Religious Liberty

“Q&A with First Amendment champion Eric Treene on religious freedom, land use, and how the Westminster Confession contributed to his work at the Department of Justice.” - C.Today

“A Presbyterian was burnt in effigy, a Methodist was shot in the leg, and that’s just the start of the story of this constitutional prohibition.” - C.Today

“Mayor Michelle Wu’s office declined to comment on the group’s request other than to say it’s reviewing the high court’s decision while also evaluating its flag-raising program.” - C.Index

“In a unanimous ruling, justices agree the city violated the First Amendment by keeping religious views out of a space being used as a public forum.” - C.Today

“Many of the headlines said the majority-conservative court ‘appeared sympathetic’ to the coach, which I disagree with. The justices appeared more confused by the conflicting narratives…. Breyer plaintively noted at one point: ‘One of my problems in this case, is that the parties seem to have different views of the facts.’” - Get Religion

“The U.S. Supreme Court weighed lengthy arguments April 25 regarding whether a high school football coach’s post-game prayer at midfield violates the First Amendment’s ban on government establishment of religion.” - BPNews

“Groome said she wanted her children to be able to participate in extracurricular activities, but sought a secular alternative to the Joy El Christian club, which operates at nine of the 16 school districts in the county and offers off-campus activities.” - C.Post

“72-year-old street preacher John Sherwood has been cleared of charges of hate speech, a year after an incident in which he was arrested after preaching the traditional definition of marriage in an open air sermon near London’s Uxbridge Underground Station in April 2021.” - C.Leaders

“The settlement lifts any requirements for Meriwether to use preferred pronouns for students that may contradict their biological sex, according to ADF. Additionally, the university has reportedly agreed to rescind a written warning issued to Meriwether in June 2018.” - C.Post

“What was the crucial difference between this case and the unanimous… 2012 Hosanna Tabor decision in which the court upheld the ‘ministerial exception’ concept, allowing religious groups to take doctrine into account when hiring and firing employees?” - GetReligion