Yesterday, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ 32-member task force asked the U.S. government to make religion “integral” to American foreign policy.
The group claims that countries see America’s focus on religious freedom as a form of imperialism and concludes that Western secularism feeds into religious extremism.
The report, produced by a group who wants to see government […] Read More
Two months ago, I wrote a post about religious tolerance being on the upswing at the Air Force Academy. The Associated Press had reported that when Pagan cadets sought a place to worship, Academy officials worked with them to create an outdoor stone circle.
Some people are having a difficult time dealing with that.
Someone recently left […] Read More
Sometimes when I’m attending a meeting of a Religious Right group and feeling all of the anger in the room, I think to myself, “There are some seriously unhappy people here. What is it about America that has these folks so riled up?”
Sure, they’re angry over the Supreme Court’s rulings on church-state relations, and they don’t like the rise […] Read More
A situation in Des Moines, Iowa, this week has painted a perfect picture of what could happen if Religious Right forces succeed in their push for overly broad “religious accommodation” laws for the workplace.
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) currently displays ads on all of its buses. Most recently, the Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers have purchased space on […] Read More
The Wall of Separation is taking the day off. If you’re itching for something new to read about separation of church and state, I recommend this page from our friends at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.
This document is a lecture delivered by BJC Executive Director the Rev. J. Brent Walker in September of 2005. It was […] Read More