On Tuesday the British Government granted Davender Ghai, a British Hindu, the right to "a good death"---defined as cremation on…
church and state
Let the Tea Party begin
Who are the prominent movers and shakers at the Tea Party convention? The Daily Beast reports.
Mayor of southern California city wants to make town a “Christian Community”
In Lancaster, CA, many argue that Mayor R. Rex Parris is attempting to make the town a "Christian" community by…
Religion and the U.S. Census
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has released "A Brief History of Religion and the U.S. Census," which…
The strange case of Texas’s textbooks
At Washington Monthly, Mariah Blake comments on the ongoing controversy over Texas's once-in-a-decade revision of its textbook standards. With standards for…
Turkey, Islam, and the EU
At Contexts Magazine, Jeffrey C. Dixon offers a variety of resources for understanding the controversy over Turkey’s application to the…
Taxing yoga: exercise or spiritual practice?
Controversy has erupted over a decision by Missouri tax authorities to require yoga centers to collect and pay a sales…
GO big reD!
In the New York Times, Robbie Brown reports on a local debate in Georgia over the appropriateness of cheerleaders using…
Multi-religious denominationalism and American identity
Charles Taylor has argued that those of us living in North America and Europe are witnessing a shift in our…
Religious and sexual freedoms are not opposed
On June 1st, President Barack Obama proclaimed June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month and called "upon the…