How Obama Made Gun Control A Religious Freedom Issue
In announcing new executive action to more rigorously enforce requirements for background checks to purchase guns,…
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Did Religious Universities Just Get a License to Discriminate?
The news that more than two dozen religiously affiliated colleges and universities had received exemptions…
Read MoreWill SCOTUS Call the “Bluff” of Religious Liberty Activists?
If the announcement that the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s…
Read MoreReligious Leaders Pledge to Protect Religious Freedom—For Everyone
Twenty-one religious leaders of various faiths gathered on the steps of the National Cathedral on Friday…
Read MoreIt’s Not the Thought that Counts: Tragic Case Highlights Flaws in “Religious Liberty” Debate
We hear a lot about the ways that religious exemptions impact the divisive cultural issues…
Read MoreWhy I Boycotted a Conference at Brigham Young University
A university is a public institution. It is not a Sunday school.
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We Shouldn’t Be Surprised Francis Met with Kim Davis
When Pope Francis came to New York last week traffic came to a standstill. But traffic…
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Kim Davis From a Gay Pastor
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Kim Davis a stay of his order requiring her…
Read MoreKentucky Court Clerk, A “Professing Apostolic Christian,” Questions Legal Authority
Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who continues to refuse to issue marriage licenses to…
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Religious Right Reax to SCOTUS: “A Spiritual 9/11”
Reactions from conservatives (and those courting their votes) range from angry to apoplectic. With a strong dose of the ridiculous.
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