Legislature Gets a New Religious Freedom Caucus
Florida state representative Steve Precourt discusses Florida’s new religious freedom caucus in the Tallahassee Democrat. “This new effort by state legislators exemplifies the growing movement by...
View ArticleCaucus Works to Defend Religious Freedom
In an opinion piece in The Tennessean, state Senator Brian Kelsey writes about the newly formed religious freedom caucus in his home state of Tennessee. “Americans are beginning to put aside their...
View ArticleLegislators Stand up for Religious Freedom
Missouri state Rep. Mike McGhee discusses the recent formation of a bipartisan religious freedom caucus in his state in The Joplin Globe. The caucus “exists to protect religious liberty from the...
View ArticleOrganizers Announce 130 Religious Freedom Rallies This Saturday
Over 300 rallies in defense of religious freedom have been held nationwide since March, attracting over 125,000 participants. Now, according to this Washington Times op-ed, 130 Stand Up for Religious...
View Article“Amendment 8 Will Head Off New Religious Controversy”
Harvard Law and Princeton University professor Robert George and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary dean Russell Moore discuss the merits of Florida’s Amendment 8, a ballot initiative that would...
View ArticleDiscriminatory Blaine Amendment Survives Florida Election
Florida Amendment 8 fell far short of the 60 percent vote it needed on Tuesday, thus leaving the state’s discriminatory Blaine Amendment intact. Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Fla., stated that...
View ArticleReligious Diversity Seen In Election Results
America’s peaceful religious pluralism and increasing religious diversity were demonstrated in Tuesday’s election results. Stephen Prothero on CNN Belief Blog notes Hawaii’s historic election of the...
View ArticleJefferson’s Robust Views of Religious Freedom
Brian Walsh, T.J. Whittle, and Garrett Bauman of the American Religious Freedom Program argue that notwithstanding his unorthodox religious views, Thomas Jefferson staunchly adhered to the rights of...
View ArticleMartin Luther King and the eternal truth of ‘social issues’
On the 50th anniversary of the publication of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and...
View ArticleHow JFK’s religion changed American public life
On the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death and funeral in Washington, D.C., American Religious Freedom Program staffer T.J. Whittle writes on the president’s positive views on...
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