religious discrimination
A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules
By Associated Press — April 16, 2024
LONDON (AP) — The fight was over a rule put in place last year by the Michaela Community School after a small group of students who began praying in the schoolyard caused divisions at the school that spread to the community and led to a bomb threat.
Dave Ramsey ‘cult-like’ lawsuit dismissed, but class-action suit moves forward
By Bob Smietana — December 22, 2023
(RNS) — A former employee said he'd been misled when leaders of the Christian financial guru's company denied its culture was cult-like. A federal judge didn't buy it, but Ramsey still faces other lawsuits alleging his management of his media empire is discriminatory.
Muslim group files religious discrimination complaint against Maryland public schools
By Richa Karmarkar — December 8, 2023
(RNS) — El-Haggan's administrative leave comes at a time when public schools across the country reckon with free speech surrounding the ongoing conflict.
NJ town accused of discriminating against Orthodox Jews will pay $575K settlement
By Kathryn Post — August 29, 2023
(RNS) — Jackson Township had been accused of discriminatory surveillance and zoning ordinances that targeted its growing Orthodox Jewish community.
Atheist and agnostic fired for not attending company prayers win $50K in suit
By Yonat Shimron — August 7, 2023
(RNS) — The two workers declined to participate in a daily prayer circle as the company owner read from Scripture.
Arizona Christian University sues school district for religious discrimination
By Kathryn Post — March 10, 2023
(RNS) — At issue, the school board claims, is the university's 'strong' anti-LGBTQ stance.
Christian persecution higher than ever as Open Doors’ World Watch List marks 30 years
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 17, 2023
(RNS) — North Korea has returned to the top of the World Watch List with its highest-ever persecution score after an increase of arrests of Christians under its ‘anti-reactionary thought’ law.
Suit: California teacher says Bright Horizons fired her for exercising religious beliefs
By Alejandra Molina — October 14, 2022
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The suit claims religious discrimination and wrongful termination after the teacher refused to read children’s books promoting same-sex marriage.
Judges dismiss Jewish couple’s suit alleging adoption bias
By Jonathan Mattise — July 5, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Americans United for Separation of Church & State, which filed the lawsuit in January on the couple's behalf, plans to appeal the ruling.
Wajahat Ali recounts joy and pain of his Muslim immigrant upbringing in new book
By Yonat Shimron — February 4, 2022
(RNS) — The title of the pundit's memoir, 'Go Back to Where You Came From,' is taken from one of the more polite epithets the Pakistani American has received over the years.
Health care provider pays $75,000 in ‘scrub skirt’ religious bias suit
By Kathryn Post — February 2, 2022
(RNS) — The Apostolic Pentecostal nurse wanted to wear a ‘scrub skirt’ instead of scrub pants to work for religious reasons.
North Dakota bishops oppose UND gender inclusion policy
By James Macpherson — January 13, 2022
(AP) — UND President Andrew Armacost said some of the North Dakota Catholic Conference’s claims about the policy 'simply aren’t true.'
Muslim woman sues Missouri gun shop over hijab removal rule
By Margaret Stafford — December 30, 2021
(AP) — A firearms store and gun range in suburban Kansas City refused to let a Muslim woman use the range unless she removed her hijab, a Muslim civil rights organization alleged in a federal lawsuit. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the law firm of Baldwin & Vernon in […]
Christian finance expert Dave Ramsey sued for religious discrimination
By Bob Smietana — December 13, 2021
(RNS) — A former Ramsey employee says his religious beliefs teach him to trust science and protect his family. That allegedly put him in conflict with his COVID-skeptic boss.
The Fulton Supreme Court decision could increase discrimination against religious minorities
By Samuel D. Brunson — May 28, 2021
(RNS) — While most of the analysis of this case has centered on the possible impact on LGBTQ Americans, we should also be aware of how a potential ruling could affect religious minorities.
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