In response to a question about the candidates' message to Latino voters in last night's debate on CNN, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) managed to work in the idea that religious freedom is under attack in our nation's government. There's...
In last night's Republican presidential debate, Newt Gingrich reiterated an unfortunate claim he's made before: the President must be religious. Apart from that, most of the candidates affirmed support for the idea that there should be no religious test for...
Some interesting talk today about the fate of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, which was set to have its funding run out in September until a recent extension pushed the new sunset date into November while Congress works on the budget. In the...
PBS' Religion and Ethics Newsweekly ran a segment on the Supreme Court's investigation of the ministerial exception, featuring interviews with attorneys involved as well as advocates on both sides. Rabbi David Saperstein made an especially great, succinct...
In an op-ed at ABP news, Baptist Joint Committee Director Brent Walker weighs in on the Jeffress controversy. Unless a candidate’s religious beliefs might directly dictate a leadership style, policy position or something relevant to official duties as public...
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that after considering the petition to hear the case regarding roadside crosses in Utah, the Supreme Court has yet to decide, surprising at least one of the attorneys involved. Supreme Court justices met on Oct. 7 to discuss whether to...
