A federal court in California declined to issue an injunction that would halt the state’s prohibition on singing and chanting during worship services, concluding that the regulations did not treat religion differently than secular activities.
In a potentially significant church-state decision, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the “ministerial exception” does not extend to a social work professor.
Leaders of the Apache and other Native American tribes have urged against a transfer of land in Arizona to mining companies, in part because the conveyance includes land (“Oak Flat”) they consider sacred.
February 22-26 is Public Schools Week, an occasion for advocates to celebrate the essential work of public schools in our communities and to call attention to the ongoing legislative efforts to undermine public schools.
By executive order, President Joe Biden re-established the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (White House Partnerships Office).