SNL, Congress, and a Newsletter
Join us as we celebrate five years of our ‘A Public Witness’ newsletter and highlight the best from the 115 pieces we’ve published over the past 12 months exploring the intersection of faith, culture, and politics.
Hey, Fifth Circuit: Keep John Leland’s Name Out of Your Mouth!
A court of appeals ruling just overturned Supreme Court precedent on posting the Ten Commandments in public schools — and the majority opinion conscripted a legendary colonial Baptist figure who fought for church-state separation to justify their actions.
A TPUSA Tour Stop Triggered a Pro-LGBTQ Event at Baylor. Then Came the Baptist Blowback.
In response to the ‘All Are Neighbors’ event, the Baptist General Convention of Texas will revisit its relationship with the Christian university.
Texas Can Require Public Schools to Display ‘Ten Commandments’ in Classrooms, US Appeals Court Rules
The ruling sets up a potential clash at the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue in the future. Arkansas and Louisiana have passed similar laws, which have also been challenged in courts.
Supreme Court Will Hear From Religious Preschools Challenging Exclusion From Taxpayer-Funded Program
The state of Colorado said that faith-based schools are welcome to participate, but they must comply with nondiscrimination laws.
Turning Point USA’s High School Push in GOP States Meets Free Speech and Religion Concerns
The Republican administrations of Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Montana, Florida, Tennessee, and Indiana have each announced partnerships with Turning Point USA to promote school chapters in every high school.
Bible Stories Would Be Part of a New Texas Public Schools Reading List Drawing Attention
Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public school students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of another contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms.
Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Mandating Schools Display a Highly Edited Version of the Ten Commandments
Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas all have enacted similar laws — and as such, each mandate has faced legal challenges that many expect to eventually be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Rewriting the Ten Commandments
Check out the first episode of ‘A Trick of State,’ a special occasional series from Dangerous Dogma investigating underexplored issues at the intersection of church and state that expose the false promises of Christian Nationalism.
Shutting the Back Door
Contributing writer Sarah Blackwell explores the importance of ‘theodiversity’ on college campuses, where student ministries are often dominated by conservative evangelicals.