US Citizens Increasingly Worried About Religious Freedom

US Citizens Increasingly Worried About Religious Freedom

The Barna Group on Jan. 18 released survey results showing that a significant proportion of Americans, particularly Americans who actively practice Christianity, believe that religious…

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Religious Freedom Day Presidential Proclamation

Religious Freedom Day Presidential Proclamation

January 16 marked the 227th anniversary of the adoption by the Virginia legislature of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written by Thomas Jefferson and…

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Notable Quote

Notable Quote

The following is from comments delivered by University of Virginia Law School professor Douglas Laycock at the private dinner following the official launch of the…

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Transcript of Brookings Event on Obama's Faith-Based Initiative

Transcript of Brookings Event on Obama’s Faith-Based Initiative

The Brookings Institution has now posted the transcript–along with the audio track–of its Dec. 17, 2012, event, “Four More Years for the White House Office…

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Getting Hot Down Under

Getting Hot Down Under

It is not just the air temperature that is soaring to great heights in Australia these days. Also very hot are disputes over a government…

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Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom: Illinois and Rhode Island

Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom: Illinois and Rhode Island

It may be described as a wholly positive move to marriage equality and a wholly benign expansion of gay rights that has no negative consequences…

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A First: Religious Liberty Clinic at Stanford

A First: Religious Liberty Clinic at Stanford

On January 14, Stanford Law School formally launched the Religious Liberty Clinic as part of its Mills Legal Clinic. This is the only law clinic…

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HHS Contraceptives Mandate News

HHS Contraceptives Mandate News

It is quite a spectacle: * the number of cases filed against the federal government to stop the contraceptives mandate-now more than 40 and continuing…

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Religious Hiring Complications No Excuse for this Mess

Religious Hiring Complications No Excuse for this Mess

OK, the broad freedom religious organizations have to consider religion when hiring and firing staff is not the simplest topic, especially if government money is…

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Free to be Distinctive?

Free to be Distinctive?

* In mid-December, Eastern Michigan University agreed to pay Julea Ward $75,000 to settle her case against the university for expelling her from the counseling…

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