In 2003, during the early stages of the Iraq War, top secret daily Worldwide Intelligence Updates from then Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's office included biblical quotations to accompany photos of American forces preparing to enter battle, according to reporting by...
He didn't exactly make news with any details, but the President at least acknowledged the conscience rule controversy as he discussed the abortion debate in his commencement address at Notre Dame University today. Let's honor the conscience of those who...
The NYTimes obtained memos being circulated among conservative organizations preparing to oppose President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee. Talking points attacking (or, in one case, supporting) each of the rumored short-list candidates hit on a range of...
Michael Kessler proposes 6 questions President Obama should ask potential Supreme Court nominees related to religion and the First Amendment. Here's a portion of #5: How would you resolve the conflict between the First Amendment's protection of religious...
Earlier, I posted about a same-sex marriage law passed by the New Hampshire legislature, and indicated that the state followed Vermont's lead in adding significant explicit religious liberty protections. Apparently, they did not follow Vermont's lead quite to...
The new issue of Christianity Today includes a profile of the new Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships director, Joshua Dubois. As far as I'm concerned, 2 things jumped out as an improvement over the role of the Faith-Based Office in the last...
