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Vaccine Policy Blocked Due to Religious Objections

February 11, 2022

A federal judge ruled against a Biden Administration vaccine policy for military members after Navy Seals claimed religious exemptions.

Category: Religious Discrimination Religious Law Religion and Health

Tag: Biden Administration covid-19 Federal Court Decision Navy Seal vaccine mandate

A same-sex couple in Kansas has been denied the right to be listed on their child's birth certificate due to discriminatory intent.

Kansas Same-Sex Couple Struggles to be Listed as Parents on Birth Certificate

February 1, 2022

A same-sex couple in Kansas has been denied the right to be listed on their child's birth certificate due to discriminatory intent.

Category: LGBTQ and Law State Laws

Tag: Equality Act LGBTQ discrimination Same-Sex Marriage same-sex parents

Religious diets are quite common in the United States, and sometimes they can lead to lawsuits, especially in correctional facilities.

Religious Rights Lawsuit Initiated After Student Forced to Eat Pepperoni Pizza

January 28, 2022

A former high school football player filed a lawsuit claiming he was forced to eat pepperoni pizza, which is against his religious beliefs.

Category: Church and schools Religious Discrimination

Tag: Civil Rights football freedom of religion religious freedom religious prohibition

A Colorado baker is facing a lawsuit again, this time for his refusal to bake a cake for a transgender transition celebration.

New Jersey Codifies Same-Sex Marriage Statute

January 25, 2022

New Jersey recently passed a law to enshrine same-sex marriage rights into state law, after over a decade of efforts to do so.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision State Laws

Tag: marriage equality New Jersey Obergefell v Hodges Same-Sex Marriage

A football coach who recently won his religious freedom lawsuit against a public school mulls whether to return to his old post.

Federal Judge Will Rule in Cambridge Christian’s Prayer Lawsuit

January 21, 2022

A federal judge will rule in a prayer lawsuit over whether an athletic association violated the first amendment rights of a Christian school.

Category: Supreme Court Decision Separation of church and state Church and schools

Tag: First Amendment football prayer in schools religious rights School Prayer

A Christian adoption agency in New York won a lawsuit against the state over its refusal to serve same-sex and unmarried couples.

Christian Children’s Home Initiates Legal Action Against Biden Administration Over Same-Sex Couples

January 18, 2022

A Christian children’s home initiated legal action over a regulation that requires the agency to place children in same-sex couples' homes.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Separation of church and state

Tag: government funding of religion LGBTQ discrimination same sex adoption separation of church and state

High School Student Praying in a Corridor.

West Virginia Prayer Group Accused of Religious Rights Violations

January 14, 2022

A prayer group at a West Virginia public school has drawn significant attention from the Freedom from Religion Foundation.

Category: Church and schools Religious Law

Tag: discrimination LGBTQ prayer in school religion in school

A man dressed as a religious official with a cross necklace pointing his finger in disapproval.

Court Issues Decision Following Firing of LGBTQ+ Teacher

January 11, 2022

An Indiana appellate court issued a ruling in a case initiated by a man who was fired from his job as a teacher at a Catholic high school.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Separation of church and state

Tag: Catholic school LGBTQ discrimination ministerial exception separation of church and state

Operation Christmas Child Tests Constitutional Limits of Kansas Public School

December 24, 2021

Last year, the Freedom from Religion Foundation was able to stop a Kansas public school from taking part in Operation Christmas Child.

Category: Separation of church and state Church and schools

Tag: 14th amendment Establishment Clause First Amendment religion in school separation of church and state

The U.S. Senate delayed a vote on the Respect for Marriage Act to protect same-sex marriage until after the midterm elections.

Texas Legislator Targets Same-Sex Marriage

December 21, 2021

A Texas legislator is now attempting to pass a law that would abolish the right to marriage between same-sex individuals in the state.

Category: Wedding Laws LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision State Laws

Tag: Lawrence v. Texas Obergefell v. Hodges Same-Sex Marriage state laws Supremacy Clause