Mar 12, 2018 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd State law protecting the separation of church and state likely forbids a historic preservation grant issued for the purpose of preserving the stained glass window of a church sanctuary, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled last week, overturning a...
Feb 12, 2018 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd After the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) changed its policy earlier this year to make houses of worship and other religious institutions eligible for taxpayer aid to rebuild following a natural disaster, Congress has now made it...
Jan 3, 2018 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd [This post has been updated with a statement from the BJC] One story I have watched closely over the last several weeks involves the legal challenge brought by three churches demanding access to FEMA grants to rebuild churches in the wake...
Dec 11, 2017 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd A federal judge in Texas has denied a motion filed by plaintiff churches seeking an injunction against the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) policy prohibiting disaster aid grants to facilities established primarily for religious...
Nov 13, 2017 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd A federal judge in Texas agreed to delay, temporarily, ruling on a preliminary injunction in a case challenging FEMA’s longstanding policy not to provide grants to houses of worship. The judge, however, declined the agency’s request to...
