In addition to protecting fundamental human rights, the First Amendment and related principles have helped us to become a nation with remarkable religious vitality and diversity.
U.S. top court rebuffs ‘Sister Wives’ challenge to Utah anti-bigamy law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to Utah’s anti-bigamy law brought by the polygamist stars of the popular reality television show “Sister Wives.”
‘God is not against building walls!’ The sermon Trump heard from Robert Jeffress before his inauguration.
Donald Trump heard a sermon last Friday morning from a Southern Baptist pastor who has history of inflammatory remarks about Muslims, Mormons, Catholics and gays.
At the women’s march, the religious left resists Trump
Politics drew hundreds of thousands to the Women’s March on Washington Jan. 21. But many said they were also compelled by their faith. | BNG is developing a story on the Women’s March, to be released today.
As a black woman, I’ll march this weekend. But I won’t go to the back of the line.
As an African American woman, I find the 2016 campaign — and now the 2017 inauguration — doubly painful.
Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress to preach at pre-inauguration service for Trump
The outspoken and often-controversial pastor of First Baptist Dallas, Robert Jeffress, will preach at a private service before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday. BNG story about this event: Controversial Southern Baptist preaches Inauguration Day sermon PREVIOUS STORY: Evangelicals lay hands on…
Religious liberty under a Trump administration
What does the election of Donald J. Trump mean for religious liberty? As with many important issues, President-elect Trump has no significant record or concrete positions on the topic.
What Thomas Merton and Muhammad Ali had in common
Both men were shaken from their respective sanctuaries of literary and athletic attainment by the harsh realities of a nation deeply divided by war, race and social inequality.
Leadership changes at Baptist Joint Committee, but commitment to protect religious liberty remains
An interview with Brent Walker and Amanda Tyler.