Religion Dispatches
Why on earth is an orthodox Jew pushing a turbaned Muslim man in a wheelchair on the cover of Charlie Hebdo, the French baby-boomers’ favorite satirical magazine? Don’t bother looking for any deep symbolism—you won’t find it.
Read MoreA federal judge thinks that might solve an Establishment Clause problem.
Read MoreA story that reveals what’s wrong with the president’s failed promises on his faith-based office.
Read More“Prop 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California…”
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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.
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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 MoreOn the Parable of the Kosher Deli, contraception, and freedom of religion.
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What propelled a ginned up controversy into a media frenzy wasn’t that the Bishops opposed Obama—again; it was that “even progressive Catholics” were up in arms about it.
Read MoreTheir claim has already been tested in court.
Read MoreMeanwhile, progressive Mormons welcome court ruling.
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