Support for Defamation of Religion Laws Declines in UN

Last week, a committee of the UN General Assembly once again voted for a resolution urging laws that protect against the "vilification of religion." The U.S. and many Western countries have objected in the past on the grounds that such laws...

BJC’s Hollman Places Obama Executive Order in Context

Writing at the Huffington Post, Baptist Joint Committee Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman offers her take on President Obama's executive order amending faith-based funding policies. Noting that it "did not come fast and did not finish the job," the order can...

Catholic League Urges Nativity Scene Displays

UPI's Michael Kirkland reports on the Catholic League's plan to send ceramic manger scenes to Governors in all 50 states, urging them to display them prominently this Christmas season. Because the displays were not purchased with taxpayer money, Bill Donahue...

Texas Lawmaker Proposes Questionable Ten Commandments Bill

A bill introduced into the Texas legislature by Rep. Dan Flynn would bar school districts from prohibiting the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. HB79, if enacted however, would be in trouble due to another document which is more appropriate for the walls...