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Religious Freedom Was America's First Freedom--and Still Is

The New York Times reported the following about a new piece of legislation known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 1993: "President Clinton today signed into law legislat...

Religious Freedom and American Founding: Reflections on 250th

Providence Reflecting on the American Revolution during her July 1976 address in Philadelphia as part of the bicentennial celebration, Queen Elizabeth II acknowledged that by losi...

Why Did Vatican II Declare Religious Freedom?

Rory Fox, Catholic Stand Prior to Vatican II (1965) the Church was committed to religious tolerance. Vatican II changed the situation by declaring religious freedom. Since that...

The God-Given Right to Freedom of Religion and the Modern-Day Persecution of Christians

Traditionally, believers are permitted to worship God by assembling in places of worship such as churches, synagogues, and mosques. This being said, we do not leave our belief at t...

Religious dissenters and the coming of the American Revolution

Here’s something that isn’t discussed much. The Anglican Church was the state church of the English Crown. North Carolina colonists who were religious dissenters (members of any re...

Pro-freedom groups ask Supreme Court to end religious studies discrimination

First Liberty Institute and other religious freedom advocates are urging the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that allows states to deny scholarships for religious degrees.

The American Balance Between Church and State: Reynolds vs. United States

Few individuals have been as crucial to understanding the delicate balance between church and state as George Reynolds. In 1879, Reynolds became the defendant in a landmark legal c...

Blue States Are Redefining Religious Freedom To Stop Christians From Practicing Christianity

A faith that may be freely exercised only within the church is a faith the state has already succeeded in controlling.

Dept of Justice Strengthens Religious Freedom

Nicole Stelle Garnett et al, City Journal On August 25, the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a landmark opinion: it directs federal agencies to stop en...

Religious Freedom in Focus: Witchcraft, Christian Nationalism, and the Boundaries of Religious Liberty

From coast to coast to coast, three stories examine religious freedom in America, exploring witchcraft, Christian nationalism, religious pluralism, and a Florida church's dispute o...

A book for those who care about religious freedom

There is a new book for anyone who still believes in religious freedom, separation of church and state and is concerned about growing radicalism within this nation. Jared Huffman,...

The Supreme Court’s next major case on the free exercise of religion

On Nov. 3, the Supreme Court will hear argument in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy. This case raises important questions about how far the court will go in expanding the Constituti...

Letter: Religious freedom encroaches on rights

Justice Samuel Alito’s book has been published and, naturally, he wants it to go well. In it, he (mistakenly) claims that the 2015 marriage equality decision (which he opposed) is...

Letter: Founders wanted to keep government religion-free

Our founders were well aware of the religious persecution that existed in the countries that they, or other colonists, emigrated from (“Separation of church and state misconstrued,...

Religious freedoms tested in Indiana abortion ban case

INDIANAPOLIS (CN) - The Indiana Supreme Court heard an appeal Thursday seeking to enforce the state's near-total abortion ban against those with religious objections. Indiana's...

Friendship That Changed International Religious Freedom

Public Discourse In 1981, two men entered Congress who would over time become the chief architects of modern U.S. religious freedom policy. But the story really begins a few years...

Activists push ‘religious freedom’ for abortion at Indiana Supreme Court

The ACLU is challenging Indiana’s abortion ban on ‘religious freedom’ grounds, prompting pushback from the state attorney general.

Why Religious Freedom Should Move Christians to Courage and Prayer

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Northern Kentucky case on whether federal religious liberty law trumps local zoning

A proposed prayer shrine, known as a grotto, at a Northern Kentucky church has become the center of a legal battle that could reshape how religious organizations use their property...

California Lawmakers Approve New Religious Freedom Protections for Native Tribes

California lawmakers approved legislation expanding protections for Native American religious practices and sacred sites on state lands, while provisions requiring tribal consent f...

US Religious Freedom Commission Urges Trump to Press for Release of Religious Prisoners

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Why Religious Freedom Should Move Christians to Courage and Prayer

Pastor Son Hyun-bo’s testimony of worshiping under pressure, first as a young South Korean soldier and later as a pastor facing legal and government challenges, raises an important...

Coalition urges care for freedom of religion and speech

Freedom of religion and freedom of speech are deeply interwoven, and a threat to one is a danger to the other, representatives from more than 20 faith and civil rights organization...

Anti-Blasphemy Laws in America?

Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism America's previous longtime consensus for universal religious freedom is fraying. Policies that targeted traditional Christian merchants who would not...