In Denver, The Vail Corp has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a suit brought by the EEOC for religion and gender discrimination.
Meanwhile, France's government has taken a different tact to one area of religious accommodation: refusal. President Sarkozy has decided to ban the burka altogether.
"The problem of the burka is not a religious problem, it's a problem of liberty and women's dignity. It's not a religious symbol, but a sign of subservience and debasement. I want to say solemnly, the burka is not welcome in France. In our country, we can't accept women prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity. That's not our idea of freedom."
In Boston, efforts to partner government programs with faith-based health providers to achieve the goal of universal coverage is hitting a snag: religious objections to providing some services mandated in tax-funded medical services.
In Warren, MI, controversy has erupted over the mayor's allowing a "prayer station" to operate in City Hall, sponsored by a local church.
