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  • Religious Dialogues0

    In the field of international relations, the use of the word dialogue pops up increasingly in news reports and articles. Dialogue is assumed to be a great help in a multipolitical, religious world. It is invoked in order to solve the manifold and increasing challenges and problems that arise in communities and nations. People from

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  • Religious Bigotry0

    "I do not want to see religious bigotry in any form. It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it." Rev. Billy Graham, quoted in Parade, Feb. 1, 1981.

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  • Religion, the Founder, and the 2016 Presidential Race0

         Few observers of the American political scene could have predicted the prominent role religion is playing in the current 2016 presidential election. Indeed, this election might still become one of the most religiously contentious in our history. There were hints of this from the beginning. A Republican candidate launched his campaign from a

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  • Religion on Trial0

    It’s not easy being British these days. Only a few years after narrowly avoiding compulsory ID cards, British citizens had a close call waiting to find out if their religious freedom would fall victim to the Fraud Act 2006. The veracity of seven religious beliefs was called into question by Tom Phillips, a disaffected ex-Mormon,

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  • Religion Is Not a Hobby0

    On the last day of June the Supreme Court handed down one of the most anticipated results of this year, affirming that business and corporate owners do possess rights of religious freedom under federal law. Running a business or filing as a corporation does not mean that one must set aside one’s basic religious convictions.

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  • Religion in the Public Square0

    Illustrations by David Klein In the Northeast, where I live, we have a saying: "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute." The same holds true in an interesting case involving the Main Street Plaza in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its legal briefs have more twists and turns than a Grisham thriller. The issues

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