Law | Religion & Politics

Burka Enforcement and Burka Bans: Where Extremist Policies Meet

Enforcing and banning women’s choices about what they wear flow from the same root idea: paternalism towards women.

By Anna Piela

From the inception of the modern policing profession, supportive Christian efforts have proven to be a powerful resource.

By Aaron Griffith

Legal scholar Steven K. Green discusses the history of the principle and its uncertain future.

By Eric C. Miller

An excerpt from the new book, “Before the Religious Right: Liberal Protestants, Human Rights, and the Polarization of the United States.”

By Gene Zubovich

A recent case of a death-row inmate raises a host of issues, from the theological to the procedural.

By Charles McCrary

“My life,” she said, “has been blessed beyond measure, and I do know that one can only come this far by faith.”

By Justin Collings and Hal Boyd

Ukraine’s history is rife with antisemitism, only made worse by conflict.

By Jane Eisner

As the long shadow of Russia falls on Ukraine, religious minorities are among those who are most at risk.

By Anna Piela

A new form of sanctuary is taking shape in California. In December 2021, after a Texas law severely curbed abortion rights and Roe v. Wade …

By Michael Woolf

The growth of veiling comes at a critical time in Church history, when some women believe traditional sexual and gender ideologies are at risk.

By Emma Cieslik