In a speech given to the Turkish parliament near the end of his first European tour, President Obama used the occasion to praise that country's advances in religious liberty, while encouraging further steps, and to reassure that U.S. foreign policy is not based on...
Dan Gilgoff reports that the White House's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships – part of the revamped approach to the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives – is set for its first meetings today and tomorrow. The President may also...
Late last week, the U.S. Senate voted down a proposal to ensure health care providers certain rights to refuse service on religious grounds. Religion Clause's Howard Friedman notes that this "clears the way for the Department of Health and Human Services to...
The 5th Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case of a Euless, TX man who says the city's refusal to allow a ceremonial goat slaughter violates his religious freedom as a Santeria priest. City officials claim the practice is at odds with a number of local...
How else is there to respond to Gingrich's claim that President Obama's proposed changes in the tax code could spell the end of religion in America? How else to describe Gingrich's claim that President Obama's proposed changes in the tax code could...
