church and state
Neil Gorsuch could help religious schools get public funding
By Lance Izumi — February 10, 2017
(RNS) If confirmed, the new justice could help sway a case that could pave the way for public funds to go to private schools.
The ’Splainer: What is the Free Speech Fairness Act?
By Kimberly Winston — February 6, 2017
(RNS) Legislation introduced in Congress aims to 'restore' religious liberty in the pulpit. Will it? Let us 'Splain ...
What I said to my church today
By David P. Gushee — January 29, 2017
A pastor speaks to his congregation on the new US refugee and immigration policy.
Catholic Church could play larger role in a post-Fidel Castro Cuba
By Yonat Shimron — December 2, 2016
The Catholic Church remains the only institution in Cuba completely independent of the communist government.
A satanic movement seeks political change
By guest — April 27, 2016
The Satanic Temple and the motion picture studio behind "The Witch" have collaborated on a multicity tour called The Sabbat Cycle, which consists of screenings of the film followed by politically driven satanic rituals.
If the US is a Christian nation, whose Christianity do we follow? (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — March 3, 2015
(RNS) Some in the Republican Party want official approval to oppress and marginalize nonconformists, dissenters and freethinkers -- in other words, the very kind of people who founded the United States.
Mr. President, leave your Bibles at home
By A. James Rudin — January 17, 2013
(RNS) It's the constitutionally mandated oath of office, not the pair of historic Bibles, that is both necessary and sufficient for President Obama to begin his second term. Linking that oath to any religious text does not add to its efficacy. By A. James Rudin.
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