(The Conversation) — The phrase ‘separation of church and state’ dates back to a letter from Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist congregation. One of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the Texas law ...
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about religious freedom continue to occupy the center of American public life. Since taking office for a ...
Recent developments in faith and spirituality range from interfaith dialogue challenges to scientific insights. A high-profile evangelical–Latter-day Saint exchange renewed discussion on whether ...
The word “notwithstanding” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in the ongoing public debate over whether West Virginia’s religious freedom act applies to school vaccination laws. Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s ...
Historian Gregg Frazer discusses the complex relationship between religion and the founding of the United States, addressing ...
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about religious freedom continue to occupy the center of American public life. Since taking office for a ...
On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered ...
The classic image of Sunday closure in Northern Ireland is of unionist councils chaining up playground swing in the 1960s – the non-swinging '60s ...
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