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"Most Americans are Concerned About Restrictions in Religious Freedom"
According to the Barna Group, the vast majority of Americans agree with an expansive definition of religious freedom. Read more>>
Landmark European Court Decisions Impose New Limits on Religious Freedom in Workplace
There were mixed results from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a decision combining four cases originating in the United Kingdom, each dealing with religious freedom in the workplace. Read more>>
"The Elementary RFRA Error"
EPPC’s Ed Whelan uses a recent ruling by federal district judge Mitchell S. Goldberg to explain the error in the line of reasoning that several courts have employed when ruling on cases involving the HHS “preventive services” mandate. Read more>>
Defenders and Opponents of Religious Freedom Square Off in the States
The Deseret News reports on initiatives that are being launched in the states to protect religious freedom—and on efforts by organizations such as the secularist Center for Inquiry to oppose those initiatives and protections. The article noted the goal of the American Religious Freedom Program (ARFP) to establish religious freedom caucuses in almost all state legislatures by the end of 2013. Read more>>
"Stanford Law School Launches One-of-a-Kind Religious Liberty Clinic"
On Monday, Stanford Law School announced the nation’s first law school clinic devoted entirely to defending religious liberty. Read more>>
Charitable Religious Giving: "For Non-profits, 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill Was Mixed Bag"
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) reports that the tax-increase deal Congress made to avert the “fiscal cliff” is a mixed bag for religious and other nonprofits. Draconian limitations some had proposed on charitable deductions were averted. Read more>>
Sikhs Push For Change In NYPD Dress Code
Members of the Sikh community in New York City are pushing for changes to the New York Police Department (NYPD) dress code to allow turbans and full beards. They believe this change would allow Sikhs to serve the city in full accord with their deeply-held religious beliefs and that many Sikhs do not seek employment with NYPD because of its policy on full beards. Read more>>
Connecticut Catholics File Federal RLUIPA Suit to Keep Soup Kitchen Open
The Catholic Diocese of Norwich filed for a federal injunction under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) to keep a Connecticut soup kitchen open. St. Vincent de Paul, a non-profit charitable organization, operates the soup kitchen at the location of a former Catholic grammar school. Read more>>
Anti-religious Litigation Group Sues to Greatly Increase Federal Scrutiny of Faith Communities
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a litigious group hostile to religious expression in public life, filed a federal lawsuit last week in an attempt to undermine America’s long-unquestioned public policy that religious groups should be recognized as non-profits and treated accordingly by the Internal Revenue Service. Read more>>
Hawaii Gives U.S. Congress Its First Hindu and Its First Buddhist U.S. Senator
A pair of newly elected officials from Hawaii were sworn in to the 113th Congress today, representing a pair of firsts for their minority faiths. Read more>>
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