Tag: Religious freedom
SCOTUS is about to decide whether a public school football coach...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
The Supreme Court has consistently banned school-sponsored prayer in public K-12 schools, whether...
Money, schools and religion: A controversial combo returns to the Supreme...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
Since 1947, one topic in education has regularly come up at the Supreme...
What’s next for American evangelicals after Trump leaves office?
Stewart Clem, Aquinas Institute of Theology
Donald Trump, by his own words and actions, does not appear to be the most religious person.
He has claimed...
Why do Muslim women wear a hijab?
Caitlin Killian, Drew University
Nazma Khan, who immigrated to the United States from Bangladesh at age 11, faced years of shaming over wearing a headscarf...
Why Native Americans struggle to protect their sacred places
Rosalyn R. LaPier, The University of Montana
Forty years ago the U.S. Congress passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act so that Native Americans could...
Why the Supreme Court’s ‘gay wedding cake’ ruling won’t resolve religious...
David Mislin, Temple University
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its long-anticipated ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In a 7-2...
The messy reality of religious liberty in America
David Mislin, Temple University
On Dec. 5, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court will again tackle the contentious issue of religious freedom, when it hears oral...
In Brazil, religious gang leaders say they’re waging a holy war
Robert Muggah, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
The expression “evangelical drug trafficker” may sound incongruous, but in Rio de Janeiro, it’s...
EXPLORING NATURE
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s...
Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many...
