clause
First Amendment prohibits government favoring a particular religious view.
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In 2012 Bishops Join Fight to Repackage Discrimination as ‘Religious Freedom’
At the end of 2011, in a sign of what’s to come, the U.S. Bishops warned the Obama administration to amend a regulation on contraception in its health care legislation or stand accused of religious discrimination.
Read MoreAre Kosher Delis Like Catholic Hospitals?
On the Parable of the Kosher Deli, contraception, and freedom of religion.
Read MoreHow the Logic of Law Enforcement Leads to Spying on Muslims
The inverse of the argument that Islam ‘causes’ terrorism is the idea that Islam could solve the problem. Either way, it’s undue focus on the religion.
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