Like an unpleasant medical exam, President Obama apparently wanted to get this over quickly. But there are complications. Many Americans are deeply troubled by abortion-inducing drugs such as the morning-after pill and the week-after drug Ella—what some call “emergency contraception.” So when Health and Human Services Secretary…
As Americans exercise their right to vote in presidential primaries, caucuses, and conventions, candidates face questions from voters on a wide range of issues, including religious faith. When it comes to this issue, what should they be looking for? Which questions about religion are most helpful in selecting a President?…
On October 5, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a very important case concerning religious freedom. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC has to do with which employees of a church-run school count as ministers and, thus, whose employment status lies within the sphere of that…
Abstract: Proponents of religious freedom have firmly established that same-sex marriage threatens religious freedom in a number of ways. In response, some have argued that certain threats to religious freedom discussed in this context have more to do with nondiscrimination laws than with the…
Firefighters from Brooklyn’s Red Hook station arrived at the Twin Towers before the second plane hit on 9/11. All seven men of Ladder 101 lost their lives that day. This summer, the city renamed part of a neighborhood street in their honor. But the new name, Seven…
Christmas is a time of wonder. Wondering what presents to buy for our relatives, for instance. We search high and low for just the right ones - including gifts that distant family can use, that fit rather than clash with their tastes. But our good intentions don't…
Abstract : Some same-sex marriage activists might wish to exclude certain moral and religious viewpoints from the same-sex marriage debate. Evidence shows, however, that religion…
Ryan Messmore discusses the Christian, conservative approach to social justice in America today. …
Introduction[1] By extolling freedom of religion in the schools, President Bill Clinton has raised the level of debate on the importance of religion to American life.[2] The time is ripe for a deeper dialogue on the contribution of religion to the welfare of the nation. America has always…
"Optimism is important for anything in life-to realize that our condition is never...…
Is the US merely tagging behind its European neighbors on a road to a thoroughly secular, social democracy? As the Obama...…
Generation Y is widely defined as the 77 million Americans born between 1977 and 1997 -- and as any good demographic...…
You should talk about money before jumping into it, a story in The New York Times says. You can spice it up by doing...…
Research and policy proposals to make sense of the teenage years tend to address concerns such as educational...…
President Barack Obama's push for a sweeping health care overhaul is going to be voted upon in the Senate Finance...…
Here’s an encouraging note as Thanksgiving gatherings give way to Christmas shopping during the current economic...…