On Being a Pro-life Atheist
By Sarah Terzo - In focusing on religious opposition to abortion, the pro-life movement has cemented into popular culture the generalization that being pro-life is…
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Year: 2014
Liberty Twice Removed
First Nebuchadnezzar forced the people to worship himself under threat of death. Then he forced the people to worship God under threat of death. He…
Idaho Bill HB 426 Would Create Religious Right to Discriminate
By Lucan Chartier - Rep. Lynn Luker of Idaho has recently placed two bills before the state's House of Representatives. HB 426 prohibits the denial,…
Standing Firm For Faith While Seeking Mutually Acceptable Solutions – Is it Possible to Peacefully Resolve the Religious Wars in America’s Marketplace?
By Michael Peabody - Parties to these kinds of disputes should be well-served if they cooperatively seek solutions by identifying and respecting those specific personal…
Will Lawyers In Canada Soon Face A Religious Test? The Hypersensitive Response Over Canada’s First Openly Christian Law School
By Barry Bussey - The hypersensitive response over Canada's first openly Christian law school at Trinity Western University (TWU) has led to a demand that…
Pew Research Reports Six-Year Peak in Religious Hostilities
According to an in-depth study by the Pew Research Center, 33% of the 198 countries and territories had high religious hostilities in 2012, which…
Arguments scheduled on whether RFRA allows employers to limit contraceptive coverage
The United States Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments on the Hobby Lobby case for March 25, 2014. According to SCOTUSBlog, the issue is:…
Reviewing 2013 – The Year in Religious Liberty
By Stephen N. Allred - Ultimately, 2013 was a rough year for Christians in many parts of the world who were harassed, raped, murdered and…
Guest Opinion: Endless exemptions for faith? Hobby Lobby case not a simple one
By Robert J. Ray - Realistically, can a government allow every employer to customize the rules without descending into administrative chaos? Justice Antonin Scalia argued…