Apparently, attempts are underway to open a new front in the supposed "war on religion" in my home state of Louisiana as it takes center stage in the presidential primary season. Truth be told, from what I have seen lately, those claiming there is a war on religion are the...

I don't get it; I simply don't get it. Presidential campaigns move as quickly as American voters shift their focus on the issue of the day; I know that. Understandably, the urgency of the immediate often allows a matter of sustained historic importance to get lost in the shuffle to...

"Our religions," Newt Gingrich said, "I think we need to have a government that respects our religions. I'm tired of being lectured about respecting every other religion on the planet. I want them to respect our religions." These, unbelievably, are the words of a man seeking to occupy...

This week, whether intentionally or not, Kayak.com followed the poor example set by home improvement retailer Lowe's, when it, too, decided to pull future advertising from the TLC program "All-American Muslim." Of course advertisers have the right to decide where they run their ads, but it is disappointing...

Governor Rick Perry has taken us to a new low in campaign advertising with his "Strong" ad. Under the guise of spirituality, Perry has taken the manipulation of religion for partisan political advantage to an incredible, almost unbelievable extreme. With a smile on his face, he trades on personal attacks...

In 2008, Marcelo Lucero was killed by a group of teenagers simply for being an immigrant. A 13-year resident of Patchogue, N.Y., Lucero was originally from Ecuador. His tragic story, soon to be recounted in the PBS documentary "Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness" (airing Sept....

I am a cultural terrorist, at least that's what Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council implied in a recent interview with the American Family Association's daily radio podcast.

What have I done to deserve to be associated with a term normally reserved for people like Timothy...

Dear Mr. Cain:

Recently, during an interview with Fox News, you indicated that it would be permissible for a community to block the building of a mosque. The statement alarmed me, confused me and frightened me. I cannot imagine how you square your comments with any part of the United...

Seventy years ago this week, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 marking the first time a president took steps to ensure equal employment opportunity in federal defense contracts -- affirming that an individual's race, color, religion or national origin should not deny that individual an equal employment opportunity...

Amid a surging fear of Muslims -- Islamophobia -- in our nation, it is time for all of us to improve our understanding of Islam and our relationships with Muslims -- if not because it is right to do this morally, then because it is in our best interests nationally.

I knew Walter Cronkite. Like most people of my generation, the resonant voice and expressive face of this man accompanied me through the most critical public moments of challenge, grief, and celebration in our world. Each day, he helped me better understand history-altering events as well as more common occurrences...