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George Maynard recalls license-plate ordeal, free-speech victory

Most United States Supreme Court cases do not arise out of a $25 fine and a license plate. But George Maynard’s case did after he covered up the state ofRead More

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Hell or Hope? The Choice is Ours

True or false? In 1988, did the state of Pennsylvania reaffirm a “blasphemy law” that forbade corporate names with words that “profane the Lord’s name”? George Kalman found out theRead More

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Bid for State Religion Fails

According to a lawsuit filed last month by the American Civil Liberties Union, the commissioners of North Carolina’s Rowan County have, over the past five years, opened 97 percent ofRead More

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Liberty: A Vote or a Veto?

Over 92 bills in 32 state legislatures have been introduced to prevent “religious laws” from being used in court decisions–that is, non-Christian “religious laws.” Seven states successfully turned...

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Marriage and Contraception Will Dominate 2014’s Religion Headlines

On the domestic front, there are two obvious frontrunners for the religion headlines likely to predominate in 2014. Both involve imminent decisions by the US Supreme Court: same-sex marriage andRead More

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A Legal Approach to Questions about Religious Diversity

Academic legal research and the associated method of legal analysis can significantly enhance the study of religion. Scholars of American religions cite legal cases but often do not apply theRead More

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Video: Free Speech, Cartoons and the Prophet

On Nov. 13, 2014, the Newseum Institute’s Gene Policinski was joined by Jyllands-Posten cultural editor Flemming Rose for a discussion about the Danish newspaper's still-disputed decision to publish a...

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Theotorture

“I’d do it again in a minute,” former Vice President Dick Cheney asserted, without remorse, on NBC’s Meet the Press. The “it” he was referring to was the Central IntelligenceRead More

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In 2014, Marriage and Contraception Dominated U.S. Religion News

As expected, marriage and contraception dominated 2014’s domestic religion news headlines. At this time last year, same-sex marriage was legal in fifteen states, plus the District of Columbia. Today,...

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Appeals court rules for employer on ‘ministerial exception’

Employment discrimination laws sometimes take a backseat to the religious-liberty rights of religious institutions. Read More

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Newseum-Pulitzer Center Series Continues March 12

"Crackdown in the New Russia" is the second in a series of programs focusing on international reporting and the influence of religion on public attitudes toward LGBT people. Read More

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Indiana’s new “religious freedom” law faces critics, history

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence defends his state’s new "religious freedom restoration" law, saying that “this bill is not about discrimination,” despite critics’ claims that it will be used for just that...

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After Gay Marriage, Can We Move from Battleground to Common Ground?

In recent years, religious freedom — or, more precisely, religious freedom claims — have been front and center in the battle over same-sex marriage. Read More

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Religious diversity, school calendars and the quest for fairness

Religious monopolies like the one enjoyed for so long by Protestants in public schools are antithetical to religious freedom. We can disagree on how best to move from monopoly to diversity, but we...

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Video: Charles Haynes on Recent State Religious Freedom Laws

In response to recent religious exemption laws that jeopardize LGBT rights, religious liberty expert Charles Haynes proposes common ground. Read More

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Haynes: Op-ed in The Washington Post

The Religious Freedom Center’s founding director, Charles C. Haynes, writes for The Washington Post on why many are concerned about a federal report on civil rights. Read More

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“Welcoming the Stranger” in the Age of Trump

Religious individuals and communities offer sanctuary to undocumented people, defending their actions as acts of religious conscience protected by the First Amendment. Read More

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ISPU Will Announce Results of American Muslim Poll at Newseum

The announcement will be followed by a panel discussion on the American Muslim community. Read More

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When it comes to our freedoms, is a C+ grade good enough?

In a report card issued by the First Amendment Center of the Newseum Institute, the First Amendment gets a barely passing grade. Read More

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Trump’s Use of Twitter Puts Him in Constitutional Hot Water

The president's tweets may be used against him in court in two separate legal battles. Read More

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“To bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance”

In a series of letters written in 1790, George Washington reassured Quakers, Catholics, Baptists and Jews that they would be safe under a government committed to religious freedom. Read More

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Evangelical, Muslim, Jewish. It’s time we all renew our commitment to...

Religious freedom can be a divisive issue, but it's important. My group is renewing our commitment to the First Amendment, by signing this charter. Read More

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On Religious Freedom Day: Religious Pluralism is our Strength

National Religious Freedom Day is celebrated every year on Jan. 16. It comes and goes with little fanfare. But 2019 might be a good year to start paying attention. Read More

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Bible Literacy or Bible Wars?

Yes, Mr. President, biblical literacy can be part of a public school education – if, and only if, schools are prepared to do it right under the First Amendment. Read More

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In the Religious Liberty World, Dialogue is not Fluffy — It is Essential

Surely we Americans have learned to live together despite our deepest differences! The reality is that, no, we haven’t. Read More

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Lessons from Brooklyn

To have equity for people of all religions and none, we must guarantee fair treatment, access, opportunity and advancement for all — not just for the people who look like us and believe the same things...

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