Combating Bigotry & Hate
June 1, 2021
One Century Later, What the Tulsa Massacre Can Tell Us About Today
As we confront a 10-year high in hate crimes, the 1921 destruction of a vibrant and prosperous Black neighborhood in Tulsa,...
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Religious Freedom
January 31, 2021
Balancing Public Health and Religious Freedom—Churches and COVID-19
The New York State decision is not going to be the end of the discussion. Other cases are pending. Legislative bodies have...
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Religious Literacy
January 7, 2021
Teaching About Religion vs. Teaching Religion—What Is and Isn’t Constitutional
A federal judge dismissed a suit by Libby Hilsenrath, a New Jersey mother who claimed that a seventh-grade social studies...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
November 24, 2020
Three Legacies of Discrimination—Hate Crime in the U.S.
Groups or individuals on the receiving end of such attacks have a duty, not just a right, to make the truth about themselves...
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Religious Freedom
August 27, 2020
Will the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Sex Discrimination Affect Religious Freedom?
The case has drawn considerable attention not only because of the fate of plaintiff Gerald Bostock, a Clayton County employee...
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Religious Freedom
May 25, 2020
Supreme Court Reviews Scholarships for Religious Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court will shortly decide whether the State of Montana can prevent the use of public funds for any educational...
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Religious Freedom
April 10, 2020
Evolution vs. Religion in Ohio Schools
A bill currently pending in the Ohio state legislature has resulted in statements that, if it becomes law, students would...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
December 28, 2019
Is Intolerance on the Rise?
Then there have been a slew of high-profile tragedies including the New Zealand mosque attacks, the Easter Sunday bombing...
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Religious Literacy
October 20, 2019
The Controversy at Maunakea—Why Science and Religion Need Each Other
According to the astronomers supporting the project, it “will allow us to see deeper into space and observe cosmic objects...
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Media & Ethics
August 28, 2019
A&E: When You Pay for Hate Speech That’s Exactly What You Get
It’s obvious why journalists are wary of those who offer to trade information for profit— such people are all too likely...
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Religious Freedom
August 3, 2019
Supreme Court Allows Cross to Remain: Did It Establish Religion?
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that a 40-foot-high cross honoring residents of the Maryland town of Bladensburg...
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Religious Freedom
May 29, 2019
Canadian Church Permits Atheist to Remain Minister
Religion is extremely valuable to society, but only when people are free to examine the subject for themselves and draw the...
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Combating Bigotry & Hate
February 7, 2019
The Path to Violence Is Paved With Lies
It is not “normal” for people to hate each other because they look different, come from a different place or have different...
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Religious Freedom
January 20, 2019
City in Washington Prevents Minister from Helping Homeless
Probably everyone reading this post has personally observed the large and growing problem of homelessness in the United States....
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Religious Literacy
October 6, 2018
In God We May Still Trust
The venerable phrase “In God We Trust” has survived yet another legal attack and will continue to appear on the bills...
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Religious Literacy
August 25, 2018
Humanity’s Continuing Belief in God and the Soul
A recently released report by the Pew Research Center showed that Americans are much more likely to be actively religious...
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Religious Freedom
July 11, 2018
Canadian Supreme Court Finds For the Jehovah’s Witnesses
The decision is a victory for the rights of religious groups to uphold standards for membership based on their own religious...
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Religious Literacy
May 15, 2018
Indonesia Takes a Step Forward For Religious Freedom
I’ll end with my hope that the people of Indonesia will find an inclusive and fair way to treat all of its rich religious...
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Religious Literacy
April 16, 2018
The Maryland Peace Cross and Establishment of Religion
A U.S. Appeals Court has recently ruled that a 40-foot high cross located at a busy intersection in Bladensburg, Maryland...
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Religious Freedom
February 12, 2018
Martin Luther and Religious Freedom
I’m grateful to the contribution Luther made to religious freedom, which helped make it possible for Scientology to be practiced...
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Religious Freedom
December 12, 2017
What is “Separation of Church and State” About Anyway?
I recently read an article in which the author asserted that the purpose of freedom of religion and “separation of church...
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Religious Freedom
September 13, 2017
Adams, Jefferson, Religion & Freedom
A while ago I wrote a post about a squabble in Arizona over whether a humanist could give a benediction to the state legislature...
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