Discrimination
Supreme Court declines to hear Sabbath accommodation case
The Supreme court has decided against hearing a workplace accommodation case involving a Seventh-day Adventist, but hints that…
Free Exercise
History in the Baking: Latest Wedding Cake Decision Appealed to Supreme Court
First Liberty has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Oregon Court of Appeals decision that upheld…
Church and State
OPINION: Courtship of religion complicates McCain and Obama campaigns
In an opinion piece published June 9 by Robert Novak, Novak describes the difficulty McCain has had winning…
Church and State
Reflections on Teaching as a Christian in Public School
By Martin Surridge - When I accepted a position as a ninth and tenth-grade English teacher a little…
Constitution
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.…
Civil Rights
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signs the Workplace Religious Freedom Act
Breaking News: We have received word that Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has signed the Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom…
Employment Law
EEOC files suit against physician who mandated daily religious meetings
[dc]T[/dc]he U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit on behalf of four former employees of a…
Free Exercise
Indiana court rules Christian groups lack standing to challenge state RFRA
An Indiana state trial court judge has ruled that the conservative family advocacy groups lack standing to challenge…
Church and State
9th Circuit: World Vision Can Continue Faith-Based Hiring
On August 23, 2010, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that World Vision is a religious organization…
Church and State
Texas court’s refusal to get involved in church dispute underscores the need for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Churches could benefit from knowing how to fight, with clear rules of engagement, focused statements of the issues,…