Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin: Defining the Limits of Religious Charity By Michael D. Peabody, Esq. Issue: Whether a state violates the First Amendment’s religion clauses by denying a religious organization an otherwise-available tax exemption because the organization does not meet the state’s criteria for religious behavior.In northern Wisconsin, a small Catholic charity quietly goes…
USAID’s 90-day funding suspension impacts religious charities like CRS and ADRA, raising concerns about humanitarian aid stability. The debate centers on financial oversight, faith-based funding, and church-state separation.
By condemning a sermon, House Resolution 59 risks crossing a line that should never be blurred: the ability of clergy to address issues of conscience without interference or condemnation from the state.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Charter School Board, a case addressing whether a religious charter school can receive public funding. The case centers around a proposed online Catholic charter school in Oklahoma that was denied authorization by the state’s Charter School Board. The board…
For every comforting prayer of unity, there was a reminder of the risk involved in dissent—of what happens when clergy challenge the status quo instead of blessing it.
While critics decry it as a radical departure from church-state separation, a closer examination reveals a more nuanced approach that in some ways echoes mainstream political positions from the not-so-distant past.
The project’s proposal to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to mandate time-and-a-half pay for Sunday work reflects a traditional view of the Sabbath. However, this focus on Sunday has sparked concerns among religious groups like Seventh-day Adventists, who observe their Sabbath from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown. While the proposal includes provisions for varying Sabbath practices, its primary emphasis on Sunday could inadvertently marginalize other faiths.
A Belgian court fined Catholic leaders for gender discrimination after denying Veer Dusauchoit entry into a deacon formation program.