Some interesting talk today about the fate of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, which was set to have its funding run out in September until a recent extension pushed the new sunset date into November while Congress works on the budget. In the...
PBS' Religion and Ethics Newsweekly ran a segment on the Supreme Court's investigation of the ministerial exception, featuring interviews with attorneys involved as well as advocates on both sides. Rabbi David Saperstein made an especially great, succinct...
In an op-ed at ABP news, Baptist Joint Committee Director Brent Walker weighs in on the Jeffress controversy. Unless a candidate’s religious beliefs might directly dictate a leadership style, policy position or something relevant to official duties as public...
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that after considering the petition to hear the case regarding roadside crosses in Utah, the Supreme Court has yet to decide, surprising at least one of the attorneys involved. Supreme Court justices met on Oct. 7 to discuss whether to...
The Baptist Joint Committee is celebrating its 75th year as a stalwart defender of religious liberty for all Americans, the only religious organization in Washington, D.C. devoted solely to the issues surrounding the separation of church and state. Take a look at the...
Two members of the Old Order Swartzentruber Amish movement were convicted in Kentucky yesterday for refusing to use safety triangles on their buggies, in violation of state law. The men argue that religious freedom rights protect them from this rule, but as other...
