Suzii Paynter writes for Associated Baptist Press about the evolving dance between religion and foreign policy. Religion has gone from being virtually ignored in foreign policy to being acknowledged. This is clearly stage one of a relationship — and is...
A rule in Washington State that would have required pharmacists to dispense medications regardless of religious objection has been halted while a change in policy is being considered. The motion to stay the trial was agreed upon to allow the state’s...
In an online followup to his analysis of the Supreme Court's recent decision in CLS v. Martinez for the NYTimes, Stanley Fish responds to his critics with an explanation of why religious freedom cases these days have so little to do with the First Amendment's...
In March, a federal judge ruled in favor of California high school math teacher Bradley Johnson in a dispute over banners in his classroom with patriotic-religious messages like "God Shed His Grace on Thee" and "God Bless America". Now heading to...
A Rhode Island high school has agreed to alter a decades-old auditorium banner, after complaints about its religious content led to an inquiry by the ACLU. The text is a prayer to "Our Heavenly Father", which school officials are now attempting to modify....
As in the previous administration, many federal agencies under the Obama White House include a "faith-based" office. During President Bush's "Faith-Based Initiative" era, these offices primarily served to ensure that religious organizations had...
