Writing at Slate, the always interesting Dahlia Lithwick takes a look at the mostly unspoken charge that the religion of Supreme Court justices improperly effects their decisions. Do we hear so little about this issue (specifically, the number of Catholic justices...
Via Religion Clause, Representative Henry Brown (R-SC) introduced HR 951 this week. The bill would "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected for use by those who celebrate...
While we wait on the Supreme Court to announce a ruling in the Mojave Cross case, a similar long-running dispute was back in front of a 9th Circuit panel. The Mt. Soledad Cross near San Diego, CA has been the focus of 20 years of litigation, with courts ruling the...
The US Constitution makes at least one thing perfectly clear about religion: it is not to be used as a test for office. No American otherwise qualified to run for an elected position may be denied because of religious beliefs, a fundamental, common-sense expression of...
Here's a snapshot of news coverage of the Supreme Court's decision to hear the appeal of a Christian Legal Society chapter, denied full recognition by the law school of UC-Hastings. The school maintains – and lower courts have agreed – that they...
The Baptist Joint Committee's Brent Walker discusses the question of religious displays at the White House. The White House is different. Yes, the federal government owns it, and in a sense, it is "the peoples' house." But not really. It's...
