I typically blog news items and then move on, but have to admit I'm a little stuck on the news posted yesterday about Wilson County's (TN) settlement of a dispute over the distribution of Gideon Bibles to fifth-graders. It really bugs me, in a way that I...
First Amendment scholar David Hudson profiles a recent ruling in Virginia that allowed an inmate's lawsuit to proceed thanks to the scrutiny standard of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The law prohibits prisons from...
In a domestic story mirroring a recent international one, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy has banned the wearing of head coverings, including face veils, burqas and niqabs commonly worn by some Muslim women. Citing security concerns, the school – which...
The Board of Education in Wilson County, Tennessee is no stranger to church-state controversy – first found to have violated the separation of church and state for school officials improperly promoting religion, then settled a suit after being challenged for...
Atheists in Ireland are doing their best to violate a new blasphemy law that came into effect with the new year. The measure imposes a substantial fine for remarks offensive to members of a religion. The new statute has had people of all beliefs and none scratching...
Following the attempted bombing of a plane bound for Detroit on Christmas Day, the TSA has announced new security measures, including a directive to screen more vigorously all passengers attempting to enter the U.S. from countries known as sponsors of terrorism, or...
