Sikh Americans and Religious Liberty

Law professor Robert Tuttle answers questions about Sikh-Americans and religious liberty in an interview with the Pew Research Center. And consider this a free sneak preview of my article counting down the Top Ten Religious Liberty stories of 2009, featured in the...

Supreme Court to Hear Religious Student Group Case

Lyle Deniston reports the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal in a case involving exclusive religious student groups at a public college. In 2004, UC-Hastings' Law School denied the request of a student chapter of the Christian Legal Society to be fully...

Court Rules Against Sheriff’s Mandatory Religious Presentations

A unanimous panel of the 7th Circuit ruled that Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke violated the religious liberty rights of his officers by repeatedly offering religious presentations at mandatory events. Clarke invited the newly formed Fellowship of the Christian...

President Obama: Christian Story is “Universal”

At the National Tree lighting ceremony, President Obama praised the Christmas story for its universal implications: Tonight, we celebrate a story that is as beautiful as it is simple.  The story of a child born far from home to parents guided only by faith, but...

Swiss Politicians Line Up With Plans for Further Restrictions

After watching the conservative opposition Swiss People's Party celebrate a victory at the polls,with voters approving a measure banning the Muslim minaret, JTA reports (via TPM) that a member of the coalition government is now planning other restrictions as well,...