religious rights
When adoption agencies can turn away gay prospective parents, what happens to the kids?
By Bobby Ross Jr. — March 23, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) — Those who study the issue say it's hard to tell exactly how such rules governing adoption affect the numbers of children placed in 'forever' homes.
Indian state recognizes 800-year-old tradition as a separate religion
By Bhavya Dore — March 23, 2018
MUMBAI (RNS) — 'The whole religion started as a revolt and protest against Hindu orthodoxy,' said S.M. Jamdar, general secretary of a group at the forefront of the Lingayats' drive for minority status.
Some Americans don’t believe Muslims, atheists have First Amendment rights
By Kimberly Winston — September 15, 2017
(RNS) — On the eve of Constitution Day, a survey shows many Americans know very little about the document and who it protects.
Five takeaways from the Hobby Lobby case
By Lauren Markoe — June 30, 2014
(RNS) Corporations can't pray, but they do have religious rights -- and other takeaways from the Supreme Court decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.
Supreme Court takes up Hobby Lobby’s challenge to the contraception mandate
By Lauren Markoe — March 25, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Hobby Lobby case could be yet another instance where Justice Anthony Kennedy provides the swing vote in the decision of whether a corporation has religious rights, and whether those rights have been trampled by the government's contraception mandate.
Guidelines seek line between free speech, bullying
By Lauren Markoe — May 22, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) A coalition of religious and civil rights groups released guidelines to balance two occasionally conflicting interests: students’ rights to free religious expression and their rights to remain safe from discrimination and bullying. By Lauren Markoe.
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