Human Life
Vatican calls for religious freedom amidst competing strains of secularism and fundamentalism
The Vatican has released a document, “Religious Liberty for the Good of All,” calling for an expansion of…
Constitution
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom of 1786 reminds us of the mutual benefits of church-state separation
The Virginia legislators who approved the religious freedom statute in 1786, separating church and state, recognized the potential…
14th Amendment
Supreme Court to decide whether Excessive Fines Clause applies to states
The Supreme Court is likely to decide that the 14th Amendment applies the Excessive Fines Clause of the…
Land Use
Idaho Jury Finds HOA Discriminated Against Religion in Christmas House Case
A camel, goats, 200,000 lights, and hundreds of people being Shuttled into your neighborhood to meet Santa Claus?…
Church and State
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear WWI Memorial Cross Case
[dc]T[/dc]he Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a 4th Circuit decision involving a Maryland cross-shaped…
Employment Law
Founders’ First Freedom Files “Friend of the Court” Brief Asking Court to Hear Religious Accommodation Case
Walgreen v Patterson gives the Supreme Court the opportunity to promote consistency and predictability and resolve disputed interpretation…
Free Exercise
California lawmaker withdraws bill that would criminalize religion-based “gay conversion therapy”
Earlier today, California Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) withdrew a bill that would have outlaws the sale of any…
Church and State
November Election a “Referendum on Your Religion” Trump warns Evangelical leaders
The President’s threat that the November election will be a “referendum on your religion” is troubling because it…
Human Rights
John McCain: “No Freedom without Freedom of Religion”
"Choosing one’s faith is the most personal of choices, a matter of individual conscience. That is why we…
Colleges and Universities
Constitutional rights of religious students on public college campuses outlined in new document
Public university students who want to take their faith seriously sometimes face opposition on campus. In a 4-page…