City officials are often caught between the demands of our two religion clauses. In Edisto Beach, SC, a lawsuit challenges a new ban on leasing public space for religious use.
Iowa law offers a religious exemption from state drug laws for sacramental peyote use. A new petition seeks a similar exemption for cannabis use by adherents of the Rastafari faith.
Muslim children in Wilmington, Delaware were repeatedly refused entry or forced to leave a city pool because of their religious clothing, according to a new lawsuit.
As Brian Kaylor explains, freedoms of belief matter little without expressive freedoms, including freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom to assemble with those who are like-minded.
Plaintiffs in Maine and Washington are seeking to build on the Supreme Court’s Trinity Lutheran Church ruling to demand state subsidies for religious education despite state funding barring such funding.
Ahead of next month’s Senate confirmation hearings, the BJC’s Holly Hollman writes in helpful detail about the religious liberty record of Brett Kavanaugh and Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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.