Religious Freedom in America

As a Christian who does his best to take reason as seriously as I take faith, I find it impossible to understand America as a "Christian nation" -- and I believe that there are vibrant possibilities in the fact that it is not.

When it comes to guaranteeing freedom of religion, it matters much less what nations say in their constitutions than what they are prepared to do to enforce those laws.

By Daniel Mach and Jamil Dakwar Religion News Service NEW YORK (RNS) A discriminatory and wholly unfounded idea is taking root in state legislatures ...

By Richard Yeakley Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Bibles cannot be the only reading materials allowed in jail, the U.S. Department of Just...

The case echoes many familiar arguments that the U.S. Supreme Court has used over the past three decades to maintain displays of crèches, crosses and Decalogues on government property.

It's not enough that "In God We Trust" appears on our currency and is listed as our national motto. Now, some want the phrase chiseled in court, at work and in our kids' schools.

By Richard Yeakley Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Barely two weeks after House Republicans held hearings on the threat posed by radicalize...

The Smithsonian is about to get in hot water again. But partisans on either side of the debate would do well to consult the well worn book that Jefferson compiled by hand.

I felt like I was in a fishbowl last Thursday. The halls were teeming with visitors for the King hearings. With my headscarf, I was obviously Muslim, and with my Blackberry, a staffer.

We can't achieve the unity we need to effectively fight terrorism if we caricature all stakeholders as either tough guys who confront Islamic terrorists or cowards who coddle them.

If they move forward, as Rep. King has repeatedly stated they will, these hearings will allow political grandstanding to become a precedent for fighting terrorism.

The word kirpan comes from Persian and literally means "bringer of mercy." It represents the Sikh commitment to resist oppression and injustice, but only in a defensive posture.