From Suspended to Fired…Hertz Cans 25 Muslim Employees

A few weeks after suspending 34 Muslim employees in a dispute over the company's accommodation of prayer time, Hertz has moved to fire them. ABC News reports: Hertz sent termination notices to the Somali Muslim workers Thursday after suspending them on Sept. 30...

Court Says South Bend’s New Plan Still Unconstitutional

Via Americans United, a district judge has ruled unconstitutional yet another plan by South Bend, Indiana officials to transfer land to a local religious high school for an athletic field. Back in September, the court struck down the city's original plan to...

Giles County Lawyers Try New Approach in Ten Commandments Case

In a response filed in district court this week, the Giles County School Board argues that Ten Commandment displays in public high schools are acceptable because no public funds were used to purchase them, and private individuals will be posting them. The Roanoke...

Santorum Vague on Threats to Faith in America

In response to a question about the candidates' message to Latino voters in last night's debate on CNN, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) managed to work in the idea that religious freedom is under attack in our nation's government. There's...

GOP Presidential Candidates Discuss Religious Test

In last night's Republican presidential debate, Newt Gingrich reiterated an unfortunate claim he's made before: the President must be religious. Apart from that, most of the candidates affirmed support for the idea that there should be no religious test for...