No Religious Test in Judge’s Confirmation Hearing

No Religious Test in Judge’s Confirmation Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin hearings today on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. If confirmed, she would fill the seat that has been vacant since Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last month. In...

Study Says Engagement Rises with Mosque Attendance

WASHINGTON (RNS) As Congressional hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims get underway, a political science professor says research shows that affiliation with a mosque increases Muslims’ civic engagement. “The more religious American Muslims happen to be,...

White House Praises Muslims Ahead of Hearing

WASHINGTON (RNS) Days ahead of a controversial congressional hearing on Islamic extremism, the Obama administration is highlighting the role Muslim Americans play in combating radicalism in their communities. “I am here to talk to you about how our communities—your...

Grassroots Group Pressure King on Muslim Hearings

WASHINGTON (RNS) House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King is facing grassroots pressure to cancel his planned hearings on the “radicalization” of U.S. Muslims. “He is doing precisely what President George Washington promised would not happen: he is...