AU Sues Defense, Labor Departments Over Government Worship Services
Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration today as part of their investigation into government worship services.
Supreme Court Revives Suit From Evangelical Christian Challenging Restrictions on Demonstrations
The high court unanimously ruled in the case of Gabriel Olivier, who says his religious and free speech rights were violated when he was arrested for refusing to move his derisive preaching away from a suburban amphitheater.
Judge Grants Minneapolis Clergy Access to Detainees in ICE Holding Facility
'This is one important step in our struggle for justice and my call to live out Jesus’s command to care for the captives,' said the Rev. Susie Hayward, who is cited in the legal case and was in court for the ruling.
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.
Not a Religion
This issue of A Public Witness considers the danger of letting government outlaw a religion and the warnings about who could be next on the target list after Muslims.
Department of Labor Crafts Catholic Version of Christian Nationalism With Latest Prayer Service
While organizers claim the government-run church services are for everyone, the March event particularly demonstrated that this was a program crafted by and intended for Catholics.
In Nigeria’s Protracted Violence, Debate Over Whether Religion Is the Cause, or the Casualty
While many Christians see persecution, analysts and officials say the country’s long-running conflict is driven largely by insecurity, land disputes, and criminal networks affecting both Muslims and Christians.
Pentagon’s Break With Ivy League Leaves Colleges Bracing for Further Changes to Military Programs
The Trump administration's campaign to end ‘wokeness’ in the military is reshaping its relationship with education, breaking off longstanding ties with prestigious universities while building new bonds with evangelical schools like Liberty and Hillsdale.
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.
‘Christ Is King’ Becomes a Loaded Phrase in US Political Debates, Especially on the Right
The phrase is often used as ‘a declaration of Christian Nationalism’ asserting that ‘the nation should be brought under the dictates of Christ,’ said Brian Kaylor.