Religious Liberty

Egyptian presidential candidate: switching religions "is 'a personal right' and that religious groups and state should refrain from seeking to supervise religious conversion."

By SharperIron Tue, 04/24/2012 - 6:51am

What Egypt’s Leading Islamist Presidential Candidate Thinks About Christians
“God in the Holy Qur’an protects human dignity and that includes all humanity. Unfortunately the West has drawn incorrect conclusions because of ultra-conservative Islamists.”

An Incomplete Contraceptive Coverage Compromise

By sifilings Fri, 03/02/2012 - 2:08pm

Friday’s highly publicized announcement, President Obama may have helped contain the political firestorm over the new federal mandate that health plans cover contraceptives. But the embers are still hot. And legally speaking, nothing has changed. read more

Obama announces change in contraception coverage rule after outcry

By SharperIron Sat, 02/11/2012 - 8:32am

“Religious organizations won’t have to pay for these services, and no religious institution will have to provide these services directly.” read more

Judge: Christian Group Can't Bar Same-Sex Ceremony on It's Property

By SharperIron Mon, 01/16/2012 - 7:08pm

“Judge Solomon A. Metzger of the Office of Administrative Law ruled last Thursday that Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association violated state anti-discrimination laws when it did not allow a lesbian couple to use its boardwalk pavilion in 2007.”

Tiny Church in NYC awaiting Supreme Court decision

By SharperIron Sun, 12/04/2011 - 8:47pm

“A Christian congregation with just 48 members and not even a storefront is hoping the Supreme Court will overturn a ruling that says holding its Sunday service in a Bronx public school is unconstitutional.”