Set to Privilege Christianity in Public Schools, Texas Sends a Message About Who is Welcome — And Who is Not
The Texas Legislature is set to enact three laws to redefine the rules concerning religion…
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Yeshiva is Likely to Win Its Battle Against LGBTQ Group — But Do Jewish Orgs Really Want to Empower a Militant Christian Movement?
Yeshiva University (YU), a storied New York City Orthodox Jewish institution, is the unlikely darling…
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DeSantis is a No-Show, the Right’s ‘Secret Sauce,’ and Final Thoughts on Pray Vote Stand
This is the final post of RD and PRA’s special coverage of the Pray Vote…
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Caught in a Fever Dream of Originalism, Can SCOTUS Majority Learn the Lessons of Early America Before it’s Too Late?
The separation of church and state feels like bedrock in America. It is, after all,…
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Americans Must Stop Thinking of the United States Supreme Court as a Court of Law
Americans must stop thinking of the United States Supreme Court as a court of law….
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Who’s Really Politicizing School Shootings?
You know it’s coming. Every time a mass shooting captures the American public’s consciousness, leading…
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The End of Roe and School Prayer: America is Not Ready to Be a Christian Nation
Conservative Supreme Court justices are rewriting our Constitution. The leaked draft of Justice Alito’s majority…
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Praying for a Victory: Packed Supreme Court Takes Up Yet Another Christian Nationalist Cause
Can public school employees use their position of authority to impose religious rituals on other…
Read MoreReligious Freedom Battle Is Far From Over: Here’s What to Look for in 2019
While the issues are piling up, the Supreme Court—and U.S. society more broadly—will have to face the questions ducked in Masterpiece Cakeshop, or else be willing to settle for a level of uncertainty that serves no one.
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Supreme Court Rules Religion is Special… This Time
The balance between the right to free exercise of religion and the right of employees to equal protection under the law is not easy to strike, and the Hosanna-Tabor decision doesn’t appear to strike it at all.
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