CONSTITUTION

A Church Targeted, a Nation Tainted: Japan’s Descent into Religious Repression

The dissolution is a culmination of 40 years of Japanese authorities condoning attacks on the Unification Church.

Increased Freedom to Religious Practice Granted to North Carolina Prisoners

“Our Constitution protects the religious liberty of all people to exercise their faith. In America, that means even those who are incarcerated can continue to worship and pray.”

New Louisiana Law Mandates Ten Commandments Displays in All Public Schools

The governor of Louisiana has signed into law a bill requiring that every public school classroom in Louisiana display a copy of the Ten Commandments.

We All Deserve to Live in a World of Religious Diversity & Freedom

On Religious Freedom Day, I am profoundly grateful to live in a country where I can freely express my own beliefs as a member of a minority religion.

Hate Crimes Spike Again in the Nation’s Largest County

The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations has issued an annual hate crime report for the past 40 years, amongst the most exhaustive and established reports of its kind anywhere.

The Origins of Our First Amendment—the Province of Religion Versus the State

As difficult as some of these cases may be, courts have usually sided with the church and with the Lockean ideas. The church, not the state, distinguishes between human actions based on their religious motivation or lack thereof.