separation of church and state

Obama still hasn’t fulfilled campaign promises to reform Bush policies.

The real problem with the scripture-encoded rifles.

Instead of worrying about making friends, pols should focus on greater transparency and separation of church and state.

Religious organizations want to be trusted with federal funds. Shouldn’t women be trusted too?

A supergroup of philosophers gathered in New York last week to talk about religion and public life, about the “centrality of the catastrophic” in today’s political context, and about considering the “uncommon” as opposed to “common ground” as a basis for ethics.

Japan, in the throes of political and financial turmoil, is still dealing with the long-running controversy over a national shrine for WWII dead.

The numbers are in and you, the reader, have chosen your favorite RD stories of the year; from Rick Warren to AIPAC, Sarah Palin, Creationism 2.0 and the fabled “death” of the religious right.

Peer into the religious worldview of a Supreme Court Justice…

A law professor goes on the road to visit the landmarks of the history of church/state issues in America and hijinks ensue.

New atheist Daniel Dennet joined Charles Taylor and a host of others gathered at the New School Conference on the religious/secular divide, predicting a complex future for the culture wars.