Tobin Grant: Corner of Church and State
Wheaton professor’s views triggered online hate storm
By Tobin Grant — January 5, 2016
There is the theological debate and then there is the hate the debate has unleashed.
Why Scalia says government should favor religion over nonreligion
By Tobin Grant — January 4, 2016
Scalia says God wants us to honor him, and the Constitution allows it. But is this surprising?
InterVarsity backs #BlackLivesMatters at Urbana 15
By Tobin Grant — December 29, 2015
InterVarsity's full-throated support for #BlackLivesMatter could be a watershed moment in American evangelicalism.
Wheaton College’s disgraceful suspension of professor for controversial comment
By Tobin Grant — December 16, 2015
Wheaton College's overreaction to a professor's statement on Islam has turned a minor controversy into a full-fledge fiasco.
Hawaii telescope stalled because of indigenous rights, not ‘superstition’
By Tobin Grant — December 7, 2015
The Friendly Atheist blog sees "superstition" where it isn't.
Is the Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting terrorism, a hate crime, or what?
By Tobin Grant — November 29, 2015
It's a hate crime, not terrorism...legally.
Evangelicals (always) fear losing religious liberty & being called bigots: A look at 1950s evangelicalism
By Tobin Grant — November 24, 2015
Evangelicalism is at tension with the rest of American culture---and that isn't new.
Muslims are disliked, violent and unpatriotic: Three graphs of US public opinion
By Tobin Grant — November 20, 2015
Americans view most Muslims as far more violent and far less patriotic than members of other religions.
Religious people are more likely to be veterans: Two graphs on veterans in American religion
By Tobin Grant — November 11, 2015
Religion and military service go hand-in-hand. Here's the data.
Starbucks faux outrage: When did this “War on Christmas” start anyway?
By Tobin Grant — November 10, 2015
Ten years ago, no one had heard of a "war on Christmas."
Politics of American churches and religions in one graph: update with 2014 Pew study
By Tobin Grant — November 4, 2015
A new picture of American religion and politics emerges from 2014 Pew Religious Landscape Survey.
Why Pew’s latest religion survey is a gold mine (that you can mine yourself)
By Tobin Grant — November 3, 2015
The gold in the Pew Religious Landscape survey is the data yet to be mined.
Invigorating Jewish life: Is the “Statement on Jewish Vitality” the right approach?
By Tobin Grant — October 27, 2015
A new statement by Jewish leaders rekindles the debate over the future of American Jewish life.
#SSSR15 brings together researchers studying religion scientifically
By Tobin Grant — October 21, 2015
Religion isn't a science, but we can use science to better understand religion.
Evangelicals on death penalty: Like other faiths, opposition highest among most religious
By Tobin Grant — October 20, 2015
On the death penalty, the more religious a person is, the more likely he or she is to oppose capital punishment.
