Church and State
Understanding RFRA: Does Indiana’s New Law Allow Businesses to Discriminate?
By Jason Hines - This week, Governor Mike Pence held a press conference in order to clarify the…
Constitution
Opinion: Playing Political Football with the President’s Faith
By Jason Hines - Attacks on the President's faith are an attempt to redefine the constitutional role of…
Church and State
Washington Bill Simplifies Accommodation for Religious Objectors to Labor Union Dues
In practical terms, SB 5552 would make it easier for the employee and union to agree upon a…
Civil Rights
Idaho: Northwest Religious Liberty Association Calls for Conscience Exemption to Anti-Discrimination Legislation
This week, in four days of testimony, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee has been considering House Bill…
Church and State
Supreme Court Plans to Make National Decision on Same-Sex Marriage – What it Means
By Jason Hines, PhD - The Court will answer two questions. First, ?does the Fourteenth Amendment require a…
Church and State
Supreme Court Considers First Amendment Ramifications of Church Sign Ordinance
On Monday, January 12, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the case of whether a…
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…
Church and State
Hard-fought religious freedom something to celebrate this Thanksgiving
Households throughout the United States are celebrating a presidentially designated Thanksgiving Day. It provides us an opportunity to…
Civil Rights
Should ministers at for-profit wedding chapels be compelled to perform same-sex ceremonies?
Two ordained ministers, Donald and Evelyn Knapp, who operate a for-profit wedding chapel in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho were…
Church and State
Opinion: Atheists, Conscience and God’s Name
An atheist airman at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada recently wasn't allowed to re-enlist because he refused…