Judge Halts Contraception Mandate for Colorado Company

Written by Don Byrd
Days before the contraception coverage mandate in the Affordable Care Act is scheduled to go into effect, a federal judge in Colorado issued an injunction temporarily halting its application to a small company that objects on religious grounds to providing free access to birth control. …

Louisiana Vouchers Predominantly to Religious Schools

Written by Don Byrd
A report from the Louisiana Department of Education confirms the scenario voucher opponents have long argued: taxpayer funds in the state’s voucher scheme are flowing almost exclusively to religious schools.

Rep. Sensenbrenner on Bachmann and Religious Liberty

Written by Don Byrd
I have some questions about Rep. Sensenbrenner’s (R-WI) Religious Liberty Tax Repeal Act, legislation that would exempt any employer — even for a thoroughly secular business — from health coverage requirements that conflict with personal religious beliefs. But the Congressman is absolutely right to criticize Rep. Michele Bachmann’s anti-Muslim witch hunt. …