Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear assured the Louisville Courier-Journal's editorial board that if the controversial Noah's Ark Theme Park receives state tax incentives, the contract will require that developers refain from religious discriminating in hiring....
The Washington Post reports on a lawsuit filed by Rabbi Menachem M. Stern of the Chabad-Luvabitch community in Brooklyn challenging the US Army's denial of his commission to serve as a chaplain. The requirement that he shave his beard conflicts with Stern's...
A hearty congratulations to Baptist Joint Committee Executive Director Brent Walker, who has been named the 2011 recipient of the Virginia First Freedom Award by the First Freedom Center. Each January, the First Freedom Center recognizes extraordinary advocates...
The ACLU in Tennessee has written to all 137 school superintendents in the state, reminding them of their constitutional responsibilities to protect the religious freedom rights of all students during the holiday season. The letter …...
Think Progress reports that an effort is underway in the Texas legislature to replace Joe Straus, the current Speaker of the House with someone who represents "conservative Christian values." Straus is Jewish. Last week, the Texas...
Profiled by Associated Baptist Press' Rob Marus, following his defeat in November, Congressman Chet Edwards (D-TX) discusses his commitment to religious liberty. The strong supporter of church-state separation does not believe that position cost him the election,...
