Updated: A legal opinion by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery says a proposal to make the Bible the official book of Tennessee would violate the state and federal constitutions.
Slatery…
Apr 14, 2015 8:02 AM CDT
Among the most orthodox of Orthodox Jews, some men try to uphold the dictates of their religion by not sitting next to women on public transportation.
While this may be…
Apr 10, 2015 10:20 AM CDT
Yoga classes taught at public schools don’t amount to an impermissible establishment of Hindu religion that violates the California Constitution, a state appeals court has ruled.
In an April 4…
Apr 6, 2015 10:55 AM CDT
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Wednesday that he won’t sign a religious freedom bill unless lawmakers revise it.
Hutchinson wants the legislature to recall or amend the bill so…
Apr 1, 2015 11:56 AM CDT
Anticipating a Supreme Court decision establishing a right to same-sex marriages, lawmakers in several states are considering bills that would allow businesses to refuse to serve gay couples.
Many of…
Mar 6, 2015 7:39 AM CST
Religious employers who objected to the accommodation that lets them refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to their workers have lost their bid for an injunction in a federal appeals court.
…
Feb 11, 2015 12:03 PM CST
An Ohio judge has acquitted a man accused of criminal mischief for putting a First Amendment sticker on a courthouse church directory.
Visiting Judge Dale Crawford granted a motion to…
Jan 29, 2015 8:08 AM CST
The Vatican has appointed its former sex crimes prosecutor to head a new appellate board, which reviews sanctions against priests accused of sexual abuse.
From 2002 to 2012, Bishop Charles…
Jan 21, 2015 11:07 AM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on behalf of a Muslim inmate who challenged Arkansas’ general ban on prisoner beards under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
Justice…
Jan 20, 2015 9:16 AM CST
A Washington florist being sued for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding may be held personally liable for her actions, a judge has held.
The judge also upheld…
Jan 9, 2015 2:58 PM CST
A bishop is facing multiple charges in the hit-and-run death of a Baltimore bicyclist last month.
Prosecutors allege that Suffragan Bishop Heather Cook, the No. 2 official in the Episcopal…
Jan 9, 2015 1:10 PM CST
The story of Florida's anti-Shariah law movement began three years ago with a courtroom bang, but it ended last May in a legislative whimper.
Jan 1, 2015 6:05 AM CST
Eduardo Palmer: “On a pure sound-bite basis,” restricting foreign law “can seem persuasive and logical and appropriate.” Photo by Sonya Revell.
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Seven state constitutions still ban atheists from holding public office, even though the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1961 that states can’t impose a religious test for public office.
Getting…
Dec 9, 2014 6:15 AM CST
A nativity scene on the courthouse lawn in Mountain Home, Arkansas, will include a disclaimer after a humanist group complained about the display last year.
The disclaimer will inform passersby…
Dec 4, 2014 8:46 AM CST
A group called Priests for Life says it won’t comply with a federal appeals court ruling on Friday upholding an accommodation that allows religious nonprofits to opt out from providing…
Nov 17, 2014 11:37 AM CST