Harry G. Hutchison (George Mason): Metaphysical Univocity and the Immanent Frame: Defending Religious Liberty in a Secular Age? Richard W. Garnett (Notre Dame): Chief Justice Rehnquist, Religious Freedom, and the Constitution. Satanists seize on Hobby Lobby to test the limit of religious freedom. ACLU: “Why we can no longer support the federal ‘religious freedom’ law”. John Holbo on religious liberty and the romance of orthodoxy. Brian Beutler on why conservatives should praise God for the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision. Laurie Goodstein on how evangelicals are opening the door to debate on gay rights. Michael Curry elected as 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church: History-making decision will bring first person of color into church’s top leadership office (and more and more). Diana Butler Bass on why the Episcopal Church will be interesting to watch for another nine years, intent as it seems on being a testing ground for the full expression of human rights in Christian community and American society. Jack Jenkins on how the explosive growth of evangelical belief in Latinos has big political implications. Nearly 100 faith leaders back Pope, cite “moral obligation” to fight climate change. The last time conservatives dismissed a major encyclical, it ended terribly. A new study reaffirms the link between conservative religious faith and climate change doubt. Molly Worthen reviews One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America by Kevin M. Kruse.
