Hyperbole, Politics Weigh Down Religious Liberty Debates
Religious liberty advocates do their supporters a disservice when they exaggerate and oversimplify in describing the state of the law.
Illinois’ New Education Funding Measure Includes Tax Credits for Religious School Tuition
A new school funding bill passed by the Illinois Legislature includes tax credits for private school tuition, including religious education.
Streamlined State Dept Will Retain Anti-Semitism Office, Expand Religious Freedom Ambassador’s Role
Changes at the U.S. State Department will include expansion of the International Religious Freedom Ambassador’s role, but the elimination of several special envoys.
DOJ Argues Trump Executive Order on Johnson Amendment Lacks Meaningful Impact
Efforts continue to weaken legal protections for churches against politicization, but Justice Department lawyers maintain the President’s Executive Order targeting the Johnson Amendment is not one of them.
Weekend Reads: Religious Coercion, the Johnson Amendment, Church-State History, and more
A handful of links to some of the week’s columns and news items of church-state interest, for your weekend reading pleasure…
Idaho Prisons Agree to Provide Kosher Meals, Settling Lawsuit
A settlement agreement in a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by four inmates against the Idaho Department of Corrections shows the “courage…it takes to enforce constitutional rights.”
