Applying recent Supreme Court precedent, the New Mexico Supreme Court reversed course and upheld a textbook loan program, finding a state constitutional provision barring aid to private schools to be rooted in religious animus.
The Montana Constitution’s ban on aid to religious schools does not allow a scholarship tax credit to be used for religious school tuition, the state’s Supreme Court ruled.
For public school officials, the holidays season can mean navigating some difficult church-state terrain to protect the religious liberty of all students.
What’s the state of religious liberty in America today? And where does it go from here? Deseret News asked some experts and advocates for their views.
Entry forms for the 2019 BJC Scholarship Essay contest for high school juniors and seniors are now available! The topic is the Johnson Amendment. Grand prize includes a trip for two to D.C.!
“In God We Trust” fever in states across the U.S. may be just the first phase of a larger effort to introduce increasingly ambitious legislation to expand religion’s footprint in public institutions.
Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.
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Faith.
Freedom.
For All.
The targeting of religious minorities.
The rise of Christian nationalism.
The politicization of houses of worship.
BJC brings people together to tackle today’s serious threats to religious liberty.