religious freedom
Preserving the public middle ground on religious liberty, LGBT issues
By Jennifer A. Marshall — September 2, 2016
(RNS) Some say that when it comes to LGBT issues, there is no middle ground. Not true, says Jennifer A. Marshall: 'the United States was made for this.'
Son had 36 bruises; mom quoted Bible as defense
By guest — September 1, 2016
INDIANAPOLIS -- She said her choice of discipline for her 7-year-old son came straight from her evangelical Christian beliefs.
UN rights office urges French towns to repeal burkini bans
By guest — August 30, 2016
(RNS) The bans are a 'stupid reaction' to terrorism that do not improve security and fuel religious intolerance, the UN says.
Campaign seeks to block mosque construction near Pisa’s tower
By Josephine McKenna — August 23, 2016
(RNS) Italian Muslims decry a challenge to their religious freedom.
Religious freedom seriously lacking for three-fourths of world’s population, ambassador says
By Adelle M. Banks — August 10, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Almost a quarter of the world’s countries -- in which 74 percent of the world’s population lives -- have serious restrictions on religious freedom, said the ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
The No. 1 reason evangelicals still put their hopes in Trump
By John Fea — August 9, 2016
(RNS) The only thing keeping Donald Trump afloat in these troubled waters is his May 18 announcement about the Supreme Court.
China’s Panchen Lama carries out religious rite in Tibet, first in 50 years
By RNS staff — July 21, 2016
BEIJING (Reuters) Although officially atheist, China selected Gyaltsen Norbu as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 in a drive to win the hearts and minds of Tibetans.
How Eric Metaxas manipulates the past to serve his political agenda
By John Fea — July 13, 2016
(RNS) To suggest that religious freedom and religious tolerance have been the single most important principle of American life is flat-out wrong.
The First Amendment Defense Act is actually bad for religious freedom
By Barry Lynn — July 12, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The FADA is just the latest example of a troubling pattern of corruption of the noble concept of the freedom of religion and belief.
Who’s not defending Mississippi’s religious freedom law
By Mark Silk — July 7, 2016
The leading promoters of the New Religious Freedom.
California bill would limit exemptions for religious colleges
By Kimberly Winston — June 29, 2016
(RNS) Some hail it as an overdue protection, while others say it is an affront to religious freedom.
Southern Baptist leader defends religious liberty for Muslims
By Adelle M. Banks — June 15, 2016
(RNS) An Arkansas pastor offered a motion calling for the removal from office of SBC leaders who supported the right of Muslims to build mosques.
Can Baptists contest a core principle of their identity?
By Trevin Wax — June 10, 2016
(RNS) Until a new wave of radical Islam appeared, Baptists were united in seeing religious liberty as a fundamental principle of Baptist identity.
Georgia Baptist official says religious freedom is not for Muslims
By David Gibson — June 9, 2016
(RNS) But Gerald Harris, editor of the official newspaper of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, says he will accept an invitation from local Muslims to share a Ramadan meal. Next he may need to mend fences with his own colleagues.
Hijab is not another word for freedom
By guest — June 6, 2016
Let’s not be fooled by Ramadan clothing ads or well-intentioned intellectuals into thinking that hijab is a means of self- or fashion expression.
