Time Release Programs get Attention, Overhaul

The Fort Wayne Journal reports on the end of a decades-old program that offered area public school children the option of a 30-minute "time release" to receive religious study at a nearby facility. After a similar program sparked a lawsuit in Huntington in...

Religious Leaders: Criticism of Obama’s Faith Goes Too Far

ABP's Bob Allen reports that many Christian leaders want the public questioning of President Obama's faith to come to an end. A letter signed by more than 70 prominent ministers and religious leaders calls on fellow Christians to put aside politics and act...

Are the Ten Commandments Headed Back to the Supreme Court?

Veteran Court reporter Linda Greenhouse believes they may be, and that this time the votes could be there to deal a blow to the separation of church and state. Believe it or not, a familiar Ten Commandments case is now heading back to the Supreme Court. The court has...

Pending Legislation Revives Hiring Discrimination Controversy

Today's NYTimes reports on pending legislation – the reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – that includes a religious discrimination provision receiving attention. The section in question would require...

Isn’t the Economy Bad, or Something?

Congressman John Fleming (R-LA) frames the November election in very disturbing terms, drawing from a mistaken view of American religious identity. It's not just inappropriate, damaging rhetoric – though it is that, appealing to easy fears of cultural...

Quote of the Day

From yesterday's press briefing with White House spokesman Bill Burton: Q    Can we expect the President to speak out any more on Islamic community center near Ground Zero?  And also, will the White House play any role in discussions about moving...