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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Though a 2012 First Amendment Center survey noted that a majority of Americans identify that the First Amendment contains the freedom of speech, only about a quarter remembered its provision for freedom of religion. Simultaneously protecting religious freedom in America and complicating church-state relations, the right to religious freedom grounds debates over a range of issues, from religion in public schools to corporate expressions of free exercise.
News
In honor of Charlie Kirk, lawmakers will meet to reevaluate campus discourse, including new state regulations.
News
New interpretation of tax law is a win for conservative Christians who have long opposed the Johnson Amendment.
Wire Story
Ruling says district’s refusal to allow students to skip lessons violates free exercise protections.
Analysis
Justices weighed First Amendment rights in the case of a publicly funded Catholic school in Oklahoma.
Wire Story
Christians and child safety advocates defend state regulations designed to keep kids from accessing inappropriate material online.
News
Shall thou display them in thy classrooms? Federal judge orders education officials to not enforce the requirement that schools put up posters with the biblical directives.
News
The Christian ministry says it is being blocked from helping hundreds of refugee children and families, despite its decades-long history of service.
Wire Story
Now that some nonprofit newspapers have begun to back candidates, a new lawsuit asks why Christian charities can’t take sides.
News
Evangelical school sees discrimination in COVID-19 relief fund’s employee-counting rules.
Review
Aaron Renn outlines individual, institutional, and missional strategies for adapting to a hostile culture.