Religion

Gay Marriage

Pastor Who Married Off Gay Son Will Keep Job

Methodist leader had been disciplined

Reason Staff | 10.27.2014 3:45 PM

Civil Liberties

If Sikh Kids Can Bring Knives to School, Why Can't Everyone Else?

Robby Soave | 10.27.2014 11:07 AM

Surveillance

Rep. King: U.S. Needs To 'Go All Out With Surveillance' Of Muslims

Today in terrible, no good, unconstitutional ideas.

Reason Staff | 10.24.2014 4:30 PM

Gay Marriage

City Tells Idaho Wedding Chapel It Can Turn Away Gay Couples

Scott Shackford | 10.24.2014 4:15 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents SCRATCH THAT: Your Indies Co-hosts Will Be on a Special Live Discussion About the Ottawa Attack, Hosted by Neil Cavuto

Matt Welch | 10.22.2014 7:49 PM

Native Americans

Paradox: Christian Creationism Bad - Native American Creationism Good

Ronald Bailey | 10.21.2014 3:31 PM

Gay Marriage

Why Not Force Somebody Who Hates You to Perform Your Wedding Ceremony?

Scott Shackford | 10.20.2014 10:45 AM

Policy

Progressive Liberals, Christian Conservatives Unite to Criminalize Sex on Campus

Robby Soave | 10.16.2014 3:51 PM

Trans

Houston Already Backing Off Its Church Sermon Subpoenas

Scott Shackford | 10.15.2014 6:00 PM

Trans

The Annals of Bad Ideas: Houston Responds to Religious Activism with Subpoenas for Sermon Contents

Scott Shackford | 10.15.2014 12:00 PM

Roman Catholic

Conservative Bishops Push Back Against Possible Change in Tone About Gays

Pope wants to be more accepting

Reason Staff | 10.14.2014 3:41 PM

Policy

Stop Referring to Gay Marriage as 'Marriage Equality'

How can one argue that gay marriage is OK but polygamy is not?

David Harsanyi | 10.10.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Prohibition Strikes Again: Illegal Alcohol Kills 21 in Pakistan

Lucian McMahon | 10.9.2014 1:55 PM

Policy

Today at SCOTUS: Prison Security vs. Inmates' Religious Liberty

Damon Root | 10.7.2014 9:52 AM

World

Well, He Has Been Sentenced to Death

Charles Oliver | 10.6.2014 6:00 AM

Pakistan

Brickbat: Well, He Has Been Sentenced to Death

Charles Oliver | 10.6.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Welcome Back, SCOTUS: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in October 2014

The high court prepares to tackle aggressive police tactics, religious liberty for prisoners, and occupational licensing abuse.

Damon Root | 10.2.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

Louis Farrakhan: Ebola and AIDS are "race targeting weapons"

Nick Gillespie | 10.1.2014 11:33 AM

Culture

The Surprising Power of Subtitles

From Jesus on a bed sheet in Tagalog to Rasputin rapping in Ukrainian

Greg Beato | 10.1.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

Developer Wants to Build Hundreds of Homes for Hasidic Jews; Catskills Town Might Dissolve Itself to Stop Him

The strangest local-government story you'll read today.

Jesse Walker | 9.25.2014 12:42 PM

Politics

'Kissing Congressman' Is Back, Parading Wife, Kids in New 'Blessed' Ad

Zenon Evans | 9.25.2014 11:30 AM

Politics

Satanic Mass Not Free Speech, Says Fox News Priest

Patrick Hannaford | 9.23.2014 2:42 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: 'The Evolution of Terror'

Matt Welch | 9.19.2014 8:59 PM

Constitution

U.S. Air Force Violates Constitution by Requiring Enlistees to Swear 'So Help Me God'

Ronald Bailey | 9.17.2014 11:02 AM

Civil Liberties

"We Serve Bacon in Our Restaurants for One Reason: We Are a Christian Nation. Not a Jewish or Islamic One. QED."

Nick Gillespie | 9.15.2014 7:58 AM

Politics

ISIS and Liberalism's Existential Crisis

Shikha Dalmia | 9.12.2014 10:40 AM

Culture

The Countercultural Appeal of 19 Kids and Counting

Considering most of what we see on TV, the Duggar family is basically transgressive.

David Harsanyi | 9.5.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Federal Appeals Court Endorses a Heckler's Veto of Provocative Preaching

Jacob Sullum | 8.28.2014 8:10 PM

School Choice

N.H. Private School Scholarship Program Saved by a Technicality (But an Important One)

Scott Shackford | 8.28.2014 1:20 PM

Policy

Federal Appeals Court Overturns Hate Crime Convictions of Amish Beard Cutters

Jacob Sullum | 8.27.2014 7:22 PM

Politics

Powerful: Egyptian Feminists Literally Shit, Bleed on ISIL Flag (NSFW)

Nick Gillespie | 8.25.2014 5:50 PM

Politics

Who is the Intended Audience for the James Foley Beheading Video?

Nick Gillespie | 8.20.2014 11:24 AM

Pope Francis

Pope Backs Force to Stop Militants in Iraq

So much for that precedent of non-violence.

Reason Staff | 8.18.2014 5:35 PM

Culture

The Prankster Politics of the Discordians

Hail Eris!

Jesse Walker | 8.18.2014 9:28 AM

Religion

Without a Prayer

Charles Oliver | 8.18.2014 6:00 AM

Religion

Brickbat: Without a Prayer

Charles Oliver | 8.18.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The Lawyer for Shaneen Allen, the Writer of That NYT Mag Piece, the Mom Who Claims Cannabis Saved Her Kid, Plus Iraq War, St. Louis Riots, Tony Stewart, Robin Williams, and After-Show

Matt Welch | 8.11.2014 8:17 PM

Iraq

Obama Thinking About Bombing Iraq Some More

No final decision has been made.

Reason Staff | 8.7.2014 2:59 PM

Culture

Penn Jillette Issues a Challenge to Bruce Springsteen: 'Let's see who gets laid first!'

Matt Welch | 8.1.2014 2:28 PM

Civil Liberties

Religious Freedom and the Great Faux-Rights Arms Race of 2014: Elizabeth Nolan Brown at The Week

A crop of current religious freedom cases are more predicated on wringing special protections from the state than legit struggles for religious liberty.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.30.2014 1:25 PM

Civil Liberties

Satanists Take a Stand for Religious Liberty

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.28.2014 2:55 PM

Iraq

France Offering Asylum to Christians Driven from Iraq

They've been told to convert, pay fines, or face death.

Reason Staff | 7.28.2014 2:20 PM

Civil Liberties

This Week in Dubious Rights: Newspaper Editor Claims Firing Over Anti-Gay Rant Violates His Religious Freedom

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.24.2014 4:00 PM

Islam

The Middle East Needs Capitalism!

Ed Krayewski | 7.19.2014 7:36 PM

Politics

Sen. Mike Lee: "The American people want a more conservative government."

Nick Gillespie and Amanda Winkler | 7.13.2014 9:29 AM

Politics

Vid: Sen. Mike Lee on Killing the Export-Import Bank, Primarying Republicans, And His Mormonism

Nick Gillespie and Amanda Winkler | 7.11.2014 2:45 PM

Profiling

Waiting for Mom Outside a Bathroom Shouldn't Land You in a Terrorism Database, Lawsuit Argues

Scott Shackford | 7.10.2014 4:10 PM

Contraception

Liberals Shocked That Religious Beliefs About Emergency Contraception Are Not Scientifically Based

Ronald Bailey | 7.10.2014 11:25 AM