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Click here to view original article becketfund.org WASHINGTON – In celebration of National Religious Freedom Day, Becket has released the sixth edition of the Religious Freedom Index , the nation’s only annual poll that tracks American opinion on religious freedom. The 2024 Index marked the highest overall score in the…
Click here to view original article www.newsday.com A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. Credit: AP/John Bazemore WASHINGTON — Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public…
Click here to view original article religionunplugged.com Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has told school boards how to comply with the state’s law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, despite a federal district judge’s November 2024 ruling declaring it unconstitutional and prohibiting its enforcement. Instead, Murrill has told…
Click here to view original article religionunplugged.com Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has told school boards how to comply with the state’s law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, despite a federal district judge’s November 2024 ruling declaring it unconstitutional and prohibiting its enforcement. Instead, Murrill has told…
Click here to view original article baptistnews.com All Louisiana school districts must comply with a recent federal court ruling barring classroom Ten Commandments displays despite contradictory guidance from a state official, civil rights groups said in a Jan. 6 letter to district superintendents. Three days earlier, Louisiana Attorney General Liz…
Click here to view original article www.forbes.com Can a legal argument settle a religious debate? getty Charter school court cases of the past (and at least one of the future) turn on the wonky term “state actor.” Is a charter school a state actor or not? If a charter school…
Click here to view original article www.wlrn.org The school board of Broward County convened on Tuesday, Dec. 10 for a workshop in which school signage was briefly addressed. The Broward County school board is scheduled to rule on Tuesday what signs are permissible on school campuses following challenges from a…
Click here to view original article www.kiplinger.com (Image credit: joe daniel price/Getty Images) By Kelley R. Taylor last updated 16 December 2024 in News If you’re wondering what the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and religious liberty have to do with taxes, you’re probably not alone. These issues are…
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2024 / 18:20 pm The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case brought by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin after the Wisconsin Supreme Court in March ruled the agency ineligible for a…
Click here to view original article www.washingtonexaminer.com The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a significant 1st Amendment case that could reshape the balance between religious liberty and state taxation laws. At the center of the case is a dispute involving the Catholic Charities Bureau in Wisconsin, which argues that…
Click here to view original article www.reuters.com The flag of the U.S. state Wisconsin is seen in this illustration taken, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Catholic entity says state court ruling violated First Amendment Groups "operated primarily for religious purposes" are exempt WASHINGTON,…
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com Zion Lutheran Church in Long Valley, New Jersey, is one of two churches that have won a victory against county officials who were excluding them from a historic preservation grant program. | Credit: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec…
Click here to view original article www.kentucky.com OPINION AND COMMENTARY Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. Op-Ed Freedom of religion should not be confused with enforced secularism, writes J. Larry Hood. DNY59 Getty…
Click here to view original article www.nysun.com Students rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to support the Ten Commandments in 2005. Alex Wong/Getty Images Arguments over Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom are set for January, as a debate is…
Click here to view original article apnews.com FILE – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks holds up a mini-display showing the Ten Commandments during a press conference regarding the Ten Commandments in schools Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP, File) NEW ORLEANS (AP)…
Click here to view original article www.newsweek.com A Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms remains blocked by an appellate court ruling on Wednesday. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a state request to temporarily halt in Baton Rouge that blocked state education officials…
Click here to view original article www.yahoo.com FILE – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks holds up a mini-display showing the Ten Commandments during a press conference regarding the Ten Commandments in schools Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP, File) NEW ORLEANS (AP)…
Click here to view original article justthenews.com (The Center Square) – An Illinois trade organization has joined a legal challenge to a new law that restricts employers’ free speech rights in the workplace. The Schaumburg-based Technology and Manufacturing Association represents more than 800 small businesses in Illinois. The group has…
Click here to view original article religionnews.com (The Conversation) — Do the Ten Commandments have a valid place in U.S. classrooms? Louisiana’s Legislature and governor insist the answer is “yes.” But on Nov. 12, 2024, a federal judge said “no.” U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles blocked the state’s controversial…
Click here to view original article www.aol.com Jeffrey Schwab, attorney with the Liberty Justice Center ©Greg Bishop / The Center Square Jeffrey Schwab, attorney with the Liberty Justice Center ©Greg Bishop / The Center Square (The Center Square) – An Illinois trade organization has joined a legal challenge to a…
Click here to view original article theconversation.com Do the Ten Commandments have a valid place in U.S. classrooms? Louisiana’s Legislature and governor insist the answer is “yes.” But on Nov. 12, 2024, a federal judge said “no.” U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles blocked the state’s controversial House Bill 71…
Click here to view original article baptistnews.com A Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in every public classroom is “unconstitutional on its face” and may not go into effect Jan. 1 as state officials hoped, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton…
Click here to view original article www.usatoday.com Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry had a remarkably frivolous and flip response earlier this year to parents suing to stop his state’s mandate that every public school – from kindergarten to college – display a Protestant Christian version of the Ten Commandments. "Tell your…
Click here to view original article www.cbsnews.com A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law that would have required public schools statewide to display the Ten Commandments in their classrooms by Jan. 1. U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles of Baton Rouge, who was appointed by former President Barack…
Click here to view original article news.yahoo.com Louisiana law that requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in public classrooms deemed unconstitutional A federal judge has struck down a Louisiana law that required every public school and university classroom to display the Ten Commandments , drawing legal challenges from civil rights…