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Religious Arbitration: How America’s Courts Safeguard the First Amendment by Defending It

02 Jan 2022
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Rabbi Michael Shevack

Religious arbitration has been in the news recently and I would like to offer my perspective as a Jew, a rabbi and inter-religious leader who cherishes our Constitution and human rights. Protection...

New Jersey Supreme Court Says No to Cash for Churches

20 Apr 2018
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C Barnett

Supreme Court of New Jersey's decision was a victorious ruling For ACLU. The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled taxpayer money could not be granted for church repair projects if the building is used...

Is The Trump Administration Censoring Criticism of Their Support For Religious Groups?

18 Dec 2017
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Derek Welch

The Health and Human Services Department has been Accused of Banning Negative Comments on Policy Supporting Religious Groups Donna Karan is quoted as saying “delete the negative; accentuate the positive!”...

Has the Separation of Church and State Gone Too Far?

17 Dec 2017
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C Barnett

All The Attacks On Every Instance of Religious Belief May Actually Be Counterproductive Separation of church and state. You hear this said by groups all the time. In fact, organizations like the Freedom...

Pure Flix Donates $25,000 to Rebuild Ten Commandments Monument That Was Run Over by a Car

12 Jul 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Continued conflict over Ten Commandments monument on public land. Arizona based independent film studio, Pure Flix, has donated 25,000 dollars to a fund in the town of Arkansas. The fund is for rebuilding...

Conservative Neil Gorsuch Officially Added to Supreme Court

19 Jun 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Trump-backed Neil Gorsuch undergoes swearing-in ceremony After a long battle, Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, This can turn out to be a tipping point in the long battle for separation...

Teacher Files Lawsuit Over Threats to Fire Her for Saying “I’ll Pray for You”

24 May 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Maine school threatens a teacher with termination for trying to “integrate private and public belief systems” at a public school. In Augusta, Maine a and “you were in my prayers.”...

Australian Senator Pushing Greater Church/State Separation to Obtain Marriage Equality

22 May 2017
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Kelly Frazier

Australian Senator Penny Wong blamed religious organizations as the reason why Australia is still not very receptive to gay rights. Penny Wong, an Australian senator since 2002, has called for a greater...

26 Feb 2017
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Kelly Frazier

Christiansburg, VA cancels trip to Ark Encounter after contact from FFRF. It was convinced to do so by the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF). The Ark Encounter is a Christian attraction modeled...

19 Feb 2017
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C Barnett

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to focus on religious freedom during his term. It is a fact that conservative Christians propelled Donald Trump to the presidency. This was conceded by the speech...