Florida Pastor Arrested for Defying County's Stay-At-Home Order During Coronavirus
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne was charged with two misdemeanors after disregarding a county stay-at-home order and continuing to hold services in his megachurch while coronavirus cases increase in Florida.
Category: Freedom of Religion
Appeals Court Rules 34-Foot Cross in Public Park Not "Religious Symbol"
The Bayview Park Cross in Pensacola, Florida can stay, per a new Appeals Court ruling. They ruled that, given the cross's long tenure in the park, it's no longer a religious symbol, but a neutral symbol of the community.
Category: freedom from religion
Religious Restrictions and Hostilities Increasing Around the World
The results of a new international Pew Research Center study show that both governmental restrictions and governmental and nongovernmental religious hostilities have significantly increased around the world during the pa ...
Category: Freedom of Religion Politics Religion
Vaccinations and Religious Freedom
With the upswing in US measles outbreaks in recent years, the controversy over parents refusing to vaccinate their children on religious grounds has not only come to the forefront, but also is sweeping the country. Today ...
Category: Health and Wellness Politics Religion Superstitions
National Religious Freedom Day
Wednesday is National Religious Freedom Day. While this has been a holiday celebrated for quite some time, this year it seems to hold more weight. Never have we had more controversy over religious freedom than over the l ...
Category: Freedom Freedom of Religion Religion
Religion at Work
Amid discussions in the United States over the boundaries of religious liberties and the right to live one's religion or to be free from religion, some employment experts discuss how individuals may be religious at wor ...
Category: Equal Rights Freedom of Religion Politics
Remembering the Holocaust
On April 12, people around the world remembered one of the worst genocides in history. Yom Hashoah Ve-Hagevurah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is not a federal holiday, but it is an important event that memorializes the ...
Category: Holidays and Observances
10 Countries Where Religious Freedoms Are Violated
Living in America offers certain freedoms. Although many believe that religious freedom in America is under attack, we’re very fortunate to be living in a country where we can worship in a way we choose. We’r ...
Category: Religion
Kentucky Legislation Focuses on the Bible
The Holy Bible is not only a religious text, but also one of the most beloved literary texts. Many biblical stories are common tropes in stories from all times. The story of Joseph and his colorful coat is now a Broadway ...
Category: Freedom of Religion Religion
Ben Carson on Political Correctness
Ben Carson has come under intense scrutiny this week after he revealed over the weekend he does not think a Muslim should be president. He feels a Muslim's beliefs would interfere with what the Constitution stands for. ...
Category: Equal Rights Freedom of Religion Politics