In an effort to maintain their tradition of prayer to open its Board of Commissioners meeting, Cobb County (GA) officials hit upon what must have seemed like a brilliant solution: open the prayer process to everyone so there can be no charges of religious preference....
The entire 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will not revisit a 3-judge panel's ruling that a Ten Commandments display at the Haskell County, Oklahoma courthouse is unconstitutional. A 6-6 tie vote for re-hearing leaves in place the earlier decision. A pair of...
In a confirmation hearing today, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) asked Army Secretary nominee Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) his views on the importance of allowing individual soldiers religious freedom. McHugh responded in terms of the role of chaplains, remarking that in their...
Clifford Brown, a former USAID lawyer argues that the agency places too much emphasis on the separation of church and state and should be more active in promoting moderate religious beliefs and practices in areas where extremism poses a threat to peace. This comes on...
After Minnesota pastor Gus Booth endorsed John McCain from the pulpit, the IRS – reasonably – opened an investigation into the church's tax-exempt status. Now claiming a concern "regarding the procedure used to initiate the inquiry", the...
At the Buddhism Examiner, Emily Breder has a fascinating interview with Erik Curren, who is a candidate for Virginia's General Assembly. Curren is Methodist, but also a practicing Buddhist. Breder: There seems to be… an environment in the United...
