Vermont Marriage Law Includes Religious Freedom Protections

The NY Daily News reports on a religious freedom element that went largely overlooked in Vermont's recently passed same-sex marriage law. In conjunction with recognizing marriage between gay and lesbian couples, the bill specifically rules out any requirement that...

Should Schools Teach Spirituality?

That's the church-state question many are asking about recent public school trends toward an emphasis on self-fulfillment. When does teaching children about their "inner light" become a religious lesson about spirituality? When does quiet reflection in...

More on the “Decline of Christian America”

In Sunday's Washington Post, E.J. Dionne offers some sensible explanations for the country's changing religious demographic, as discussed in Jon Meachem's controversial Newsweek piece, "The End of Christian America." Dionne finds the developments...

The Freedom to Choose

The Internet is abuzz over Jon Meachem's Newsweek cover story entitled "The End of Christian America". In fact, its comments were shut down after nearly 5,000 responses made the site "wobbly". I have been slow in gathering my thoughts on this...

Religion and This Week in the White House

Just a thought. This week, President Obama visited the predominantly Muslim nation of Turkey; on Sunday, he will host an Easter celebration at the White House, where tonight, he and his family are participating in a Passover seder, evidently the first ever to be held...