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SALEM, Mass., Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Satanic Temple (TST) has filed a motion asking the Supreme Court to disqualify Justice Amy Coney Barrett from ruling on TST’s lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion laws which discriminate against the religious belief of TST members that abortion is not murder. The motion…
Of the roughly 32 lawsuits that have been filed since March against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, many allege his executive orders violate the religious liberty clauses of the California Constitution. Twenty-two active cases address religious freedom violations, education policies, forced closures of businesses, alleged violations of federal and state laws,…
An "Open for Worship" banner is posted outside the Crossroads Community Church in Yuba City, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2020. (The Center Square) – Of the roughly 32 lawsuits that have been filed since March against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, many allege his executive orders violate the religious liberty clauses…
Lawyer Alexander Dushku explains religious freedom during his Education Week speech. (BYU Continuing Education) Lawyer Alexander Dushku explained religious freedom for those who do not practice law during his Education Week speech and gave examples of many court cases relating to religious freedom. Religious freedom is a topic widely spoken…
An "Open for Worship" banner is posted outside the Crossroads Community Church in Yuba City, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2020. (The Center Square) – Of the roughly 32 lawsuits that have been filed since March against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, many allege his executive orders violate the religious liberty clauses…
News – AP-National Religious freedom advocates are pleased and some secular groups alarmed following a Supreme Court ruling that states must give religious schools the same access to public funding that other private schools receive. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta). The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in…
United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently signaled that he would favor a broad exception to anti-discrimination laws, writes columnist Erwin Chemerinsky. [Scott Bryant/savannahnow.com] Scott Bryant Hide caption This column was written by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. The Constitution protects religious beliefs. It…
United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently signaled that he would favor a broad exception to anti-discrimination laws, writes columnist Erwin Chemerinsky. [Scott Bryant/savannahnow.com] Scott Bryant Hide caption This column was written by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. The Constitution protects religious beliefs. It…
Hide caption United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently signaled that he would favor a broad exception to anti-discrimination laws, writes columnist Erwin Chemerinsky. [Scott Bryant/savannahnow.com] Scott Bryant This column was written by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. The Constitution protects religious beliefs. It…
Special to The Times The cesspool of our American culture is not the result of too much God, faith, or religion, but too little. With the pending confirmation hearing of nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, it is appropriate to review what our Constitution says about religion.…
The nine justices of the United States Supreme Court were photographed Nov. 30, 2018. Seated from left to right: Stephen G. Breyer, Clarence Thomas, John G. Roberts, Jr., Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Samuel A. Alito. Standing from left to right: Neil M. Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Brett M.…
Meghan Clark, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, St. John’s University Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, Villanova University David Gibson, Director, Center for Religion and Culture, Fordham University Damon Silvers, Director of Policy and Special Counsel, AFL-CIO Convener: Mark Massa, S.J., Director, The Boisi Center for Religion…
Caption Shaw Media file photos Shaw Media file photos Caption Despite significant legal precedents and a widespread acceptance by historians, educators, public officials and civilians, congressional candidate Rick Laib doesn’t believe there’s a constitutional separation of church and state. The subject arose in a discussion with the Daily Herald after…
Moderated by Attorney & OLLI Instructor Doug Mishkin Wednesday, October 7 at 6pm Eastern Free & online via Zoom: registration required Within 12 days this past summer, the U.S. Supreme Court decided three cases involving the relationship between government and religion: May a state forbid tax-supported scholarships to religious private…
Justice Thomas and Justice Alito added that the Obergefell ruling “enables courts and governments” to label believers in traditional marriage “as bigots, making their religious liberty concerns that much easier to dismiss.” United States Supreme Court (photo: Rena Schild / Shutterstock) WASHINGTON — Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito on…
From Melki v. Melki (Md. Ct. Spec. App.), decided Tuesday, in an opinion by Judge Kevin Arthur: In 2009, Husband and Wife were married in Tripoli, Lebanon, at an Orthodox Christian church. Husband is an Orthodox Christian, and Wife is a Catholic. The couple had met a year earlier in…
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sued Alabama over "so help me God" in voter declaration. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Alabama’s mandatory religious oath for voter registration. Alabama is the only state in the country that requires voters to register on a form…
Shaw Media file photos Caption Despite significant legal precedents and a widespread acceptance by historians, educators, public officials and civilians, congressional candidate Rick Laib doesn’t believe there’s a constitutional separation of church and state. The subject arose in a discussion with the Daily Herald after Laib — a Will County…
Andrew Wommack gives a tour of the campus of Charis Bible College in Woodland Park in this Gazette file photo. A U.S. Denver District Court judge denied Andrew Wommack Ministries’ request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to override Colorado’s 175-person limit on religious gatherings under COVID-19 restrictions.…
Chike Uzuegbunam is a former student at Georgia Gwinnett College who in 2016 was stopped from sharing his faith on campus. An atheist group has filed a brief in support of a lawsuit against a Georgia college that punished a Christian student for preaching outside of a limited free speech…
Bill Foster, left, and Rick Laib. Despite significant legal precedents and a widespread acceptance by historians, educators, public officials and civilians, congressional candidate Rick Laib doesn’t believe there’s a constitutional separation of church and state. The subject arose in a discussion with the Daily Herald after Laib — a Will…
A federal court has ruled in favor of a Brookfield woman who filed a lawsuit against the Elmbrook School District after she criticized masks, social distancing and Elmbrook School Board member Mushir Hassan at a board meeting Aug. 11 The U.S. Eastern District Court of Wisconsin ruled Sept. 25 that…
Trending America was founded on the principle that people should be able to worship free of government interference. As any elementary school student knows (or should), that freedom–more than any other–is what motivated people to come to this New World. It was at the very heart of our founding. Yet…
The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a resolution cosponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) that defends the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance and the principles of religious freedom on which it is based. Introduced by Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), S.Res.715 notes that Congress added the words “Under God”…
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against the grocery store chain Kroger, claiming that a store in Arkansas violated federal law when it fired two women who refused to wear the company apron with a gay and transgender rainbow symbol on it. The women believed wearing…