Category: Freedom of Religion
06/28/10
Our Supreme Court has begun what promises to be a fascinating decades long journey aimed at trying to rebalance religious speech and related concepts. Its lastest case Christian Legal Society (CLS) v. Martinez (wma)1 (Hastings Law School; 08-1371) pr… more »
03/12/10
A three judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing its earlier decision, ruled that the phrase "under God" in our Pledge of Allegiance does not violate the Establishment Clause of our First Amendment.Two members of the panel thoug… more »
03/11/10
In a bit of low scoring mental gymnastics a three judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says dicta in County of Allegheny v. ACLU, 492 U.S. 573, 602-03 (1989) is not inconsistent with Aronow v. United States, 432 F.2d 242 (9th Cir. 1970) wh… more »
02/14/10
A sign that our nation may be maturing; more groups are beginning to insist our leadership skip breakfast—national prayer breakfast.The biographies compiled by CongressDotOrg show that our leadership has overwhelming stated their religious affil… more »
01/29/10
An American judge that feels compelled to decorate his courtroom with the 10 commandments likely does not have the required judicial temperament to be a judge and should be remove from the bench. This is particularly true for any judge redecorating their… more »
12/27/09
State capitol administrators in Springfield, Illinois, to their credit, permit a variety of "displays and messages" during the winter holidays1.One display from the nontheist advocacy group Freedom From Religion Foundation included the message:Illi… more »
09/14/09
Originally published March 23, 2008, Updated and Republished March 28, 2008:Hey, Network Solutions stop blocking and censoring the website, http://www.fitnathemovie.com/, the official site for the independent film Fitna, produced by Geert Wilders.… more »
07/26/09
Parents prayed for daughter's recovery instead of seeking medical care—not surprisingly the prayers failed and unfortunately their daughter died.
All persons have a right to standard competent healthcare, notwithstanding any religious beliefs or… more »
04/22/08
07:08:26 pm by first, Categories: News, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Speech, Censorship, Freedom of Religion, Wikileaks , Tags: 2008 freedom of expression awards, censorship, free speech, index on censorship Index on Censorship, an organization committed to tracking and documenting worldwide censorship abuses has announced the winners of its Freedom of Expression 2008 Awards:
Guardian Journalism Award: Arat Dink
The Economist New Media Award: Wikilea… more »
11/17/06
Reuters is reporting that the Dutch government is banning the public wearing of burqas which cover the face.
This is unfortunate from a country with such a long history and tradition of supporting expressive and religious freedoms. Although, I persona… more »
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