News & Commentary
When the First Amendment Is Not Weaponized, but Sharpened
That there are more challenges by the right does not necessarily mean free speech is being weaponized.
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The Politics of Religion in American Public Schools
Can education about Islam—and religion in general—move beyond platitudes on 9/11 toward a more robust education about the role of religion in social, political and cultural life?
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The Latest Attack on Islam: It’s Not a Religion
Too many Americans would deny Muslims the religious liberty they insist upon for Christians.
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Sessions’s (and my) remarks at the DOJ Religious Liberty Summit
The Department of Justice held a Religious Liberty Summit where Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of the Religious Liberty Task Force.
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Justice Kennedy Departs With an Ethical Teaching
Justice Kennedy provided an ethical teaching that, even as we disagree on some extremely important matters, we must do so in a fashion based on tolerance, respect and the understanding that all sides deserve dignity.
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Newly Developed Executive Seminars and Trainings Help Companies Embrace Religious Diversity and Inclusion
The Religious Freedom Center in collaboration with the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, has developed a set of executive seminars and trainings.
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On national security and religious liberty
On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s travel ban by a vote of 5-4. In so ruling, the Court placed the U.S. among the many other nations worldwide where “national security” is used to quash human rights.
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On Masterpiece and Secular Blasphemy Laws
While the Court’s opinion sidestepped the thornier issues at the intersection of religious liberty and gay rights, the opinion did underscore the need for unity in diversity.
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At the Supreme Court, a day of infamy for religious freedom
The 5-4 decision in Trump v. Hawaii is nothing less than a proclamation that hostility toward Islam and discrimination against Muslims is now the official policy of the United States of America.
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What Binds Us Together Still More Important Than What Separates Us
It is not always clear how best to reconcile religious liberty claims with other fundamental interests.
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