The city of San Juan Capistrano in California has a zoning regulation that requires a Conditional Use Permit for regular gatherings of 3 or more for religious, nonprofit or fraternal organizations in a residential area. Officials have interpreted that rule to justify...
Michelle Boorstein reports on the potential impact of Congress' budget fight on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Saying it was the only way to keep USCIRF alive and get a yes vote in the Senate, House representatives passed a measure that...
In Alabama, AP reports that Arab City High School has ended its 10-year tradition of beginning football games with a prayer over the loudspeaker following a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. [Superintendent John] Mullins said school officials don't...
Lowe's Home Centers has settled a religious discrimination lawsuit after denying a Morristown, Tennessee employee his request not to work on Sundays. The EEOC, which filed the complaint, announces in a press release: Refusing to provide a reasonable...
France's ban on religious head coverings in public went into effect back in April and authorities are poised to hand down the first fines to Muslim women cited for violating the law. The stated intentions of the law's sponsors was to support the dignity of...
