Last week, the 9th Circuit affirmed a school district's right to ban religious music from graduation ceremonies. Today, a panel of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a case involving a school district's refusal to allow religious music to be...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was awarded the "Four Freedoms Award" by the Roosevelt Institute last week. The award is named for President Franklin Roosevelt's famous hope for the future: freedom of expression, freedom from want, freedom from fear...
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has been busy. City governments across the country are hearing from them about the practice of opening meetings with prayer. The newest target is Memphis. From Sunday's Commercial-Appeal: In a letter of complaint sent this...
Baptist Joint Committee Counsel Holly Hollman offers a great preview of the issues facing the Supreme Court in Salazar v. Buono – set for argument October 7 – and explains the concerns expressed in the BJC's amicus brief filed with the Court....
In July, with little fanfare, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen signed a state Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law. The bill, similar to many in states across the country, requires the state to demonstrate a "compelling interest" and use the least...
The Washington Post's Jacqueline Salmon reports on the possibility that legislators will let funding lapse on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. The group, created by Congress, monitors religious freedom around the world and issues a yearly...
