Louisiana School District Sued Over Litany of First Amendment Violations

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Last October, a coalition of six different atheist groups sent a warning letter to Scott Smith, the superintendent of Louisiana’s Bossier Parish Schools. They were concerned that the District was taking a strong stance in violation of the First Amendment. For example, Smith mandated that all football players had to stand during the National Anthem, preventing any form […]

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‘Faith is central to American life’: Those without faith feel excluded from Trump’s vision of America

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The number of Americans professing no religious ties is growing, but President Trump reemphasized at the National Prayer Breakfast that faith is key to being an American. “Faith is central to American life and to liberty,” he said in a speech Thursday morning. “As long as we open our hearts to God’s grace, America will be

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Budget Bill Provision Would Let FEMA Rebuild Churches with Taxpayer Money

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which would fund the government for two years while increasing military spending and doing nothing to solve our immigration impasse, has another aspect to it which shouldn’t be ignored. On page 49 of the bill, there’s an amendment that would allow Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds to rebuild churches after a

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West Virginia Lawmakers Consider Nixing Abortion Rights From Constitution

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A West Virginia legislative committee has advanced a resolution that would amend the state’s constitution to restrict abortion rights. The measure, which requires two-thirds approval by both the state Senate and House, as well as a voter referendum, moved forward on Monday after the state Senate Judiciary Committee approved it, West Virginia’s Metro News reported. The proposed amendment, introduced on

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A wedding cake is an ‘artistic expression’ that a baker may deny to a same-sex couple, Calif. judge rules

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Forcing a baker to provide a wedding cake for a same-sex marriage over her religious objections violates her right to free speech, a California judge has ruled. “A wedding cake is not just a cake in a Free Speech analysis,” wrote Superior Court Judge David R. Lampe in a decision late Monday. “It is an artistic expression

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Sessions Has Installed “Religious Freedom” Monitors at U.S. Attorneys’ Offices

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions has often used “religious freedom” to justify what would otherwise be considered a potential violation of the separation of church and state, but now he has taken it a step further. Without announcement, Sessions inserted a policy requiring all U.S. Attorneys’ offices in the country to assign a staff member to monitor litigation and

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Trump vowed to destroy the Johnson Amendment. Thankfully, he has failed.

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At the National Prayer Breakfast a little more than a year ago, President Trump vowed to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment, a federal law prohibiting houses of worship, charitable nonprofits and private foundations from endorsing, opposing or financially supporting political candidates and parties. Fortunately for religious congregations — and the entire charitable sector — he

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A Proposed Utah Bill Could Block the Most Powerful Critics of the Mormon Church

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Utah State Rep. V. Lowry Snow just introduced a bill that could silence the most powerful critics of the Mormon Church. H.B. 330 has a seemingly straightforward purpose: It says you can’t record a private conversation without the consent of the other person (with few exceptions). Several other states have laws on the book regarding this issue. So

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Trump’s Climate-Denying Coal Lobbyist Nominee Inches Closer To EPA’s No. 2 Job

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Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Environmental Protection Agency deputy administrator, appeared poised and polished at his Senate confirmation hearing in November. He couched his objections to widely accepted climate science in ambiguous legalese, and kept his cool when, at the same hearing, Kathleen Hartnett-White, the president’s pick for the Council on Environmental Quality, flamed out, stammering

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South Dakota GOP Wants to Force Abortion Patients to Visit Fake Clinics

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“This bill attempts to make an extreme law—one that does not exist anywhere else in the country, and has already been declared to likely be found unconstitutional—even more extreme.” Three dozen South Dakota Republican lawmakers have signed onto legislation calling for a “mandatory pregnancy help center consultation” prior to the common medical procedure. A state Senate committee advanced

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