Religious Discrimination Claims on the Rise

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer has a piece today on the growing number of religious discrimination claims filed with the EEOC, profiling Sahud Hasan, an Ohio woman who sued Gap, Inc. alleging discrimination due to her religious head scarf. The number of complaints like...

Why Church-State Separation is a Prerequisite for Peace

Earlier this week, the U.S. Helsinki Commission met to discuss "sectarian violence and the struggle for democratic transition in Egypt." The Helsinki Commission is an independent government agency consisting of 9 members of the U.S. House and 9 members of...

Michigan Responds to Criticism, Applies Anti-Bullying Law to All

The Michigan legislature has changed course on an anti-bullying bill, removing language that would have created something of a religious purpose exemption from the law. Time's Amy Sullivan reports:  After hearing from outraged constituents who didn’t...

Deadline to Watch: Nov. 18

Recent action by Congress extended the funding for the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, but only for a very short time. The new sunset deadline is Friday, November 18. Without a funding renewal, the controversial watchdog will be set to expire. One...