Written by Don ByrdKatherine Stewart has a thoughtful piece about a growing controversy in California, where programs to introduce public school children to yoga have been criticized by some conservative Christian groups as improper promotion of religion. Why thoughtful? Because she takes seriously the complaint, while considering it in the context of other forms of proselytizing rampant in many school systems today.
Written by Don Byrd
California’s Orange County has settled a long-running lawsuit brought by the ACLU challenging the requirement that a Muslim woman remove her hijab while in a holding cell.
Written by Don Byrd
A California law prohibits for-profit companies from discriminating based upon religion in hiring and firing.
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The City of Santa Monica, California has tried to accommodate requests for holiday display space in Palisades Park.
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California Governor Brown has signed AB 1964 into law, which strengthens workplace religious freedom protections.