Current Events
Coalition Works To Protect Religious Employees
Religious employees who wear religious clothing are sometimes segregated from the rest of the employees or kept from…
Church and State
European Court OKs display of crucifixes in Italian classrooms – Adventist News Network
http://news.adventist.org/2011/03/european-court-oks-d.html
Church and State
Pennsylvania Debates Whether To Hunt On Sundays (Huffington Post)
EXCERPT: Two of the most influential forces in conservative lobbying are poised to go head-to-head this fall over…
International
Religious intolerance now driving persecution of minorities across the world (Minority Rights Group)
State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2010reports that the rise of religious nationalism, the economic marginalization…
Current Events
President Obama’s Health Care Mandate vs. Religious Liberty? Join the Discussion
In the last couple of weeks, the issue over whether religious employers should be required to fund contraceptives…
Civil Rights
Mau-Mauing the Mosque: The dispute over the “Ground Zero mosque” is an object lesson in how not to resist intolerance. (Slate)
By Christopher Hitchens Read the full article here: http://www.slate.com/id/2263334 EXCERPTS: The dispute over the construction of an Islamic…
Church and State
Polygamy law doesn’t breach religious freedom guarantee, lawyer argues – Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Polygamy+doesn+breach+religious+freedom+guarantee+lawyer+argues/4544448/story.html
Employment Law
Feds Find Young Children Working Strawberry Farms – ABC News
EXCERPT: “In a letter to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis sent last Friday, Human Rights Watch expressed concern over…
Church and State
Eric Foner on the separation of church and state at America’s founding
History professor and author Eric Foner answers the question: Getting to the American Revolution, what was the impact…