Judge Says New Jersey County Can’t Exclude Churches from Historic Preservation Grant
Two churches in New Jersey have won a victory against county officials who were excluding them from a historic preservation grant program.
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Senators Cry Foul after Faith-Based Groups Allegedly Frozen out of Prison Program
Lankford and Peters called on the bureau to provide information regarding the its use of outside organizations for recidivism reduction programs, particularly faith-based organizations.
Coalition of Faith Groups Side with Nuns in Religious Freedom Case Before Supreme Court
The nuns have been engaged in the litigation since first filing suit in 2017. Their case is one of several religious freedom cases that could be on the Supreme Court docket this term.
Freedom of Religion is ‘Deteriorating’ in Hong Kong, New Report Says
With the passage of a new security law in 2020, the Chinese government gained more power to suppress pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, which the regime viewed as a direct threat to its power.
Championing Religious Freedom: ‘We Must Preserve Our Unity’ Going Beyond Political Disputes
Princeton scholar Robert George told a Religious Freedom Institute gathering, ‘We do everything we can, within reason, to enable men and women of goodwill of every tradition of faith and shade of belief to pursue the spiritual quest and honor their consciences…’
No ‘Wall of Separation’ Between Church and Free Speech
The case of Colorado web designer Lorie Smith, as argued before the Supreme Court, is not about free exercise of religion but freedom of speech, and almost certainly it will be decided that way.
Supreme Court Should Flag School District for Personal Foul Over Coach’s Postgame Prayer
COMMENTARY: In ‘Kennedy v. Bremerton School District,’ the nation’s highest court will clarify the Constitution’s protection of the religious expression of teachers, coaches and other public servants.
US Supreme Court to Hear Case of Web Designer Who Objects to Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
The court agreed Feb. 22 to consider ‘whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.’
Canada Supreme Court: Catholic Schools Have a Right to Teach Church Views
‘To tell a Catholic school how to explain its faith undermines the liberty of the members of its community,’ the court wrote in its 7-0 decision.
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