Nov 27, 2011 – As I watch the various college-aged Occupiers in their True Religion jeans talk about how bad they’ve got it while they tweet on…

Dec 16, 2011 – When it came to religion in general, and Christianity specifically, Hitchens minced no words. … The title of one of Hitchens' most recent books succinctly sums up his view of religion. … "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything," was not intended to be a hyperbolic title; it accurately conveyed what Hitchens…

Dec 16, 2011 – the New Atheism movement -- such as Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris -- went beyond the centuries-old arguments against God and religion … Hitchens wasn't simply arguing against God's existence; he said that the world's greatest problems were caused by religion. … Hitchens' most famous book on the subject summed up his thoughts in the title: "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything."…

Dec 16, 2011 – "To the religion of your ancestors, Islam," the judge reportedly replied. "I cannot," the pastor responded.…

Dec 16, 2011 – It’s time to stop selectively using religion as a cudgel to attack the faithful and divide the nation. … They both expressly invoke religion and also forbid any type of religious qualification for public office. … Finally, the false narrative of religion-inspired division evident in the media attention to Messrs.…

Dec 16, 2011 – Previously it was part of the liberal religion that you must say out loud at least several times a week that intense hurricanes have…

Dec 16, 2011 – which runs counter to the strain of anti-Semitism in contemporary England, she identifies the cultural antecedents in the Jewish religion…

Dec 16, 2011 – interfere with those who choose a different religious -- or non-religious -- expression of joy and gratitude.But illiberals want religion … They want to force religious people of all faiths to keep their religion in the closet, while at the same time enforcing the open acceptance…

Dec 16, 2011 – So much for peace on earth and good will toward men.This twisted, bloody and relentlessly religion-trashing episode was brought to…

Dec 15, 2011 – He proclaimed that “a Muslim has no nationality except his belief,” and that Islam is “not a ‘religion’ in the sense this term is commonly…

Dec 15, 2011 – Since he is so "open" about his religion, then we, the press and others, are allowed to "talk" about his religion.…

Dec 14, 2011 – REPRESSION EASES In the mid-1990s, Bhutan's government banned Christianity, concerned that it could be a divisive religion if it grew … "Yes, there is freedom of religion. We are allowed to have faith in Jesus now. But we are not allowed to preach." … Freedom of religion is still a tricky thing, Sangay says. Believers still are persecuted.…

Dec 13, 2011 – "If a law is going to burden religion, it has to be neutral and generally applicable.…

Dec 13, 2011 – "He even says the Constitution is to guarantee both freedom of religion and freedom from religion," Routt said, adding that he suspects … Routt reiterated that the recent developments regarding religion at the Air Force Academy "are not the result of inner workings of … freedom from religion."…

Dec 13, 2011 – in 1998, the unpaid commissioners have rendered incalculably important servicemonitoring and reporting on threats to freedom of religion…

Dec 13, 2011 – consensus at the March meeting, is to call upon all States to “adopt measures to criminalize incitement to imminent violence based on religion…

Dec 13, 2011 – Obama was waging "war on religion." … Poor Perry, of course, had made another Cowboy Rookie mistake, this time assuming that media rules for a politician's religion were…

Dec 13, 2011 – It’s the Obama Administration’s hostility to religion, except for Islam.…

Dec 12, 2011 – Mountain Outreach has been nationally recognized for its work several times: the Action Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty … www.forum18.org) OSLO, Norway (Forum 18 News Service)--Uzbekistan continues to fine people for exercising the right to freedom of religion…

Dec 12, 2011 – Case in point: the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a letter to the Athens, Texas city council demanding…

Dec 11, 2011 – Hasan’s murderous behavior – this, despite the fact that Hasan himself claimed that he was acting in accordance with his religion.…

Dec 11, 2011 – Rick Perry has a new TV spot accusing President Obama of waging "war on religion." … But here's the surprise: Perry has a point.The First Amendment forbids any law "prohibiting the free exercise" of religion. … Under its policy, the free exercise of religion ends where health insurance coverage begins.Even more extreme is its position on a…

Dec 10, 2011 – United States, but the reality is that entire argument is moot because Romney has many more problems as a candidate beyond his religion … Romney’s religion isn’t so much a problem as it is his lack of sincerity as a candidate. … People just don’t trust him, and if they don’t trust you it doesn’t matter what your religion is.…

Dec 9, 2011 – Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all religions or prefer one religion over another. … The government cannot enact a law that says you must give allegiance to a specific religion. … a law respecting an establishment of religion.…

Dec 9, 2011 – Mark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion & Democracy, noted that only about 250 people attended the conference Nov. 17-19 … "Our research shows just how tightly linked religion and family are in U.S. society -- so much so that even some of society's least … religious people find religion to be important in their private lives," Elaine Howard Ecklund, a Rice sociologist and coauthor of…