Jan 23, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd The Trump Administration today issued a waiver that affects Miracle Hill Ministries, a faith-based foster care service that receives federal funding. The exemption will allow the Greenville, South Carolina, organization to discriminate on the basis...
Jan 22, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to take up the case of Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. The dispute surrounds a high school football coach’s desire to pray on the field with his team, a practice ruled unconstitutional by the 9th...
Jan 21, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd The Freedom From Religion Foundation has written letters to public school districts around Northern Kentucky explaining why field trips requiring students to visit the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum would violate the Constitution. The...
Jan 19, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd Earlier this week, Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) announced he has re-introduced the Freedom of Religion Act. Originally proposed in 2016 as a response to President Trump’s travel ban proposal, HR 5207 prohibits the use of an immigrant’s...
Jan 17, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd A Florida House member has proposed legislation that would require school districts to offer religion-based electives. Rep. Kimberly Daniels introduced House Bill 195, which “requir[es] each school district to offer specified courses relating...
Jan 16, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd A hotel dishwasher and room cleaner who is a member of a Catholic missionary group in Miami was awarded back pay and other damages in her lawsuit against Park Hotels & Resort (formerly Hilton Worldwide) for firing her in retaliation over her...
