William C. Duncan
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Religious giving: An important part of the social safety net
Charitable giving, particularly religiously motivated giving, will be an important part of pandemic recovery. We don’t have to share faith commitments, or have any religious affiliation at all, to be grateful for that.
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Supreme Court’s LGBT rights decision: What does it mean, and what’s next?
A six-judge majority of the Supreme Court concluded that the plain language of the statute requires employers not to make hiring or firing decisions based – even in part – on an employee’s LGBT status.
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Q&A: What churches ought to be doing in a pandemic
“We may have to just do the right thing, and know that God sees.”
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Supreme Court weighs in on pandemic limits on worship
The most encouraging sign from the court is shared by both sides of Friday’s decision: Religious practice must not be singled out for disfavored treatment.
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Riots and civic education: a way forward to a more just and merciful future
Nonviolent protests and swelling rhetoric surely have a place, but our history teaches that those who ultimately bring changes for the better are those who take responsibility and begin the process – sometimes the very long and arduous process –…
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Who turns down $54 million?
Agree or disagree, it is good for all of us that many of our fellow citizens are motivated by a higher cause.
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Stanford law professor: Government should not decide whether religious worship is ‘essential’
“It is none of the state’s business to decide that religious worship is not important, it is the state’s business to decide whether particular forms the religious worship might take may be dangerous to public health.”
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Religious Freedom 101: How did U.S. get to the point where religious services are ‘nonessential’?
There appear to be three factors at work: a decline in formal legal protection of religious freedom; an increase in general regulations that impact religious practice; and a decline in religiosity among Americans generally.
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Why has religious freedom become a hot-button issue?
Those who are concerned about the creeping intolerance of many government bodies on questions of life and family should not hesitate to make these arguments even if they are not well received in the short run.
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Courts siding with worshipers on overly strict pandemic directives
Fifty percent of Americans feel their freedoms have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from State Policy Network conducted by Heart + Mind Strategies.