Sikhs Await U.S. Army Decision on Religious Attire

Sunday's Washington Post tells the story of Captain Kamaljit Singh Kalsi, a doctor preparing to enter active duty in the US Army. Like others of his Sikh faith, Kalsi's religious beliefs require him to leave his hair uncut and to wear a turban, in apparent...

Amish Beliefs Challenge Public Health Requirements

The NYTimes profiles a classic religious liberty conflict unfolding in rural Pennsylvania: modern building codes vs. sects whose faith teaches against modernization. For the last two and a half years, Mr. [Jack] Crislip, a planning supervisor for the state’s...

Gaddy, Dubois Work For “Responsible” Faith-Based Partnerships

Interfaith Alliance President Welton Gaddy has been a strong and reliable voice against the government funding of religious organizations. Now, the White House has asked him to join the Faith Advisory Council's task force looking into ways to reform the Office of...

Louisiana Closer to Altering Religious Freedom Provisions

The Louisiana legislature has moved one step closer to amending the time-tested religious freedom protections of the state's constitution. Voters would have the final say on House Bill 340, which needed 26 Senators to pass and squeaked by, 27-9 according to The...

Religious Exemption for Same-Sex Marriage Laws Debated

The Washington Post's On Faith site is hosting a discussion on religious exemption with regard to same-sex marriage. The BJC's Brent Walker added his voice and makes an important point: clergy and church discretion in same-sex marriage participation is already...