Free Exercise
Breaking: Court issues 7-2 decision in cake case finding bias in tribunal decision
The Supreme Court issued a 7-2 ruling this morning in favor of the baker in tbe same-sex wedding…
Employment Law
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Workplace Religious Accommodation Cases
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would not be hearing two major workplace religious accommodation cases.
Church and State
OPINION: O’Connor’s 4th Circuit Ruling on City Council Prayer
On Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in Turner v. City Council of Fredericksburg, (4th Cir., July 23, 2008), the U.S. 4th…
Church and State
BREAKING NEWS: President Obama Creates New Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
By Derek H. Davis, J.D., Ph.D. Excerpt: "President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Thursday, February 5,…
Church and State
Louisiana Bill Mandating Ten Commandments in Public Schools: Controversy and Implications
In Louisiana, controversy brews as the state considers mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school…
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…
Current Events
New York City Council Passes Workplace Religious Freedom Act (Sikhsayaset.net)
EXCERPT: The law, called the “Workplace Religious Freedom Act” by supporters, changes the legal standard by which courts…
Current Events
In Human Hands
When President Bush introduced his nominee for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts to the nation…
Church and State
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty – Supreme Court to Hear Religious Hiring Case
This case involving the ministerial exemotion from employment discrimination statutes could have huge implications for churches and denominations.
Church and State
7th Circuit Rules Challengers to Ministerial Housing Exemption Lacked Standing
On November 13, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an atheist group challenging a tax-exempt…