Religious Liberty

“It’s an area where even the president’s detractors have said the Trump administration has produced tangible, if still limited, accomplishments.” - Politico

“In his complaint, Johnson alleged Beale began leading ‘prayer sessions’ in her new role as Deputy Director and urged her employees to attend church. During a subsequent performance review, Beale allegedly cautioned Johnson that he should start reading his Bible” - Patheos

“In the wake of a Supreme Court decision permitting a cross to remain on a public highway, the Department of Veterans Affairs has revised its policies on religious symbols in displays at VA facilities.” - Christianity Today

“Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear yet another important religious liberty case, Espinoza v. Montana. In this case, the state of Montana excluded religious schools from a scholarship program because of the state’s Blaine Amendment — basically an anti-religion law.” - W. Examiner

“All these horrific conflicts were rooted not in religion but in religious intolerance. They involved, in many cases, the aggressors ignoring the principles of love, tolerance or respect inherent in their own religious scriptures.” - RNS

“… the International Religious Freedom Report details the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 foreign countries and territories and describes U.S. actions and policies in support of religious freedom worldwide.” - Acton

“’The fact that the cross is undoubtedly a Christian symbol should not blind one to everything else that the Bladensburg Cross has come to represent: a symbolic resting place for ancestors who never returned home, a place for the community to gather and honor all veterans and their sacrifices for this Nation, and a historical landmark,’ wrote Justice Samuel Alito, in the majority opinion.” -

Two Painful Truths of America’s Religious Culture War

“On Sunday, Quebec’s legislature passed a bill prohibiting government employees, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious clothing or accessories. The bill passed with an overwhelming 73 to 35 vote and a court challenge has already been filed.” - W. Examiner

“The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case involving an Oregon bakery that refused to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding… foregoing an opportunity to clarify its position on the matter after ruling narrowly in favor of a Colorado baker in a similar case last year.” - National Review