The popular push to ban the burqa in France lacks clear legality, reports The Associated Press.
church and state
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.…
Kagan opposed by secularists
In the past weeks, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has attracted the ire of countless, largely conservative, political blocs. Yet,…
Child abuse, church and state in Belgium
Last week, a conflict between the Vatican and Belgian authorities over the handling of abuse cases within the Roman Catholic…
Another reason why divorce is messy
An interesting debate is taking place in Egypt regarding a controversial court ruling that ordered the Coptic Orthodox Church to…
Louisiana prays for relief from spill
After more than two months and 120 million barrels of oil, many Gulf Coast residents have lost faith in our…
Secularism, secularization, and why the difference matters
Several decades ago, well before there had been any concerted effort among historians and sociologists of religion to trash the…
The stories we tell
In a recent Newsweek article, “Saint Sarah,” Lisa Miller chronicles Sarah Palin’s iconic status among evangelical Christian women in the…
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. §…
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…