Via Religion Clause, a speech Thursday by White House Faith-Based Office head Joshua Dubois gives the clearest picture yet of the goals and philosophies of President Obama in partnerships between government and religious organizations. Here's a snippet: President...
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports on yesterday's Senate Education Committee vote, approving an elective course on the Bible to be taught in Kentucky public schools. Legislation calls on the Education Department to develop guidelines and a curriculum. As often...
Arizona's Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly voted to pass a bill on to the full Senate that requires the posting of a Ten Commandments monument at the state's old Capitol building. Some of the reasoning of the bill's proponents is a bit, well,...
A lawsuit that originated in 2004 claiming the Salvation Army was proselytizing with government money has finally settled out of court. The NYTimes' City Room blog has details. The settlement, approved by a federal judge in Manhattan, requires the numerous city,...
Michelle Boorstein reports that an EEOC complaint has been filed against the US Commission on International Religious Freedom by a former policy analyst. Safiya Ghori-Ahmad…alleges that her contract was canceled because of her Muslim faith and her...
In remarks at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Qatar, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emphasized human rights and religious freedom as necessary ingredients for progress. This year, we rejoined the United Nations Human Rights Council. And one of our first acts was...
