Missing the Forest for the Witches
Eager to note that a witch story involved a Glenda in Salem, many seem to have missed what’s actually disturbing about it.
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Rent-Free Religion in New York’s Public Schools
When I moved to New York City just over a year ago, I started going to church. More precisely, I started going to the churches—dozens of them—that were located in New York City’s public schools. I attended services all over Manhattan, in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
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Why the World Needs Religious Studies
The first time I went to the American Academy of Religion conference it really got my hopes up. This was the fall of 2006 and, with only a summer in between, I’d just finished college and begun my first year of a PhD program in religious studies…
Read MoreWhat the USCCB’s New “Religious Liberty” Initiative Took from Evangelicals
From a “collision course” with LGBT activism to a full-scale “neutering.”
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No Need to Choose Between Religious and Secular America
In the concluding volume of his trilogy on religion and secularism, the author argues that there is no chasm between religious belief and non-belief; certainly not in terms of politics and not even in personal terms.
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Founding Father John Adams’ Advice to Rick Perry: Don’t Meddle in Religion
Texas Governor Rick Perry says of his August 6 “call to prayer for a nation in crisis” that we need to call on Jesus because “some problems are beyond our power to solve.” Here, John Adams is resurrected to provide guidance.
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Austrian Court Okays Head-Colander in Driver’s License: Is Pastafarianism Becoming a Religion?
After three years of waiting, an Austrian atheist has won the right to wear a colander on his head for a driver’s license photo. But are Flying Spaghetti Monster communities themselves religious?
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God’s Law is the Only Law: The Genesis of Michele Bachmann
At the May “First Friday” lecture hosted by the Institute on the Constitution at the Heritage Community Church in Severn, Maryland, IOTC founder Michael Peroutka presented the evening’s guest speaker, attorney Herb Titus, with a “Patrick Henry Award” for “his tireless and fearless telling of God’s truth to power.”
Read MoreThe Limits of David Barton’s “Freedom of Religion” Argument
Religious right historian makes explicit that he believes only Christianity is protected by the Constitution.
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Supreme Court OKs State Funding Scheme for Religious Schools and Bars Challenges
Rejecting forty-three years of legal precedent the court voted 5-4 to devote public money to religious institutions. Justice Kennedy wins the 2011 Tortured Judicial Casuistry Award for his remarks.
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