He argues that exceptionalism, and the civil religion it helps sustain, can indeed be made safe, if freed from its worst abuses and confined within ethical and theological limits. Given Americans ...

It is time we understand that while all our energy was diverted towards preserving its diversity, the country’s unity took a ...

It was in this month in 1865 the Civil War was largely ended, and the long painful task of rebuilding the nation began. It ...

The way Parks took a stand for civil rights reflects many of the principles ... professor of comparative religion and Indian philosophy at Oregon State University, who has studied the history ...

creating an American Scripture and articulating an American civil religion that still suffuses the idea of the nation with religious significance. Fondly do we hope -- fervently do we pray -- that ...

QUINCY ‒ Another civil liberties group is urging Mayor Thomas ... authored by staff attorney Madeline Ziegler on behalf of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, argues that Koch's plans violate ...

Eighty-one percent of Americans say the law should not allow companies or other institutions to use religious beliefs to decide whether to offer a service to some people and not others.

The Civil War ended with Charles I's execution and the establishment of a Protestant Republic, but the Restoration saw various Protestant sects persecuted. In Wales the Quakers in particular were ...

The court, which has been receptive to claims from religious groups, particularly Christian ones, will hear three major cases in the coming weeks. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington It has ...

gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and ...

The religious faith of these men was varied like ... He enlisted in the Confederate Army in the Civil War, and became Lee’s chief of artillery. He named his largest four cannons Matthew, Mark ...

The Civil War ended with Charles I's execution and the establishment of a Protestant Republic, but the Restoration saw various Protestant sects persecuted. In Wales the Quakers in particular were ...