Illinois and South Carolina have the most religious liberty safeguards currently in place, while states such as West Virginia ranked at the bottom, a report issued by a conservative think tank revealed.
Virginia Supreme Court announces controversial legal standard to revive teacher’s religious liberty claims over dismissal for refusing to use preferred student pronouns
The Virginia Supreme Court revived the religious freedom claims of a public school teacher who was fired for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns.
Jewish Groups Line Up In Support Of Biden’s Muslim Court Pick Assailed By GOP
Fifteen Jewish organizations on Tuesday pledged their “strong support” for President Joe Biden’s historic Muslim court pick Adeel Mangi ― days after Republican senators subjected him to hostile and Islamophobic questioning in his confirmation hearing.
Finding objective ways to talk about religion in the classroom is tough − but the cost of not doing so is clear
Despite the holiday season’s calls for joy and peace, religious strife continues in many places. While the United States has a great deal of litigation and controversy over religion’s place in public life, it has largely avoided violence.
Review: Walter Brueggemann’s Prophetic Imagination
If you are a preacher, at least in Mainline Protestant circles, you know the name of Walter Brueggemann. He continues to be one of the most influential Old Testament scholars of our day and has been for the last half-century….
Judge Halts Removal Of Confederate Memorial At Arlington Cemetery
A judge has temporarily halted the removal of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, just hours after work to remove the memorial had begun.
Notre Dame spire to be crowned with new rooster, symbolizing cathedral’s resurgence
A pivotal moment in the restoration of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral is set for Saturday, with the installation of a golden rooster atop its spire.
20 Jewish celebrities who died in 2023
Jewish communal mourning was defined in large part this year by Oct. 7. But other notable losses occurred throughout the year, of people who have left outsized legacies on politics, the arts, sports and everything in between.
Israeli Official Suggests Gaza Be ‘Flattened Completely, Just Like Auschwitz Today’
A local Israeli council head suggested in a radio interview that Gaza should be “flattened completely, just like Auschwitz today,” the latest Israeli official to publicly call for the annihilation of the besieged Palestinian enclave.