by Martin Marty | May 4, 2012 | Opinion
Our premier historian of late colonial and early republican America, Gordon Wood, while reviewingabook on Roger Williams, warms up readers with references to Thomas Jefferson: “It’s easy to believe in the separation of church and state when one has nothing...
by Martin Marty | May 18, 2011 | Opinion
The first weekend of May was supposed to belong to Osama bin Laden, and he was noticed, by those who monitor the fates of religions in media. Amazingly, he had to share space and time with a figure self-described as a historian and other-described as...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 26, 2011 | News
Christian-right activist David Barton said on his radio program last week that “net neutrality” was against the biblical principle of the free market. “Net neutrality sounds really good, but it is socialism on the internet,” said Barton,...
by Brian Kaylor | Jul 27, 2009 | News
The battle over the curriculum in Texas public schools has shifted from the science lab to the history classroom. As Texas educators gather later this summer to write new social studies standards for Texas public schools, some suggestions they will consider will be...