National Religious Freedom Day
Yesterday, January 16th, was National Religious Freedom Day. I’d never heard about it before I read about it on the Grand Overseer. The cynic in me thought this day was a recent political ploy to garner support for (majority) religious expression. But I was happily wrong. National Religious Freedom Day has been commemorated by every...
Cologne Court Bans Circumcision: Good for Public Health or Bad for Religious Freedom?
Late last month, a court in Cologne, Germany outlawed circumcision of young boys; a practice viewed as an integral part of Jewish and Muslim religions. Faith leaders in these two communities are outraged and see the new law as a harbinger of religious intolerance. I place child health above and beyond ritual practice. But I...
