Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) chaired a committee hearing this morning on the civil rights abuses faced by Muslim Americans. In many ways, it was a response to the controversial hearing held by Rep. Peter King on the homeland security threat posed by Islamic...
The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear the appeal in a case involving the "ministerial exception" to employment discrimination laws. Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC questions whether the exception applies to a teacher at a religious school whose duties are...
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State is reporting that House Speaker John Boehner will hold a vote on resurrecting the DC school vouchers program Wednesday. Baptist Joint Committee Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman wrote specifically about the DC...
The UN Human Rights Council did the right thing, both for religious liberty and the freedom of speech, in its annual resolution on religious freedom, passed late last week. While previous statements have emphasized the need for protection against the "defamation...
The Kentucky Court of Appeals heard argument yesterday in a dispute pitting public safety laws against Amish religious exercise. Cited for failing to affix a reflecting triangle on the back of their horse-drawn buggies, members of the Old Order Swartzentruber Amish...
