Writing on the occasion of the National Day of Religious Freedom---observed in the United States on January 16---historian David Sehat,…
Three myths of American religious freedom
law and religion
Shari’a, Family, and Democracy
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, M. Christian Green, and John Witte, Jr., principal investigators of an SSRC-funded project "Shari'a, Family, and Democracy…
“Serving Two Masters”? Not in Oklahoma…
Last week, Stanley Fish contemplated the compatibility of religious and constitutional law in the secular state, ultimately offering a short…
“Niqabitches” take on Paris
French students protest burka ban by hiding face, showing legs.
Revisiting Salazar v. Buono
Winnifred Fallers Sullivan's recent post "The cross: more than religion?" is cited in a new paper by Mary Dolan, "Salazar…
Religion and place
Rural Vermont is a place known for its natural beauty---trees, rolling hills, and open green space. Recently, a Catholic couple…
Snake handling, Islam, and the First Ammendment
Following Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey's recent comments suggesting that Islam may not be a religion, but rather "a nationality,…
Islam: not a religion?
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is drawing criticism for remarks made earlier this month in which…
Questions of Zionism, conversion, and the diaspora
Natan Sharansky, head of the Jewish Agency for Israel and now, as The New York Times reports, leader of "a…
Controversy over crimes against the Church
A day after the Vatican issued a new document revising the types of crimes one can commit against the Catholic…