Religious liberty

“May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants—while. . .

George Washington
July 3 2014 12:01AM

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the “Hobby Lobby” case reinforces a distinctly American tradition: protecting the religious beliefs of individuals and groups.   

July 2 2014 12:01AM

American universities are requiring religious groups to sign “anti-discrimination” agreements. Evangelicals have refused; Jews should, too. 

June 11 2014 12:01AM

A UN report urging changes to Catholic dogma would force the Church to bow before an organization especially ill-suited to offer moral guidance.

Claudia Rosett
Feb. 11 2014 12:01AM

Two-hundred-fifty years ago today, a procession in Newport, R.I., carried three Torah scrolls to what is now the oldest synagogue building in the United States.

Paul Berger
Dec. 2 2013 12:00AM

A 1998 act committing the United States to the promotion of religious freedom abroad might have been effective had it been properly implemented—but it hasn’t been.

Thomas F. Farr
Nov. 26 2013 12:00AM

On Thanksgiving 1789, Rabbi Gershom Mendes Seixas called upon Jews to thank God for the gift of life in a country “where no exception is. . .

Nov. 26 2013 12:00AM

Despite the ultra-Orthodox stranglehold on the chief rabbinate, religious pluralism in Israel is growing—and shifting the balance of power.

Aug. 6 2013 12:00AM

The women’s prayer protests at Jerusalem’s Western Wall have nothing to do with religious freedom, or any sane kind of feminism, or rational political protest.. . .

June 28 2013 12:00AM