Religious Freedom

Members of the U.S. Supreme Court join politicians and lawyers at the annual Red Mass in Washington. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Pew: Americans want their churches to get political

Paul Bedard · September 24, 2014 4:35 pm

Pope Francis, top center beneath a baldachin, weds twenty couples in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. Forty "I do's", or "Si" in Italian, were pronounced in St. Peter's Basilica Sunday as Pope Francis married 20 couples, with one bride already a mother. Francis in his homily likened families to the "bricks that build society." (AP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli, pool)

Pope to focus on grandparents after newlyweds

Nicole Winfield · September 16, 2014 12:11 pm

Carmen Fowler LaBerge offers a candid assessment of where the culture war stands and of the biggest challenge facing Christians in the year ahead. (John Lee Montgomery III)

Q&A: Carmen Fowler LaBerge: I’m going to say it — the battle for marriage is lost

David M. Drucker · September 15, 2014 9:00 am

The secular left and others aggressively challenge Christian expression in public, arguing that our Constitution mandates a strict separation of church and state. (iStock)

War on Christianity still alive and well in America

David Limbaugh · August 22, 2014 10:52 pm

People walk past banners welcoming Pope Francis on the street in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Pope Francis is scheduled to make a five-day trip to South Korea, starting Aug. 14 to participate in a Catholic youth festival and to preside over a beatification ceremony for 124 Korean martyrs. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Pope kicks off Asia missionary boost in SKorea

Nicole Winfield · August 11, 2014 2:08 pm

U.N. Special Rapporteur on religious freedom Heiner Bielefeldt gestures during a press briefing in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Bielefeldt said that security agents closely monitored his visit and people he wanted to meet were harassed and intimidated. He said that serious violations of religious freedom existed, while noting some improvements. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh)

UN official: Vietnam violates religious freedom

Washington Examiner · July 31, 2014 5:23 pm

Senate Mischief

Terry Eastland · July 28, 2014 4:00 am

Birth Control, Barbara Boxer, and the Curious Case of the Anonymous Sandra

Mark Hemingway · July 16, 2014 5:06 pm

First they came for freedom of speech (speech codes on campus). Then it was freedom of religion (employers can't practice their religious beliefs at work). Is freedom of the press for "fringe" voices next? (iStock Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Is banning ‘fringe views’ from the media how liberals want to deal with conservatives?

Mark Tapscott · July 8, 2014 12:49 pm

Pope Francis celebrates the Angelus noon prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's square, at the Vatican, Sunday, July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope: Bishops must be held accountable for abuse

Frances D'emilio · July 7, 2014 8:43 pm

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the owners of Hobby Lobby could not be compelled under the law to cover the cost of abortifacients for their employees. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Does reaction to Hobby Lobby reveal the dark side of American liberalism?

Mark Tapscott · July 3, 2014 1:01 pm

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the RFRA "was not intended to extend the same protection to for-profit corporations, whose very purpose is to profit from the open market," and called the decision "dead wrong."ÃÂ (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Beltway Confidential

After Hobby Lobby ruling, Democrats move to amend RFRA

Kevin Daley · July 2, 2014 6:37 pm