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On Religion
  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Clinton defends religious liberty -- abroad

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the importance of religious tolerance in countries struggling to build democracies.

    August 20, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Is prison a new church-state option?

    Could government begin punishing believers who try to publicly defend, or even follow, ancient doctrines that clash with the new state-mandated doctrines?

    August 13, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg A preying presbyterian in 2012

    The alleged killer at an Aurora, Colo. movie theater was quickly stamped with a religious label by the news media, but what does that label mean?

    July 30, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg To shush, or not to shush

    What can ... or should ... you do about the people in the pew right behind you who -- just -- will -- not -- stop -- talking.

    July 23, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg The heretical art of Thomas Kinkade

    Secular critics have long detested Kinkade's art, in part because of his great popularity with heartland evangelicals.

    July 16, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg The thundering voice that leads the Southern Baptists

    Rev. Fred Luter, the first African-American president of America's largest non-Catholic flock, has challenged Southern Baptists to face the blunt realities of life in a diverse and urban society.

    July 9, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Faith in the Obama brand

    Fewer Americans believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim, but nearly 137 million Americans still can't name his faith.

    July 2, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Gay and really Catholic

    A gay activist advises the church to deal with anti-gay bullying, explains religion columnist Terry Mattingly.

    June 18, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Those evolving wars over religious liberty

    While the First Amendment offers strong protections, politicians and judges have frequently tweaked the boundaries on the religious-liberty map, writes religion columnist Terry Mattingly.

    June 11, 2012 1 Photo

  • Terry_Mattingly.jpg Catholic identity, Georgetown and Rome

    Some Catholic universities are struggling to balance the quality of the education experience they offer with their Catholic identity, writes religion columnist Terry Mattingly.

    May 30, 2012 1 Photo