Columnist David Broder remembers JFK's famous "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute" speech. Fifty years ago Sunday John Kennedy gave one of the best political speeches I ever heard, a plea for religious tolerance...
The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department has filed suit against the town of Walnut, California over its denial of a building permit to a Buddhist house of worship. A press release explains the background of the complaint, which alleges a violation of the...
In the Hawaii race for Governor, with the issue of religion rearing its head, a group of pastors have decided to take matters into their own hands, running an ad calling on candidates and their supporters to leave religions out of it. This is the text of the...
The fierce battle for Mayor of DC took an unfortunate turn toward religion over the weekend. Challenger Vincent Gray, speaking at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church on Sunday, used the pulpit to promote his plans to revive the Office of Religious Affairs if elected over...
The Baptist Joint Committee’s Brent Walker was a guest on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews last night discussing the proposed Islamic Center near ground zero, which he said should be seen as a “monument to religious liberty.” He also...
In a press conference Friday at the White House, President Obama answered some questions about the controversial Islamic Center proposal in Manhattan, and the Quran-burning threats of a Florida pastor. The President took the opportunity to remind the country that we...
