Written by Don ByrdChurch-state separation advocates in North Carolina are challenging a high school’s decision not to approve a secular student organization. The Secular Student Alliance is a national organization with chapters in many schools, but Pisgah High School officials in Canton told students the group would not “fit in” at the school, according to a letter sent by the ACLU and FFRF.
Written by Don ByrdReligion News Service reports on an unprecedented meeting between European Union officials and members of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to discuss the possibility of cooperative efforts to promote religious liberty around the world.
Written by Don ByrdThe Kansas State House yesterday passed a bill that would allow individuals, businesses and even government employees to refuse to provide services to couples if doing so violated their sincere religious beliefs. The Kansas effort is one of many states currently considering such broad religious exemptions.
Written by Don ByrdI have to hand it to Alabama State Representative Steve Hurst. Despite clearly established First Amendment law prohibiting school-sponsored prayer in public schools, he is still trying to find some way to make it a reality. Via Religion Clause, House Bill 318 would require schools to open the day with a 15-minute session that includes a prayer. How does he try to sidestep that pesky thing called the Constitution? Well, according to Hurst, it’s not really prayer as a religious exercise. It is instead an education in civic history because schools will be merely reading prayers that have been delivered in Congress and the state legislature to open their days.
Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.
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Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.