Hearing Day 3: Kavanaugh Discusses Priests for Life, RFRA, School Prayer, and the Role of Faith in Judging
Watch clips from Day 2 of Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing in which he discusses issues related to religious liberty.
Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Discusses Religious Freedom in Confirmation Hearing Day Two
During questioning from Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh discussed his views on both the Free Exercise and Establishment Clause guarantees of the First Amendment.
BJC’s Jennifer Hawks to Kavanaugh: Reconsider Your Opposition to Church-State Separation
Judge Kavanaugh has said that the idea of a “wall of separation” between church and state “is wrong as a matter of law and history.”
Texas Supreme Court Declines to Take up Cheerleader Banner Case
Even if courts rule that public high school cheerleaders have the right to display religious messages on the field at football games, that doesn’t mean it is the best way to promote the spirit of religious liberty.
Pennsylvania House’s Exclusion of Nontheists as Guest Chaplain Ruled Unconstitutional
Written by Don Byrd A policy of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives excluding nontheists from delivering the opening invocation violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution, a federal court ruled yesterday. Denying nontheists the opportunity to act as...President Trump Discusses Pulpit Politics With Evangelical Supporters
The Johnson Amendment is, and remains, an important protection against the unnecessary division and misuse for political purposes of our congregations.
