First Amendment Religious Freedom - Page 7

August 21

Federal judge blocks Texas public schools from displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms

Judge Fred Biery grants preliminary injunction against Texas Ten Commandments bill, ruling it violates First Amendment by favoring Christian denominations over others

August 8

Suspect sentenced in Planned Parenthood assault on pro-life demonstrators

Fox News' Madeleine Rivera has the latest on a man's sentencing for assault against pro-life demonstrators in Maryland on 'Special Report.'

August 7

New faith group that uses 'psychedelic mushrooms' lands legal win under religious freedom law

Utah faith group Singularism wins preliminary injunction allowing use of psilocybin mushrooms as religious sacrament under state's religious freedom law.

July 28

Trump admin issues new guidance to protect religious expression across federal workforce

Federal agencies are now required to protect religious expression in the workplace, marking one of the most sweeping moves in decades to defend faith and freedoms in the civil service.

July 16

EXCLUSIVE: Conservative groups urging Trump admin to expose anti-Christian ‘pattern’ in Biden FBI

A coalition of conservative groups is urging the Trump DOJ and FBI to release documents about the “pattern of dishonesty and religious discrimination" under the Biden FBI.

July 16

EXCLUSIVE: Trump admin strengthens religious accommodations in federal workforce

In his first week as head of President Donald Trump’s U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Scott Kupor issued new guidance to executive agency directors cracking down on religious discrimination.

July 14

How Florida became America's leading religious-freedom defender under DeSantis: report

Florida tops First Liberty Institute's religious liberty rankings, with legislation passed by Gov. Ron DeSantis cited for the state's roughly 20-point improvement since 2022.

July 11

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: How state law could force priests to choose between jail or excommunication

Washington state's legislation requiring priests to report child abuse disclosed in confession faces opposition from bishops and the Justice Department as a threat to religious liberty.

July 9

Utah Bath & Body Works manager says she was fired over company's pronoun policy

A former Bath & Body Works store manager in Utah filed a complaint with the EEOC after she was allegedly fired after refusing to use a transgender co-worker's preferred pronouns.

July 3

Wisconsin ski park faces lawsuit after allegedly firing employee for sharing Bible verses on social media

Wisconsin snow park faces federal lawsuit after allegedly firing a Christian employee for posting Bible verses on his personal social media, which the park denied.