Citing her belief that the debate over civil unions should settled by referendum and not through the state legislature, Hawaii…
HI governor vetoes civil unions bill
American politics
Discussing mosques, minarets, and crosses
Ruthie, Grace and David here, reporting live from the IWM International Summer School in Philosophy and Politics in Cortona, Italy.…
The right to bear arms. . . and pray. . . simultaneously
The right to bear arms and to pray are, as of last night, legally intertwined in Louisiana, as Gov. Bobby…
Why the Assemblies of God is like the Democratic Party
New York Times columnist Charles Blow began his Saturday piece with a surprising question: "Which political party’s members are most…
Kagan opposed by secularists
In the past weeks, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has attracted the ire of countless, largely conservative, political blocs. Yet,…
Democrats and evangelicals try to forge coalition for immigration reform
The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) was introduced in 2009 to close a loophole in immigration law that discriminated against…
Obama’s religion ambassador
President Barack Obama has filled the post for ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. On June 16, the White House sent…
Beyond the God gap
Public Religion Research and Third Way have jointly released a new report, Beyond the God Gap, which presents new research…
Christian voices oppose educational reform
President Obama's recent initiative, Race to the Top, has received growing opposition from the National Council of the Churches of Christ in…
8: The Mormon Proposition
Joanna Brooks, a scholar of religion who grew up in a conservative Mormon household, writes about Mormon opposition to same-sex marriage,…