A federal court threw out two court cases brought forward by an ex-Scientologist couple, the Headleys, against the Church of…
Scientology given full free-exercise exemptions
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Kenya has a new constitution
In Kenya, the "yes" side was able to claim a landslide victory in a referendum on what has been heralded…
HI governor vetoes civil unions bill
Citing her belief that the debate over civil unions should settled by referendum and not through the state legislature, Hawaii…
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…
The continuing plight of American Muslims
Kevin Drum is duly indignant about the case of Yahya Wehelie, a U.S. citizen placed on the no-fly list and…
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…
Crossing the sacred secular
In her essay on Salazar v. Buono, Winni Sullivan ponders why crosses present such a difficulty for the modern, secular nation-state, and…
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…
Proselytism and religious freedom
The distinguishing feature of proselytizing is an aim that typically supervenes upon “ordinary” religious expression. It is an accompanying mental…
For and against proselytism
I view my task not as that of winning points in a debate on the grounds of logical or rhetorical…