Religious scholar argues for better understanding of church and state
In “Religious Freedom in a Secular Age,” Michael Bird takes on several tough challenges — arguing that secularism in government is a good thing, that…
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Court expands religious freedom
While much of media attention on the 2021-22 Supreme Court term has focused on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which in June overturned Roe…
She’s a mom, Sunday school teacher — and prominent religious freedom attorney
FAIRFAX, Va. — As the Fairfax Church of Christ stood to sing on a recent Sunday, Lori Windham stepped forward to interpret the hymn for…
Will Christian universities be forced to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees?
A legal battle over federal vaccine mandates could affect employees of larger universities associated with Churches of Christ. Depending on the outcome of pending court…
Putting the ‘exercise’ in free exercise
In recent years, the Supreme Court has shown a greater willingness to protect the First Amendment right of free exercise of religion from state and…
Foster care and adoption ministries praise ruling in Fulton v. Philadelphia
Jimmy Moore had been waiting for months for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide Fulton v. Philadelphia. The nation’s high court had heard oral arguments…
A voice for global religious freedom
James W. Carr, a longtime top administrator at Harding University in Searcy, Ark., was appointed last year to the nine-member U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Going virtual again: Churches return online as COVID-19 cases surge
Amid a nationwide surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, many Churches of Christ that had resumed in-person assemblies have moved worship back online, a Christian…
Justices flip script on COVID-19 worship bans, but health official urges closures
First New York. Now California. With the addition of a fifth, solidly conservative member — new Justice Amy Coney Barrett — the U.S. Supreme Court…
Amid coronavirus pandemic, a theology for not ‘assembling’
OKLAHOMA CITY — Well, this is awkward. We are used to arguing about the importance of the church “assembling together.” We’ve debated the importance of…
