At Talking Points Memo, Zachary Roth runs down some of the screeds that have flared up lately over plans to…
Plans for Muslim cultural center spark outlash
American politics
Empty pews for some churches in Harlem
The New York Times recently published an article by Trymaine Lee detailing the hard times that the smaller, less well-known…
Engagement for the common good
I have been following the contributions and "debates" on The Immanent Frame in response to the Chicago Council report. My…
Coverage of a Muslim Miss USA
At the Scoop, Courtney Bender explores the media's coverage of the Miss USA pageant and finds that "reading the coverage…
Circling the line
I was asked after the 2008 Presidential election to make some loose predictions about the future of conservative political religions…
Religions and rights: An interview with Richard Amesbury
Though currently on sabbatical at the University of Zürich, Richard Amesbury teaches religious and philosophical ethics at the Claremont School…
Happy National Day of Prayer
Today marks the 59th annual National Day of Prayer. The day was enacted by Congress in 1952 (36 U.S.C. §…
“Love Thy Neighbor? Not If He’s Different”
At Miller-McCune, David Villano reports on a new study that finds that religious adherents in the U.S. are more inclined…
Mississippi’s sacrifical lambs
The mounting tides of awfulness in the Gulf of Mexico have prompted increased traffic in Abrahamic language.
The cross: more than religion?
On Wednesday, April 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Salazar v. Buono, its latest effort…