Civil Rights
New York Attorney General Launches Religious Rights Initiative to Enforce Anti-discrimination Laws
(Media-Newswire.com) – NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the launch of the Religious Rights Initi…
Legal Issues
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Church and State
Fifth Circuit approves prisoner’s religious right to receive publication
Today the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, affirmed the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana’s ruling that the…
Church and State
Eric Foner on the separation of church and state at America’s founding
History professor and author Eric Foner answers the question: Getting to the American Revolution, what was the impact of the Revolution on r…
Church and State
Vatican Radio – Full Text: Note on financial reform from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
The full text of the document released earlier today. http://www.radiovaticana.org/EN1/Articolo.asp?c=531752
Church and State
CNS STORY: Vatican document calls for global authority to regulate markets
Excerpt: While the Vatican document focused on financial issues, it envisioned a much wider potential role for the global political authorit…
Church and State
Vatican calls for global authority on economy – Reuters
Excerpt: VATICAN CITY,Oct 24 (Reuters) – – The Vatican called on Monday for the establishment of a “global public authorit…
Church and State
No, Ninth Circuit, the Relevant Law in C.F. v. Capistrano Unified School District Was Indeed “Clearly Established” – Evolution News & Views
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2011/10/no_ninth_circuit_the_relevant_052081.html
Church and State
America the chosen nation – LA Times.com Opinion
Excerpt: “Presidential candidates feel no shame in asserting divine purpose in U.S. policies and actions. In this ubiquitous view of A…
Church and State
San Francisco Court Protects Religious Freedoms of Christian Homeless Shelter, Christian News
EXCERPT: The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has unanimously rejected a lawsuit filed by two people who sued the Boise…
Employment Law
Religious leaders line up in support of Supreme Court case – The Courier-Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear a case involving whether churches can “discriminate” when making employment decisio…