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UPDATE: #SaveChickFilA Bill Moves Closer to Adoption in a Blow to LGBTQ Rights
SB 1978 passes House despite heart-wrenching testimony
"...the city's airport as a means to move their religious exemption bill through the legislature. Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand..."

May 17, 2019 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Meditate with Laraaji
Zither virtuoso gets transcendental with Dallas Acid
"...AC: Do you consider your music religious?..."

Sept. 19, 2018 Music Post by Dan Gentile

Council Recap: A Dissent Into Satanism
Things get devilish with Zimmerman’s satanic amendment
"...science behind climate change, criticized the measure as too religious, while also bashing it for promoting idolatry of the..."

April 19, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Common Law: Can a Friend Officiate the Wedding?
Marriage through the eyes of Texas
"...the family friend is not currently a judge or religious leader, his best bet will be to become an..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Column by Luke Ellis

Point Austin: The Devil and Gov. Perry
'Spiritual Warfare' is no substitute for the earthly obligations of government
"...Bap­tists concerned about potential state attempts to restrict their religious beliefs. Responded Jeffer­son, "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Keeping the Faith
Women lawmakers endure – and defy – the anti-choice wrath of the Catholic Church
"...the regulation as part of a broader assault on "religious liberty," describing it as the No. 1 threat to..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Take City to Court
Lawsuit claims city ordinance violates free speech
"...is an illegal infringement on their free speech and religious freedoms. The lawsuit – brought by the Roman Catholic..."

Oct. 14, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APD Dismissal: Religion, Incompetence ... or Psychological Misconduct?
Forced resignation of officer raises questions about APD procedures
"...that would have linked Perez's termination directly to his religious beliefs was, at best, thin. Nevertheless, portions of the..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Separation of Church and Taser
Did APD get rid of a cop because of his religious beliefs?
"...he ultimately failed, according to Logan, because of his religious beliefs as a nondenominational fundamentalist Christian. Perez's moral and..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SBOE: Out With the Old, In With the Old
At least the new State Board of Education chair doesn't appear worse than her predecessor
"...activist nonprofit dedicated to advancing a "mainstream agenda of religious freedom and individual liberties to counter the religious right"..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Secular Cinema in the Holy Land
Screenwriter Noah Stollman talks about how to make a movie about Jerusalem without taking on 2,000 years of tumult
"...important legacy of the Jews is the idea that religious and cultural traditions can flourish in exile, that local..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Tradition in Transition
Previewing the Austin Jewish Film Festival
"...against the longstanding conventions of Judaism with his devoutly religious sister, atheist Harry Block (Allen) snaps, "Tradition is the..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Page Two: Red-State Specials
In the current political climate, reasoned debate turns too easily to ideological hate
"...opinions and wide varieties of moral, ethical, ideological, and religious beliefs. The problem is not simple; the solution is..."

Dec. 29, 2006 Column by Louis Black

God vs. Taser: Officer Sues APD
Former rookie officer claims he was forced to resign because of his religious beliefs after he refused to comply with a supervisor's order to use excessive force on a suspect
"...claiming he was forced to resign because of his religious beliefs after he refused to comply with a supervisor's..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...an accelerated rate just as it identifies another fundamentalist religious culture as its primary threat. When populist religious interpretation..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Column

The Threat From Within
"...an accelerated rate just as it identifies another fundamentalist religious culture as its primary threat. When populist religious interpretation..."

Feb. 23, 2005 Postmarks

Smoot Steps Down
Texas Freedom Network director moves on after six years of leadership
"...that describes itself as a "mainstream" alternative to the religious right, and does its Cain-raising when conservatives want to..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Page Two
A few modest school-finance proposals
"...the obvious. Sure, I believe in God, and the religious values by which I was raised – and, I..."

April 23, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Endorsements
State Constitutional Election, Sept. 13, 2003
"...No! Proposition 3: Property-tax exemption on land owned by "religious organizations" that is "intended" for educational or religious use...."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature

Endorsements
State Constitutional Election, Sept. 13, 2003
"...No! Proposition 3: Property-tax exemption on land owned by "religious organizations" that is "intended" for educational or religious use...."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...questions evolution as the only origin theory as a religious fundamentalist. Isn't one of the defining traits of fundamentalism..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Column

Thou Shalt Not Sue?
Van Orden's suit against the Ten Commandments is no slam-dunk.
"...as the American Civil Liberties Union and a loose Religious Right movement, led by people such as Jerry Falwell,..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Something Short of Miraculous
Months in the making, the city's plan to maintain reproductive services at Brack still raises questions.
"...Conference of Catholic Bishops had modified the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services to prohibit Catholic-operated..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

St. Michael's Passion
Whose truth prevails at Austin's Catholic high school?
"...the country to not be run either by a religious order such as Holy Cross, or by a diocese..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks Web Extra
Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks
"...only superpower? The typical answers I have heard include; religious fanaticism, evil, forces opposed to freedom and democracy, and..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra
Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks
"...only superpower? The typical answers I have heard include; religious fanaticism, evil, forces opposed to freedom and democracy, and..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...only superpower? The typical answers I have heard include; religious fanaticism, evil, forces opposed to freedom and democracy, and..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra
Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks
"...only superpower? The typical answers I have heard include; religious fanaticism, evil, forces opposed to freedom and democracy, and..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Election 2000
Chronicle Election Coverage
"...Thornton rode the statewide Republican wave to victory over religious-right watchdog Donna Howard in District 10. That seat was..."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City
Shane Phelps debates Ronnie Earle, Hyde Park Baptist gets go-ahead in the Quarries, KJFK changes formats and call letters
"...The former Religious Freedom Restoration Act has a long new name, but..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

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