Controversial Religious Objection Law in Mississippi to Go Into Effect After Appeals Court Declines to Rehear

A controversial Mississippi law (HB 1523) which offers explicit protections for certain religious beliefs is set to go into effect on October 10, though plaintiffs plan to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In Confirmation Hearing, Brownback Pledges to Maintain Religious Liberty Focus as Ambassador

During his confirmation hearing to be the next Religious Freedom Ambassador, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback vowed to “stay in the lane” of religious freedom and not veer into other contentious topics.

Florida County’s Exclusion of Atheists as Invocation Speakers Struck Down by Federal Judge

Written by Don Byrd Brevard County (FL) officials were ordered to stop their practice of restricting invocation speakers at County board meetings only to those who profess a belief in God. A federal judge ruled late last week that the denial of requests by...

Federal Judge Grudgingly Rules Cross on County Seal Unconstitutional

A federal judge in Pennsylvania does not agree that a cross prominently displayed on the official seal of Lehigh County amounts to an establishment of religion, but found that the law requires him to rule it unconstitutional.

Gerson: Roy Moore’s “Zealotry” Upends the Meaning of the First Amendment

Conservative columnist Michael Gerson takes on Senate candidate Roy Moore’s (mis)understanding of the First Amendment’s religious liberty guarantees.

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