Discrimination on the Taxpayer’s Dime? The Fight To Curtail the Overreach of RFRA
Religious exemptions have allowed employers to discriminate based on faith—slippery slope would be an understatement.
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New Law Asks Citizens to Remove Their Brains when Listening to Elected Officials
Australia’s largest state passed a new law that would allow police to demand the removal of any head covering.
Read MoreReligious Freedom Victory in Tennessee
Ping-Pong Politics After Underwear Bomber
In the post-Underwear Bomber debate will our civil liberties be further mortgaged to satisfy demands for increased national security?
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“Traditional” Marriage or a Break with Tradition?
Marriage as we know it is a recent invention.
Read MoreWar on Christmas Affirmed by Southern Baptist Convention
Would Christian employees be comfortable being forced by their employers to say Happy Hanukah or Happy Kwanzaa or Happy Ramadan to their customers?
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Its the Spiritual Economy, Stupid: Why the Gay Marriage Fracas Isn’t About Either
Why would Christian conservatives yoke the future of their movement to an unpopular issue?
Read MorePrayer vs. Medicine in the Courts
In some states the law protects parents who rely on faith healing even when the refusal of medical care leads to tragedy.
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By The Way: Gay Marriage in Iowa, not California?
To all the breathless detractors of “flyover country,” think about the history of Iowa before expressing shock.
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Conservative Black Preacher Leads Crusade Against Hate Crimes Legislation
Bishop Harry Jackson, the African American head of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, has raised his profile by joining with top-shelf Religious Right groups in opposing gay rights and the inclusion of gays in hate crimes legislation.
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