Current U.S. Religious Freedom News Articles
Below are several current articles pertaining to religious freedom throughout the United States. The opinions expressed or biases reflected in these articles do not necessarily represent opinions or attitudes of the LV Alliance. Our goal is to share current news.
Chick-fil-A open on Sunday?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2023/12/19/chick-fil-a-opening-on-sundays-bill-ny/71972905007/
Wisconsin city says employees can put up Christmas decorations
https://www.christianpost.com/news/wisconsin-city-says-employees-can-put-up-christmas-decorations.html
Years of Interfaith Progress jeopardized in an Instant
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/10/23/years_of_interfaith_progress_jeopardized_in_an_instant_149944.html
Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US’s first public religious school
https://apnews.com/article/catholic-public-religious-charter-school-oklahoma-94650cece8e589ab8814ef87d93c23e9
California parents sue over law preventing religious schools from using state funds for special ed students
https://www.foxnews.com/media/california-parents-sue-over-law-preventing-religious-schools-from-using-state-funds-for-special-ed-students
City pays $300K in settlement after arresting Christians for singing hymns during COVID-19 lockdowns
https://www.christianpost.com/news/city-to-pay-300k-for-arresting-hymn-singers-amid-covid-lockdowns.html?uid=*%7CUNIQID%7C*&utm_source=The+Christian+Post+List&utm_campaign=CP-Newsletter&utm_medium=email
Medical Conscience Rights Initiative (Religious Freedom Institute)
With Muslim members away for Eid, Minneapolis City Council kills rent control measure (Associated Press)
Bishops rebuke House Dems for citing faith in defense of abortion rights (John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Law and religion in an age of rapid secularization (Frank Lechner, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Our First Freedom is in the Crosshairs
https://wng.org/opinions/our-first-freedom-is-in-the-crosshairs-1683159553
CAIR urges Montana Legislature to allow prayers of all faiths (Ibrahim Hooper, Council on American-Islamic Relations)
Muslim women wrestlers just want to compete — but they can't for an arbitrary reason (Rowaida Abdelaziz, The Huffington Post)
No, the framers were not more about protecting religion from the state than vice versa (Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Government allows Catholic hospital to keep sanctuary lamp burning (John Lavenburg, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Restricting religious freedom is no way to address immigration (Samuel Rodriguez, Newsweek)
Conference essay: City of Atlanta faith-based initiative (Wesley Myrick, Canopy Forum on the Interactions of Law & Religion)
Elementary school district settles lawsuit over ditching evangelical Christian university’s interns (Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Diverse cultures and shared experiences shape Asian American identities (Neil G. Ruiz, Luis Noe-Bustamante and Sono Shah, Pew Research Center)
Islamophobia incidents are rising in Massachusetts public schools, report finds (Ashley Soebroto, Boston Globe)