Studying sacred texts, attending weekly services, praying with fellow believers, and receiving advice from faith leaders are commonplace in the United States as people practice their religion freely. Though lawyers and judges debate the precise meaning of our laws, few question that our country prizes religious freedom or that religious activities are welcome. Religion thrives
READ MOREToday’s national conversation around religious free exercise is radically different in both character and scope from that of three decades ago. What has changed, and why? A former special counsel for religious discrimination in the U.S. Department of Justice provides a front-seat perspective on 35 years of transformation. When I was a law student in
READ MOREIn July 1798 President John Adams was making his way with great pomp and ceremony from the then capital, Philadelphia, to his summer retreat in Massachusetts. As his carriage passed through the town of Newark, New Jersey, the president was welcomed with speeches, a parade, and a ceremonial 16-cannon salute. Luther Baldwin, a skipper of
READ MOREINTERVIEW A new museum in the birthplace of American democracy highlights a neglected history It’s a high-tech, $60 million, twenty-first-century museum devoted to values extracted from an ancient book. The American Bible Society’s Faith and Liberty Discovery Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened in May 2021 and sits in the middle of America’s “most historic square
READ MOREOne morning a few months ago I scrolled through my Facebook feed and came across a post by a good friend regarding the origin of the COVID-19 virus. It was not a politically charged post, but a scholarly article on the virus, its purported connection to China, and the pandemic that has held the world
READ MOREBook Review: Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media, by Jacob Mchangama. New York: Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2022. It is axiomatic that an idea established by silencing every voice of opposition is inevitably on the wrong side of history. In his book Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media author
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