CHURCH & STATE | Once They’ve Overturned Roe v. Wade, What Will Christian Nationalists Try Next?

One year from now, you might be holding the Summer 2022 issue of the Humanist and reading very bad news: Abortion is illegal in dozens of U.S. states. Unthinkable? Not at all. The US Supreme... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | The Secret Is Out: Christian Nationalists Hate Democracy

Way back in 1988, I wrote a story about Christian Reconstructionists, a hardline faction of the religious right whose members openly espouse theocracy. The version of Christianity Reconstructionists sought to merge with the government would... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | The Church-State Wall Is Battered after Four Years of Trump. Let the Repair Work Begin.

Despite Donald Trump’s attempts to orchestrate a coup, Joe Biden is the new president of the United States. It’s disturbing, however, that Trump was able to generate so much chaos on his way out the... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | Of Socks and Separation: Engagement Is Key to Rebuilding the Wall

There’s a lot I don’t know as I write this column in early October: Who will be elected president? Will the results be challenged in the courts? Will Amy Coney Barrett be seated on the... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | The Supreme Court Says You Can Be Forced to Support Religion

The United States enjoys separation of religion and government in large part because, during the colonial period, people simply got fed up over church taxes. Forced support for religion was common in many of the... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | The Coronavirus Pandemic: Some Lessons I’ve Learned

The chances are good that by the time you read this, your state will be undergoing at least a partial reopening in light of the coronavirus pandemic. We’re not out of the woods yet, of... Read More
CHURCH & STATE | In the Face of a Deadly Global Pandemic, the Government Can Ban Large Gather-ings—Even Religious Ones

As the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on American lives, culture, and commerce by keeping people indoors, members of Solid Rock Church near Cincinnati decided they weren’t about to stay home. In early April, residents of... Read More