Elesha Coffman’s analysis of the rise of the Christian Century and mainline Protestantism is fascinating reading. Toward the end of the book, she recounts the reaction of the churchmen associated with the Christian Century to the emergence of Billy Graham—in particular, his . . . . Continue Reading »
In an essay for the Chronicle of Higher Education—my industry’s trade journal—Penn’s Peter Conn argues that the regional accrediting agencies, which hold the keys to federal student aid, should under no circumstances give religious colleges and universities their imprimatur. To say the least, Professor Conn is hostile to religion and appears to be utterly unacquainted with what happens on most “faith and learning” infused campuses. Continue Reading »
Opinion: Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al. v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Opinion Analysis: Does the New Religious Exemption Go Far Enough?
Lyle Denniston, SCOTUSblog
The Republic of Gilead is Not Nigh
Julian Sanchez, Cato
How the Internet Blamed the Wrong Twitter Handle for Today’s Hobby Lobby Ruling
Jamie Fuller, Washington Post
The Hobby Lobby Decision Was a Victory for Women’s Rights
Andrew Koppelman, The New Republic
For those who are interested, our latest podcast at the Center for Law and Religion Forum discusses yesterday’s decision in the Contraception Mandate case. My colleague Marc DeGirolami and I explain the issues and the Court’s reasoning in the case and discuss implications for future . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve heard so many Americans complain about soccer being boring. I’ve also heard those people complain that soccer players flop too much. Flopping, especially in the penalty area, might be the cure for boring soccer. Continue Reading »
A century later, why does Chaplin still matter?
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club
Faking Galileo
Massimo Mazzotti, Los Angeles Review of Books
American Idol
James T. Keane, America
Consider the Squirrel
Jamie Allen, Oxford American
E.B.
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig
Hobby Lobby’s a pretty narrow decision, but an important win for religious freedom. Continue Reading »
The Vatican’s upcoming meeting on family life has spurred broad speculation about a new openness to divorced and remarried Catholics. Now commentators are searching a newly issued working document, the Instrumentum Laboris, for clues about the meeting’s direction. Continue Reading »
Gifts of $300 to Homeless Are Reduced to a Lunch
Kirk Semple, The New York Times
Lost Causes
Jesse Dukes, Virginia Quarterly Review
Nun with colorful history, New Mexico ties nominated for sainthood
Anne Constable, Santa Fe New Mexican
The Supreme Court Strikes Down Massachusetts’s Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law
Abby Ohlheiser, The Wire
Why I Traveled the World Hunting for Mutant Bugs
Cornelia Hesse-Honegger, Nautilus
We shouldn’t give up on the idea of international religious freedom, but we may need to adopt somewhat modest goals and avoid universal assumptions. Continue Reading »
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