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Mandate could force some core Democrats to bail on president Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 WEDGE politics typically involves using an issue to divide your opponent from potential supporters. President Obama has flipped the practice on its head. He's using wedge politics on his own supporters. Nowhere is that more apparent than the controversy over the administration's mandate for all employers to... Read More
Romney faces the Moral Majority Published: Mon, May 21, 2012 When the Rev. Jerry Falwell founded the Moral Majority in 1979, many fundamentalist pastors were appalled by his decision to wade into the muck of politics. Even more shocking, Falwell said this would be an interfaith project from the get-go, one open to conservatives in many flocks -- including the Church of... Read More
The pope, Obama and religious freedom Published: Mon, Jan 30, 2012 Pope Benedict XVI cut to the chase when meeting with the visiting bishops from Washington, D.C., Baltimore and the U.S. Armed Services. The pope mentioned "religious freedom" in the third sentence of his Jan. 19 remarks at the Vatican and he never let up -- returning to this hot topic again and again. The bottom... Read More
Bishops change course on religious liberty Published: Tue, Nov 8, 2011 When it comes to changing course, ecclesiastical bureaucracies are like giant oceangoing vessels that struggle to turn quickly when obstacles appear in their paths. It took time, but the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has made a sea change in how it works on religious freedom issues. Faced with what they see... Read More
Shahbaz Bhatti, a modern martyr Updated: Fri, Mar 11, 2011 In the early days of Christianity, martyrs often gave their final testimonies of faith to Roman leaders before they were crucified, burned or fed to lions. Times being what they are, Shahbaz Bhatti turned to Al-Jazeera and YouTube. The only Christian in Pakistan's Cabinet knew it was only a matter of time before... Read More
Freedom of speech for hate speeches Published: Fri, Oct 15, 2010 The words of the fifth Psalm are not for the faint of heart. "Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness. ... The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity," warned the psalmist. Obviously, says the Rev. Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church, this passage teaches that... Read More
Terry Nichols challenges ruling on diet Published: Sat, Aug 28, 2010 DENVER (AP) — Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols is challenging dismissal of his lawsuit over his prison diet and wants the judge disqualified. Nichols filed motions Thursday in federal court in Denver, claiming that U.S. District Judge Christine Arguello should be disqualified because of bias... Read More
Court rejects appeal from polygamous sect Updated: Fri, Aug 27, 2010 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's Supreme Court has rejected a petition from members of a southern Utah-based polygamous sect seeking a reversal of changes made to its communal land trust. In a ruling issued Friday, justices say members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints waited too long... Read More
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid: Build mosque elsewhere Updated: Mon, Aug 16, 2010 The Senate's top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue. Read More
The archbishop vs. the ghost of JFK Published: Wed, Mar 24, 2010 In the beginning, there was candidate John F. Kennedy, who told an assembly of Protestant ministers not to worry about his Catholicism because, "I believe in a president whose religious views are his own private affair." In that influential 1960 address, Kennedy boldly proclaimed: "I do not speak for my church on... Read More
Top religious news of 2009 Published: Thu, Jan 7, 2010 President Barack Obama deserved the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, said the Norwegian Nobel Committee, because his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen ... cooperation between peoples" had created a "new climate in international politics." Even Obama's fiercest admirers admitted that his best work for peace occurred at... Read More
Clergy express fear of unknown Updated: Thu, Oct 23, 2008 Fear of breaking the rules of separation between church and state at times can keep churches and schools from coming together for students. But Oklahoma religious leaders who participated earlier this year in the Educators and Clergy Conference in Norman said they were taking the initiative to aid neighboring... Read More
Interfaith Updated: Thu, Oct 23, 2008 Saad Mohammed feared the worst after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Would his neighbors blame all Muslims for the misdeeds of an extremist few? Would Oklahomans turn against him and other members of the Islamic community? He needn’t have worried. Read More
Group files suit over 'I Believe' plates in SC Updated: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A group that advocates separation of church and state filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to prevent South Carolina from becoming the first state to create "I Believe" license plates. The group contends that South Carolina's government is endorsing Christianity by allowing the... Read More
Rice speaks about freedom at convention Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 GREENSBORO, N.C. - United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a patriotic speech that sparked several standing ovations and an impromptu, sweet-spirited rendition of "God Bless America" Wednesday at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting. Rice told Southern Baptists that she prays daily and... Read More
Iowa Prison Ordered to Close Bible Program Updated: Sat, Jun 3, 2006 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A judge has ruled that a Bible-based prison program violates the First Amendment's freedom of religion clause by using state funds to promote Christianity to inmates. Prison Fellowship Ministries, which was sued in 2003 by an advocacy group, was ordered Friday to cease its program... Read More
My Two Cents: Your Views Updated: Fri, Sep 16, 2005 A California judge has sided with atheist Michael Newdow who believes the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional because it contains the words "under God." I believe it's a patriotic symbol, not a religious statement. Now YOUR 2 cents on that. Connie from Norman first: "Mr. Newdow is trying to find a way to... Read More
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