Amish Sue over Traffic Safety Requirement
December 17, 2024
The Amish community is suing the state of Ohio over its new requirement that they install yellow flashing lights on their buggies.
State Laws - Universal Life Church
Texas Becomes the Latest State to Introduce Religion in Public Schools
December 20, 2024
Texas becomes the 3rd recent state to introduce religion in public schools, thereby chipping away at the separation between church and state.
Legal Arguments Louisiana and Oklahoma Could Face in Their Religious Education Lawsuits
November 5, 2024
Lawsuits are making their way to court after Louisiana and Oklahoma separately mandated religious education in public schooling.
Florida’s New School Chaplain Program and Why the Satanists are Angry
October 11, 2024
Florida recently implemented a new school chaplain program, but defined religion in such a way as to exclude non-theist religions.
Oklahoma Schools Ordered to Incorporate Bible Education
July 23, 2024
Oklahoma schools have been ordered to incorporate Bible education into the classroom by the state's Superintendent.
Louisiana Mandates Display of Ten Commandments in All Public Schools
July 2, 2024
A new law in Louisiana mandating that public classrooms display the Ten Commandments seeks to test the separation between church and state.
North Dakota Doctors are Free to Refuse Certain Treatments to Trans Individuals
April 2, 2024
Christian doctors have been given a green light to refuse service to trans patients in the state of North Dakota.
The Religious Objection to COVID-19 Vaccinations Explained
December 22, 2023
More and more states are permitting religious objection to vaccination as vaccination has become politicized in the Covid era.
State of Tennessee Settles Lawsuit with Universal Life Church
December 19, 2023
The Universal Life Church recently won its lawsuit against Tennessee over a law barring its ministers from officiating weddings.
The "Gas Chamber" is Coming to the United States: What it Means for Religious Freedom
December 15, 2023
Alabama is beginning to use the gas chamber to execute inmates on death row, and one priest is saying this violates his freedom of religion.
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