Elizabeth Nolan Brown is a Washington D C -based Staff Editor for the libertarian magazine Reason where she covers politics gender issues reproductive rights food and drug policy Gen Y and digital culture She was previously a writer and editor for the women 39 s health blog Blisstree com a

As a European, my stock response to overt American patriotism is to cringe.

Like many Americans I enjoy a good historical film on the Fourth of July But as a Catholic I sometimes have a hard time finding a movie on Independence Day that tells America rsquo s story from a Catholic perspective Many of our beloved July 4 classics retell American history from the victors rsq

I am not accustomed to writing to anyone of importance, of royal lineage or otherwise.

It rsquo s starting to feel like 2014 is the year of faith-based movies At the very least 2014 is the year Hollywood decided to court the Judeo-Christian film market for the first time in several years Although ldquo Son of God rdquo and ldquo Noah rdquo have received most of the box office an

When the Supreme Court on June 30 issued a split decision narrowly backing the right of for-profit corporations to deny contraception coverage to their employees for religious reasons many assumed that faith-based nonprofits would have it easy when their own cases eventually reach the high court q