Associated Baptist Press' Rob Marus looks at the Obama Administration's cautious method of addressing church-state controversies.
[T]he most significant changes in the way religion and the government relate may come gradually as Obama—whose agenda currently is dominated by significant economic and foreign-policy woes—deals on a case-by-case basis with laws, programs and court cases.
And his most lasting legacy in the area church-state relations may come long after he has left office—as his appointees to the federal courts begin ruling on cases dealing with religious liberty.
