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...
34 Muslim employees for Hertz have been suspended over a dispute over the use of paid breaks for prayer. In a statement sent to The Times, a Hertz spokesperson wrote: "While the employees, all Muslims, were using the breaks for prayers, the breaks were typically...
Most of this year's GOP presidential primary campaign has thankfully managed to avoid controversy about front-runner Mitt Romney's Mormon faith. Four years ago, the concerns were so pronounced Romney felt compelled to make a speech specifically addressing the...
Egyptian troops used extreme violence to counter protests by the Christian Coptic community over the weekend. Reports claim dozens have been killed and hundreds injured. State news media reported that at least three security officers had died in attacks by Christian...
The last few days I've been so focused on the Supreme Court's oral arguments in Hosanna-Tabor (Read argument highlights here and here; my take on the case and the BJC's position here.), I've missed some other interesting church-state stories worth...
