The Freedom From Religion Foundation has won its court challenge to stop a Texas judge from conducting courtroom prayer. U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt today ruled in favor of plaintiffs FFRF and local attorney “John Roe.” They had sued Montgomery County Judge… Read More ›
The Department of Education released new, final regulations this past week, providing crucial free speech and religious liberty protections for students at our nation’s public college campuses. Institutions that violate those core rights will risk losing access to federal education grants. The… Read More ›
Why George Orwell’s Warning on ‘Self-Censorship’ Is More Relevant Than Ever
Founded by Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jerry McNerney (D-CA) and Dan Kildee (D-MI) the mission of the Congressional Freethought Caucus is to: promote public policy formed on the basis of reason, science, and moral values; protect the… Read More ›
The Libertarian Party recently put out an online survey to its members and has so far received just shy of 6,000 responses with 46 percent considering themselves Christian. The question posed was “I consider myself to be a Libertarian politically… Read More ›
RALEIGH, N.C. — According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, nonprofits lose an average of 5 to 7 percent of their revenues each year to fraud and theft. Brotherhood Mutual, an insurance company specializing in serving religious institutions, says that… Read More ›
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the First Amendment Center of the Newseum Institute released the results of its State of the First Amendment survey, which examines Americans’ views on freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition, and samples their opinions… Read More ›
Arlington, Va.—In an important decision handed down this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the state of Missouri violated the U.S. Constitution when it barred a church-run preschool from participating in the state’s playground resurfacing program. The ruling in… Read More ›
Displayed with permission from San Diego Jewish World BOCA RATON, Fla- For the second time in less than a year, a federal court in Florida rejected a lawsuit and gave a local Jewish congregation a crucial win on the road… Read More ›
My elevator pitch for HBO’s The Young Pope series is: “A show in which the Catholic version of Trump becomes Pope and tries to impose a past he never experienced and knows nothing about.” The show is pretty interesting. And… Read More ›
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