October 7 not only marks the first (and perhaps only) church-state case the Supreme Court will hear this session, it will be our first opportunity to hear how new Justice Sonia Sotomayor approaches questioning on issues in this area. As I have posted before, the...
A Minnesota Independent report details the thoroughly religious programming of the Minnesota Teen Challenge rehabilitation program, which has nonetheless received millions of dollars in both federal and state funding. Eric Vagle, Teen Challenge's communications...
After previous efforts to challenge the expansion of Arizona's Snowbowl ski resort on religious freedom grounds were stymied, a new lawsuit has been filed, this time questioning the environmental impact.
Baptist Joint Committee Director Brent Walker explores the yearly "see you at the pole" event, in which students gather before school to pray together. It is, he suggests, a positive example of one of the many ways students are allowed (contrary to what we...
AU's Rob Boston probably deserves hazard pay for going to attend the "Values Voter Summit" over the weekend. He notes that many Religious Right sponsoring organizations "don’t even pretend to be non-partisan any more – yet...
The Department of Justice announced a settlement with GuideOne Mutual Insurance in a discrimination lawsuit over the Kentucky company's offering of special rates to religious customers. Under the settlement, the defendants must pay a total of $29,500 to three...
