The Supreme Court has taken on a case entitled Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC.1 It will likely decide the scope of the so-called "ministerial exception" to coverage of employment discrimination laws. The doctrine is one often invoked by religious institutions when they are sued by their clergy under federal civil rights laws.
READ MOREIf you love freedom, do you have a "dog" in the Madison fisticuffs? The answer is "Yes!" But on which side should the thinking civil libertarian be in Wisconsin? Is Governor Scott Walker the younger face of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak? When you hear about Democrats leaving town in the dark of night is
READ MOREPresident Obama's then-nominated and now-confirmed pick for the top religious freedom post, Suzan Johnson Cook, emphasized the continued urgency of the protection of freedom of conscience during her keynote address at the April 5, 2011, Religious Liberty Dinner in Washington, D.C. She noted that in the past two centuries more people have died for their
READ MOREEditors' note: This is the fourth in a series of five articles on the history of Christian persecution up to the end of the seventeenth century. The first, second, and third articles can be found here and here and here. The millennium-old Christian consensus that religious diversity was an evil that ought to be crushed
READ MOREAccording to a recent Supreme Court ruling (Albert Snyder vs. Westboro Baptist Church), the free speech clause might not allow someone to yell "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater, but it does allow protesters at military funerals to hold signs that declare, "Thank God for Dead Soldiers." In the 8-1 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts,
READ MOREShahbaz was my friend. He was a brave advocate for religious freedom. He stood up in the face of danger. He was killed. For those of you who aren't familiar with Shahbaz Bhatti, he was a prominent Pakistani Christian who courageously advocated for the rights of members of Pakistan's religious minorities. I had the honor
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