discrimination/religious freedom

I would like to respond to Daniel Philpott’s reaction to my piece on the politics of promoting religious freedom in the Middle East by situating my argument in the two broader research projects from…

International religious freedom has become the civilizing discourse of our time.

What, exactly, have the Catholic bishops wrought by inflaming the religious right with the idea that fundamental religious freedoms are under attack in America because Barack Obama wanted health…

Same-sex marriage is now legal in North Carolina. It was, of course, bound to be so eventually. Even Thom Tillis, Speaker of the House of Representatives in North Carolina and current GOP nominee for…

Donald and Evelyn Knapp believe in “traditional Christian marriages,” though a lawsuit filed in federal court last week on their behalf calls into question whether that phrase holds any meaning beyond…

For these “religious freedom” advocates, it’s women.

It’s the same pattern of behavior we’re seeing from other “religious freedom” fighters.

In a story that hasn’t yet been widely picked up in the national media, a Baptist Church in Louisiana has evicted an AA group from its meeting space for fear that because it allows AA to meet there…

The nine most terrifying words in the English language, are ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help. – Ronald Reagan There’s an irony embedded in the outraged responses of the “religious…

Religiously-affiliated government contractors, responding to President Obama’s executive orders barring discrimination by federal government contractors based on sexual orientation and gender identity…