Church and State
Colorado School’s Rosary Rule Disputed (KKTV)
EXCERPT: COLORADO SPRINGS — An announcement made by a Colorado Springs middle school, stipulating how students can wear…
Church and State
The New Benjamin Still Trusts in God
By Loren Seibold – [dc]P[/dc]erhaps you’ve seen reports of the new United States $100 bill, with new and…
Constitution
Proposal to Ban Circumcision Draws Strong Criticism (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
EXCERPT: At Religion Clause, Howard Friedman notes that Santa Monica could become the second California city to place…
Book
Ryan Snow’s new book explores how Congress passed the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act and why it matters
Attorney Ryan Snow has released a new book that is designed to bring non-lawyers up to date on…
Discrimination
Iowa church drops transgender restroom lawsuit
[dc]L[/dc]ast week the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit against the state and the…
Family
Religious Groups Object to Covering Birth Control (Fox News)
EXCERPT: They defied the bishops to support President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Now Catholic hospitals are dismayed…
Abortion / Contraception
Court avoids free exercise minefield of Washington pharmacy case
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a Washington state requirement that all pharmacies…
Employment Law
Supreme Court to decide whether church school teachers are barred from suing for discrimination
The Supreme Court announced today that it would hear arguments in two employment cases involving whether teachers in…
Free Exercise
Supreme Court to Decide Whether a State Can Compel Artists to Create Art Against Their Will (303 Creative v. Elenis)
During the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court will consider a case that raises this issue: “Whether applying a…
Church and State
CLASSIC: The Proper Relation of Church and State
Originally published in Liberty in 1921 - "Why should we Christians desire that the non-Christian be required by…