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As Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha today, we remember not only the willingness and resolve of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) to wholly... Read More

Death of the Lemon Test? The Future of Religious Freedom Jurisprudence

Roger Byron

Just over a year ago, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a major victory for religious liberty in The American Legion v.... Read More

Videos

Clay Christensen on Religious Freedom

Lecture: John Paul II’s Originality in the Encyclical “Centesimus Annus”

The Exile Resolutions: 1 Peter 2:11-12

From the Upper Room to the Wider World (Sunday Homily from May 31, 2020)

The Gods We Worship in a Secular Age

Patrick Brown, National Review

Without Johannes Gutenberg, Protestantism might never have gotten off the ground. And without Tim Berners-Lee and other Internet... Read More

Prominent LDS Therapist Apologizes for Anti-LGBT Activism

Tyler Lefevor, RNS

In July, Dr. Allen Bergin, a renowned psychologist and former member of the LDS Sunday School General Board, apologized for “being... Read More

Should Christians Hope in Civic Engagement?

Mark Tooley, Gospel Coalition

Three politically left-of-center evangelicals have written Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful... Read More

Does Trump Really Champion Religious Liberty?

Matthew Soerens, Christian Post

The Trump administration is celebrated by many Christians for its robust defense of religious liberty. From publishing federal... Read More

Amar'e Stoudemire Sparks Joy for Haredi Jews Like Me

Eli Steinberg, Forward

In a world that continues to produce social media celebrities and superstars at a dizzying pace, it’s hard for me to bring myself to... Read More

Conservative Christian Environmentalist: Not an Oxymoron

Ericka Andersen, NYT

It’s been a long time coming, but some Republicans seem to have finally gotten serious about climate change. In June, a handful... Read More

Diabetes, the Jewish Disease

Arleen Tuchman, Tablet

The year was 1870. Josef Seegen had been seeing patients at the Carlsbad baths in Bohemia since the summer of 1854, tending primarily to... Read More

A Yazidi Survivor: Enduring Pain After an ISIS Attack

Jane Arraf, NPR

Um Hiba's trauma over being enslaved, raped and beaten by ISIS after fighters raided her village didn't end when she was freed three years... Read More

Wearing a Mask is Biblical

Rob Schenck, Sojourners

A white pastor I know was recently hospitalized with COVID-19, but not until after he had served communion to his mostly African American... Read More

The Buddhist Psychology of Awakening

Steven Goodman, Lion's Roar

Somebody could say, “Why bother? Why should I care about knowing how to directly perceive reality?” That is an excellent... Read More

RCReligion Analysis

US Must Take Action to Stop the Undeniable Genocide of Nigerian Christians

Stephen S. Enada

In the United States, religion is recognized as a basic human right that everyone, everywhere, can always enjoy. But that isn’t a... Read More

Eid al-Adha: Submission to God and the Joy of Giving

Abdul Rauf

As Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha today, we remember not only the willingness and resolve of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) to wholly... Read More

Death of the Lemon Test? The Future of Religious Freedom Jurisprudence

Roger Byron

Just over a year ago, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a major victory for religious liberty in The American Legion v.... Read More

Videos

Clay Christensen on Religious Freedom

Lecture: John Paul II’s Originality in the Encyclical “Centesimus Annus”

The Exile Resolutions: 1 Peter 2:11-12

From the Upper Room to the Wider World (Sunday Homily from May 31, 2020)

Religious Freedom: Popular and Polarizing

Elana Schor, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

The principle of religious freedom is important to most Americans. But as President Donald Trump touts his support for it during his reelection bid, there are notable fault lines among people of different faiths and political ideologies over what it truly means. About 8 in 10 Americans said religious freedom issues are at least somewhat important to them, with 55% saying they are very important, a... Read More

Religious Persecution & Discrimination

Will Joe Biden Put Down the Rosary Beads and Respond?

Jack Fowler, National Review

The presumptive Democrat nominee, former senator, and, so says Politico, “devout Catholic [who] has recited Scripture on the 2020 campaign trail and is known to carry rosary beads in his pocket,” has been challenged by CatholicVote to do something that should come easily to any devout Catholic, indeed to devout non-Catholics: “publicly condemn the disturbing a... Read More

Religious Freedom

Democrats Allowed to Fill Poker Tables, Empty Pews

Nathanael Blake, Federalist

All four gospels record that the Roman soldiers who crucified Jesus cast lots for his clothing. This was not the last time government agents were more interested in gambling than God. The latest instance is in Nevada, where the state government has granted casinos special privileges denied to churches. Casinos are allowed to operate at half-capacity, while churches are restricted to a hard cap of ... Read More