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President Obama will sign a proclamation recognizing the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, but will not hold any related events at the White House, according to CBN's David Brody. This marks a return to the practice of Presidents before George W. Bush, who...

Judge: TN School Tried, But Misstepped

On Friday, in a case I've been following lately, Judge Robert Echols issued a preliminary injunction ordering a Wilson County, TN school not to restrict advertising posters merely for having religious content. Lakeview Elementary was charged with censoring...

Religious Freedom Commission Releases Annual Report

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom released their yearly report today, "the most extensive in the Commission's 10-year history," and are recommending the State Department add 5  names to the list of "countries of...

Justice David Souter to Retire at End of Term [UPDATED]

NPR broke the somewhat surprising story that a vacancy on the Supreme Court will come this year, and the more surprising, perhaps, news that the vacancy will not be the result of either Justive Stevens or Justice Ginsburg retiring. Speculation of a replacement has of...

BJC Urges Against Proposed Courtroom Dress Rule

Arguing that "a witness's ability to testify cannot be made contingent upon the violation of her religious beliefs", the Baptist Joint Committee and other religious liberty groups filed a statement with the Michigan Supreme Court. The state is...

Link Roundup: Mostly Obama Edition

Even church-state advocates got in on the 100-day evaluation of the new President. AU's Joseph Conn gives Obama mostly high marks – with some policy areas still to be determined. One of the best things about the new administration, he seems to be saying, is...