Religious Freedom
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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.”
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USCIRF Welcomes New Commissioner Meir Soloveichik
Religious freedom “is the philosophical linchpin of what lies at the heart of American ideals.”
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Indiana Muslims Win Settlement in Favor of Religious Rights
“Discrimination on the basis of religion has no place in the Crossroads of America,” said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana Zachary A. Myers.
When Bigotry Backfires: TalkTV Host Stuns Alex Barnes-Ross with Lesson on Religious Freedom
“It wasn’t fun,” Barnes-Ross said of the interview. “I hope I didn’t come across as a fool.”
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Ninth Circuit Ruling Reinforces Religious Organizations’ Right to Faith-Based Hiring
Washington State Representative Chris Corry calls it “a clear, common-sense defense of religious freedom grounded in the Constitution.”
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Supreme Court to Decide If State Prisoners Can Sue Over Religious Freedom Abuses
“If Damon had been held in a federal prison, he would have been able to sue the officer for damages.”
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Department of Justice Sues Idaho Town for Religious Discrimination
“RLUIPA unequivocally forbids local governments from deciding zoning matters based on their dislike of certain religious groups.”
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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.
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Set a Good Example Day: A Call to Defend Religious Freedom
History shows that actions can set powerful societal examples, for better or worse.
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First Amendment Voice Grapples with the State of Religious Freedom in the U.S.
Religious freedom is at a tipping point in the United States according to a virtual panel conducted by First Amendment Voice.
