When Oregon passed its Workplace Religious Freedom Act, many were unhappy that it specifically left in place a longstanding ban on religious clothing for public school teachers. When the legislature convenes in the Spring, a bill with broad support among religious...
An ongoing battle in Idaho over Nampa Classical Academy's plans to use the Bible as textbook is drawing stern words on both sides: the state, which is requesting information and materials on the school's plans, and school officials, who have sued the state and...
Via Religion Clause, the White House blog is touting the administration's reception honoring the 540th birthday of Nanak Dev Ji, the first guru in Sikhism. It was the first time that this holiday has ever been celebrated at the White House. Members of the...
Amid reactionary calls for the US military to ban Muslims from serving in the armed forces, the Pentagon claims rules already allow commanders to discipline or even remove personnel espousing positions encouraging violence, or holding divisive, extreme views. AFP...
Writing for Newsweek, Dahlia Lithwick gets to the heart of controversies over legislative prayer and the battle over Judge David Hamilton's nomination to the 7th Circuit. The real problem here isn't Hamilton but the fiction, built into the Supreme Court's...
Judge David Hamilton was confirmed yesterday to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals by a 59-39 vote in the US Senate. Efforts to block the nomination over his Indiana House prayer decision fell short.
