The Virginia Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments in the dispute pitting the Episcopal Church against several of its congregations, which chose to split and form the Anglican District of Virginia. At issue is a 143-year-old law allowing a congregation's...
Two powerful legislative committees in Florida moved a constitutional amendment forward today, voting along party lines to lift the state's ban on funding for religious organizations. Last week, it was the Senate's K-12 Education Committee, and today the...
The Washington Post's Under God blog lays out the background for today's hearing in the Virginia Supreme Court, a dispute between the Episcopal Church and several of its congregations over who controls church land and buildings after a denominational split. A...
Residents of Lancaster, California will have their say in the controversy over sectarian invocations at government meetings. The LATimes has more. Ballot Measure I asks whether the city should continue its policy of randomly selecting clergy from different faiths to...
The city of Indianapolis is set to become the first in the country with public charter schools run by the Catholic Church. The schools are making changes to be constitutional, but church-state watchdogs are still rightfully wary: At St. Anthony, that means removing...
The Washington Post's David Waters rounds up reaction from religious liberty advocates, including the Baptist Joint Committee, on news that Justice Stevens is retiring after this term. You can read Brent Walker's statement ("Stevens a Thoughtful, Diligent...
