(The Conversation) — Conversations on religious freedom are key to democracy, but they are missing from the discourse this election year, writes a scholar who studies the role of religion in politics.

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His latest book is called “Love Thy Stranger.” It describes how Jesus’ teaching reshaped the moral conscience of the West — ...

The word “notwithstanding” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in the ongoing public debate over whether West Virginia’s religious freedom act applies to school vaccination laws. Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The law ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol on June 20, 2024. AP Photo/John Bazemore One of the ...

Police are seeking information about a 17-year-old boy who went missing in Northville Township. Read full article: 20-year-old woman killed in Wayne County mobile home community shooting; suspect in ...

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