Freedom of Religion
Minnesota Mayor Defends Whites-Only Church, Insists Town Isn't Racist
Local Mayor Craig Kavanagh defended the approval, saying: "Just because we voted yes doesn't mean we're racist."
Cardinal Dolan Hails Supreme Court Ruling on COVID Church Restrictions
"While we ... protect our communities, it is also important to protect that fundamental Constitutional right, religious liberty," Dolan wrote.
Justice Alito is Right: Freedom of Speech and Religion Face Real Threats
Alito's primary theme was the restrictions on constitutionally guaranteed freedoms—especially of religion, assembly and speech—that have intensified during the pandemic.
Catholic Foster Care Agency Defends Children and Religious Freedom
Now more than ever, we need as many highly successful adoption and foster care providers caring for children as possible—providers like CSS. Yet Philadelphia wants to end all those benefits. How does that help kids?
Reopening America's Houses of Worship
President Donald Trump is a great defender of religious liberty in America.
Labor Department Proposes Religious Bias Exemption in Hiring Practices
"Today's proposed rule helps to ensure the civil rights of religious employers are protected," the acting Labor Secretary said.
Students, Faculty Walk Out of Vice President Mike Pence's Commencement Talk
Pence, undeterred by the controversy surrounding his appearance, spoke broadly about the importance of freedom of religion.
Should Jews and Muslims Be Exempt from Alabama's Abortion Law?
If Jewish tradition holds that life begins at birth and Islam says it begins at the fourth month of gestation, does the ban impose on religious liberty?
China Bans Online Bible Sales Amid Religion Crackdown
China outlined how they uphold religious freedom on Tuesday while the Bible was pulled from online retailers.
Trump Administration Protects Religious Health Workers
The Health and Human Services Department announced the creation of a division to enforce protections for religious health care workers, but activists worry that it could lead workers to opt out of helping LGBT patients and those seeking abortions.
U.S. Targets 10 New Countries Over Religious Freedom
The State Department redesignated 10 nations as "countries of particular concern" under the International Religious Freedom Act.
Tax Bill Would Allow Churches to Endorse Candidates
The bill would roll back the Johnson Amendment, a 1950s-era law that prohibits houses of worship from engaging in political campaigns on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate.
Most Lack Basic Knowledge to Understand Current Events
Only 26 percent could name all three branches of the government.
Air Force Chaplain Denounces Religious Tolerance
The chaplain, Captain Sonny Hernandez, says supporters of the rights of Muslims, Buddhists and other religions are "deceived."
Trump's Religious Freedom Nominee 'Anti-Islam'
Sam Brownback previously barred the use of Sharia law in state courts and withdrew Kansas from the resettlement program for Syrian refugees.
U.S. Supreme Court Case: First Amendment Battle
The dispute pits two provisions of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment against each other.
Danish Jehovah's Witness Arrested Following Russian Ban
The detention of Dennis Christensen is the first since Russia's Supreme Court upheld a ban on Jehovah's Witnesses nationwide.
Jehovah's Witnesses Subject to Violence Ahead of Appeal
Even though an appeal has yet to be heard, an order banning Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia has already had a significant impact.
Russia's Jehovah's Witnesses Ban Backed by Satanists
Satanic Church members are marking their one-year anniversary as an officially recognized religion in Russia while Jehovah's witness branches have been eliminated.
Jehovah's Witnesses Banned by Russia
Russia's Supreme Court upholds a claim by the country's justice ministry that Jehovah's Witnesses is an extremist organization.
Trump Pledges to End Ban on Church Political Activity
Trump took aim at a long-standing statutory barrier between politics and religion called the Johnson Amendment.
What Mississippi's New Anti-Gay Law Is Really About
Despite what evangelicals say, God's OK with you selling baked goods to a gay couple.
Birth Control Battle Returns to Supreme Court
Christian groups are demanding a full exemption from an Obamacare mandate to provide insurance that covers contraceptives.
Christian Colleges Are a Battleground for LGBT Rights
Title IX's inclusion of transgender and gay rights on campus has Christian universities controversially requesting exemptions on the basis of religious freedom.
Putin Is Persecuting Jews, Tatars and Christians in Crimea
Russia has ordered Crimea's religious groups to register with Moscow or lose their legal status.
Ten Commandments Monument Spirited Away in Dead of Night
Its new home is on the grounds of an Oklahoma conservative think tank.
Saying 'I Do' Multiple Times Shouldn't Be a Crime
The "Sister Wives" reality show is set to test both a state bigamy law and protection of freedom of speech.
Newport: Before the Gilded Age Mansions, a Beacon for Diversity
Puritans, Anglicans, Jews, Baptists and Quakers lived side by side, proving that diversity works.
Why Are Churches Banned From Selling Headstones?
Chris Christie has signed a law stopping the Catholic Church from selling graveyard monuments. Why?
Remember the Sikhs Killed in Oak Creek by Spreading Love
With 70 percent misidentifying turban-wearing Sikhs, it is important to learn about Sikhism.