Mark Movsesian

At the Center for Law and Religion Forum, my colleague Marc DeGirolami has posted a guide to the challenges various non-profits have brought against the contraceptives mandate in the ACA. Keeping track of all the lawsuits takes a lot of work, and Marc’s summary of the state of play is very . . . . Continue Reading »

Last week, Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett, the chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, published an important op-ed on the persecution of Mideast Christians. This topic receives far too little attention, for reasons I’ve . . . . Continue Reading »

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Last week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fulfilled an oft-repeated wish to visit Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine while in office. In Shinto belief, the shrine houses the souls of millions who died in the service of the Japanese Empire. Abe has expressed regret that he did not visit the shrine during . . . . Continue Reading »

[caption id=”” align=”alignnone” width=”460”] Photo from The Guardian [/caption] From the   New York Times  this Christmas morning: At least 26 people were killed and 38 others wounded on Wednesday when a car bomb exploded in a parking lot near St. . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s some good news, for a change, about Christianity in the Middle East. This fall, workers began much-needed repairs  to the roof Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem , the traditional site of the birth of Christ. The roof of the church has been in a terrible state for some time. . . . . Continue Reading »

[caption id=”” align=”alignnone” width=”464”] Photo from the BBC [/caption] This year has been a dreadful one for Mideast Christians. In Egypt, Islamists frustrated at the fall of the Morsi government have singled out Copts for vengeance. By some accounts, Copts . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s a bleg for you law and religion fans. Rod Dreher had  an interesting post  last week about the continuing division in the Episcopal Church over doctrinal issues. Several parishes, and even a few dioceses, if I’m not mistaken, have sought to leave the Episcopal . . . . Continue Reading »

Relatives staying too long? Christmas tree lights breaking out of the box? Johnny Mathis starting to get on your nerves? If you need a break from all the holiday cheer, take the  US Religious Knowledge Quiz , sponsored by Pew. Afterwards, you can look up the results of the actual survey . . . . Continue Reading »

Last week, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom—since 2009, the highest court in the UK—handed down what looks to be  a significant decision on the meaning of “religion” in English law . The decision suggests that, for legal purposes, religion does not require a belief . . . . Continue Reading »