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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 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...

Waarom krijgt religie privileges die andere groepen niet hebben?

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...

The NI law that (maybe) declares all beliefs equal (2)

What Christians can and should commit to is to honour every person in accordance with the the inn...

Religious freedom in Morocco is ‘substantively limited’, report warns

A new report has questioned Morocco’s claims to religious tolerance, arguing that laws relating to Ramadan observance, burial and conversion continue to limit freedom of religion d...

The NI law that (maybe) declares all beliefs equal

Religious and cultural pluralism is a fact, but theological pluralism and moral subjectivism are ...

One Land, One Justice.

One set of laws governing the land.That is the basis of our Constitution... but the Supreme Court is thinking that maybe two sets of laws or more might govern the country.Supreme C...

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...

Britain Scrapping Law that Discriminates Against People Like Me

WaPost For British Catholics like me, it should be a moment of rejoicing. One of the last restrictions on our faith, a holdover from the centuries of prejudice and persecution, is...

The State Has a God-Ordained Duty, Too

Seth Troutt, WORLD The Arizona Supreme Court sided with the Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) church late this summer in the case known as Doe vs The President of the Church of Jesus...

EEOC pursues more claims of workplace religious discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues its aggressive campaign against employers accused of violating the religious freedom of Christians. The federal agency an...

$65K Settlements with EEOC Over Failure to Accommodate Muslim and Christian Employees' Religious Days Off

From a press release last month, just posted on Westlaw: N.C. Detective Agency, a Durham-based security company, will pay $65,231 in… The post $65K Settlements with EEOC Over Failu...

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...

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.

As a Devout Christian, I Believe Everyone Should Be Free to Practice My Religion

“Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed clashed with a voter who asked him to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood, prompting an extended exchange in which the progressive c...

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...

Second Circuit Clarifies the Standard for Title VII Religious Accommodation Claims

Rights groups call for review of laws impacting free speech

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Failure to Reasonably Accommodate Religious Beliefs Snares Wildlife Department, Nets Win for Employees (US)

A recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit—Cherry et al. v Washington Dep’t of Fish & Wildlife, et al., is a primer in employer obligations...

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...