We may be headed toward Masterpiece Cakeshop, Round 2, after the cakemaker filed a new lawsuit accusing state officials of engaging in unconstitutional bullying after he was again charged with violating the state’s public accommodation law.
A follow up case to Trinity Lutheran may not be far off. It could be a school funding dispute in one of the many states that have chosen to protect against government support for religious education.
Labor Department staff charged with enforcing employment nondiscrimination rules for federal contracts were instructed Friday to “bear in mind” the religious objections of organizations and closely-held businesses.
Would a state constitutional amendment authorizing public schools to display the Ten Commandments settle the issue and bar litigation challenging the move? Not by a long shot.
When a Wisconsin county administrator sought to be more inclusive in the clergy invited to offer invocations before board meetings, some resident were supportive; many others responded with anti-Muslim hostility.
A West Virginia City Council opens its meetings with recitations of the Lord’s Prayer in which the public attendees regularly join in. What could go wrong?