Today's NYTimes seeks to quell concerns that the results in recent Egyptian elections may be a sign of an impending conservative theocracy in the state. The success of the Islamist Salfis, the piece suggests, is due primarily to non-religious concerns: A closer...
A lawsuit brought on behalf of nine students in Tennessee's Sumner County alleging widespread violations of religious liberty has been settled after the School Board voted 10-1 to end certain practices including teachers praying with students and local youth...
25 Muslim drivers working for Hertz at the Seattle Airport were fired back in October over a dispute regarding their use of break time for prayer. The group has now filed suit claiming religious discrimination. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in King County Superior Court...
America’s religious freedom robust, but tough challenges remain Religious liberty is alive and well in the United States. A review of the news from 2011 confirms that America’s commitment to the freedom of religion, rooted in the institutional separation of church and...
Texas Governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry has a new ad up in Iowa in which he claims kids can't celebrate Christmas or pray in schools, and that President Obama has instituted a war on religion in America. "I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm...
For the last few months, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has had congressional budget negotiations hanging over their continued operation. The Commission has been scheduled to phase out of existence this year, subject to congressional...
