Marking the 10th anniversary of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), the Justice Department released a report today highlighting the federal government's role in enforcing the measure, and finding "that the law has had a positive...
In an interview with author Becky Garrison, Bill Leonard – Founding Dean of Wake Forest's Divinity School – discusses the legacy of Baptist religious liberty pioneer Roger Williams. BG: How do you think Williams’ would respond to the...
Earlier this summer, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that World Vision, Inc. is exempt from nondiscrimination laws because, they concluded, it is a religious organization entitled to hire and fire on religious grounds as they see fit. One burning...
The C Street House – Washington DC's controversial home to a handful of evangelical lawmakers – is making its way back into the news this week. In his book The Family, Jeff Sharlet revealed connections between the Capitol Hill residence (the city...
The Constitution explicitly allows members of any faith to run for federal office. The "no religious test" principle is so firmly ingrained in American culture, we hardly have to mention it. Anyone who otherwise meets the requirements can be on the ballot,...
Delaware's Republican congressional candidate Glen Urquhart must be vying for most outrageous campaign slur against religious liberty principles this crazy season. He's now trying to explain a statement he made at an event earlier this year that the separation...
