Yoruba Richen has a unique worldview. As an African-American woman, she sees a distinct correlation between the civil rights movement and the modern day
Category: Religion in Politics
For Pope Francis, the road to church modernization runs through Missouri
Pope Francis seems to be taking on many of the more moribund aspects of the culture of the Catholic Church – a task that
Missouri Republicans copy-cat Arizona’s anti-gay, “religious freedom” law
I am embarrassed, once again, to report that the Republican-dominated Missouri legislature is going down the rabbit hole with another piece of backwards-looking, extremist
Compared to other countries, U.S. restrictions on religion are moderate, says Pew report
Two hundred twenty-two years ago, our forefathers declared “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
Lesson learned: My Catholic hospital can limit my medical choices
What’s in a choice? Options. In order to make a choice, you must have options. As descendants of those who fled religious persecution, many
5 myths about Muslims, Islam and jihad
In the wake of the recent attempted suicide bombing at the Wichita airport, I fear a new resurgence of Islamophobic sentiment. The actions of
The pope, the president and the public schools
Sometimes progressives don’t agree with conservatives, and the gist of the differences are about policy issues. Other times, one or perhaps both sides of
Southern ministers lose their Christianity when it comes to Obamacare
I’m always interested in what the mainstream press has to say. If there’s anything that progressives and conservatives can agree on, it’s that the
Do atheists prefer to not be affiliated, or not to believe in God
It’s difficult to determine what percentage of the Americans have no particular religious affiliation. The figure ranges from a low of 15% to a
This week in litigious politicians: MO state rep sues federal gov’t over birth control in ACA
It’s been in the media for just a few days but has already received national attention. Missouri Representative Paul Wieland and his wife are