Church-State Courage

Rob Boston of Americans United has a great post today at the AU blog describing the reasons why many plaintiffs in church-state cases must stay anonymous.  At AU, we know from experience that plaintiffs in church-state lawsuits can and do experience harassment....

FBI Halted Controversial Training

Associated Press reports that the controversial FBI training sessions on Islam I hyperventilated about yesterday have been stopped, and in fact were only given for a very brief time. A federal law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity about the...

Lawsuit Questions Tax Exemption for Ministers’ Housing

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a lawsuit challenging the housing exemption for ministers. According to the lawsuit, ministers who qualify for the exemption can exclude the costs of everything from a down payment and home mortgage to maintenance costs...