Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Federal judge accepts religious liberty defense of immigrant rights activists
By Jack Jenkins — February 4, 2020
(RNS) — U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez argued that not only are the activists' beliefs sincerely held, but also that prosecuting them amounts to a substantial burden on their faith.
Government allows S.C. foster care group to keep Protestants-only policy
By Yonat Shimron — January 23, 2019
(RNS) — The exemption will allow Miracle Hill, a Greenville-based Christian ministry, to continue to accept only Protestant churchgoing parents to its federally funded foster care program.
Religious freedom advocates are divided over how to address LGBT rights
By Kelsey Dallas — January 13, 2017
(RNS) - Faith leaders and LGBT activists are searching for consensus that would balance religious conscience rights and LGBT protections and have national appeal.
Preserving the public middle ground on religious liberty, LGBT issues
By Jennifer A. Marshall — September 2, 2016
(RNS) Some say that when it comes to LGBT issues, there is no middle ground. Not true, says Jennifer A. Marshall: 'the United States was made for this.'
Son had 36 bruises; mom quoted Bible as defense
By guest — September 1, 2016
INDIANAPOLIS -- She said her choice of discipline for her 7-year-old son came straight from her evangelical Christian beliefs.
The weaponization of religious liberty
By guest — June 8, 2016
(RNS) How did something as fundamentally American as religious freedom become a culture war weapon against LGBT people and their families?
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is discriminatory. Let’s fix it
By guest — May 18, 2016
(RNS) RFRA is being used as a vehicle for institutions and individuals to argue that their faith justifies myriad harms -- to equality, to dignity, to health and to core American values. This is wrong.
Why corporations are wrong about the Mississippi law (COMMENTARY)
By Jennifer A. Marshall — April 11, 2016
(RNS) Big business is trying to “rebrand” religious liberty as bigotry by distorting the facts about policies that draw strong support among Americans.
‘All or nothing’ Obamacare objections threaten religious liberty (COMMENTARY)
By Holly Hollman — March 21, 2016
(RNS) Religious liberty is often threatened by government indifference or oversight, but here it is endangered by exaggerated claims and overreaching.
Religious liberty bill passes Georgia legislature
By Reuters — March 17, 2016
ATLANTA -- The bill grants churches, religious schools or faith-based associations the right to reject holding events for people or groups to whom they object.
Atheist seeks removal of ‘God’ from US currency — again
By Kimberly Winston — January 19, 2016
(RNS) Michael Newdow has unsuccessfully challenged the Pledge of Allegiance, the president's oath of office and "In God We Trust." He's at it again, this time taking a page from the Hobby Lobby case.
Here’s why the Little Sisters will lose (COMMENTARY)
By Mark Silk — November 10, 2015
(RNS) The Supreme Court will uphold the requirement that religious nonprofits sign a waiver to avoid paying for contraceptive services.
Supreme Court faces new challenges to Obamacare’s ‘contraceptive mandate’
By Richard Wolf — October 30, 2015
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is about to climb back into Americans' bedrooms.
Can Indiana compromise on LGBT rights, religious liberty?
By Stephanie Wang — October 5, 2015
The “Utah compromise” was hailed by some as a groundbreaking balance of religious liberty and LGBT rights. But now, Indiana business leaders are roundly rejecting the concept.
Indiana’s Church of Cannabis files religious liberty suit
By Stephanie Wang — July 9, 2015
The lawsuit challenges state laws on possession and use of marijuana as infringing upon religious beliefs.
