Bills with a focus on religious freedoms have new life this legislative session.
Democrats pass resolution condemning ‘white religious nationalism’
The Democratic National Committee has passed a resolution condemning “white religious nationalism,” declaring that “theocracy is incompatible with democracy and religious freedom.”
No, The Holocaust Is Not Just One Of Many Tragic Events Of Human History
According to a tone-deaf editorial published on Holocaust Remembrance Day in The Louisville Courier Journal, “Jews do not have a monopoly on persecution and atrocities,” and “Hitler was just one of many dictators.”
Why the ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads make Jews nervous
Get ready for a Super Bowl Jesus Blitz that promises to far outscore the Hanukkah-Christmas “December Dilemma” on the Jewish Anxiety Scale.
Faith leaders urge independent review of Alabama executions
More than 170 pastors and other faith leaders on Tuesday urged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to authorize an independent review of execution procedures, as Oklahoma and Tennessee did after a series of failed lethal injections in those states.
As Pennsylvania’s ‘Bible belt’ evolves, clergy look to one another for mutual support
Many outsiders who travel to Lancaster County every year are drawn by the area’s reputation as the heart of Amish country. In fact, the rolling hills of the county west of Philadelphia, and Lancaster City itself, host a diversity of…
Judge suggests abortion might be protected by 13th Amendment despite Supreme Court ruling
A federal judge suggested that the federal right to abortion — which the Supreme Court overturned last year — might still be protected by the Constitution’s 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.
Spiritual advisers offering final comfort in execution rooms
For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney in a drab room, alone except for the eyes of witnesses staring through thick, soundproof glass as unidentified executioners administered the lethal chemical from…
Salman Rushdie Says He’s Grateful, ‘Can’t Regret’ His Life After Stabbing
Salman Rushdie said he feels overwhelmingly grateful and eager to keep writing, saying “you can’t regret your life,” in his first interview since surviving last summer’s brutal stabbing attack.