In a petition filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, Gordon College argues that the function of every professor at a religious school is ministerial and qualifies for the ministerial exception if the mission of the school is to integrate religion throughout all academic disciplines.
President Biden announced his intention to nominate Rashad Hussain to be U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. He would be the first Muslim to hold the State Department position.
The latest challenge to Colorado’s anti-discrimination law comes from a website designer who plans to begin offering wedding-related websites but who objects on religious grounds from offering sites devoted to same-sex marriages.
A letter signed by nearly 60 religious and religious freedom groups asks for more action from the administration to protect sacred land located in the Tonto National Forest known as Chí’chil Biłdagoteel (translated as “Oak Flat”).
The prohibition on discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act doesn’t just apply to hiring and firing; it also protects against “hostile” work environments. But, what if your work environment is a house of worship and you are a minister?
The Ohio law also allows any health care worker or institution with a conscience-based objection to refuse to refer such services to another provider.