Mary Margaret Olohan Attorney General William Barr emphasized in a Tuesday statement that “even in times of emergency,” federal law prohibits religious discrimination. The attorney general released a statement Tuesday on religious practices and social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. The statement comes after Barr intervened in a Mississippi church’s lawsuit against Greenville police who…
A same-sex couple in Indiana is demanding that lawmakers in the state pass new legislation after they were turned away by a Christian tax prepper. For the past four years, Baily Brazzel has filed her taxes with Nancy Fivecoate, the owner of Carter Tax Service. But to her disappointment, Brazzel says, she was turned away…
Joshua Gill on October 19, 2018 The Shreveport police department announced it will stop hosting prayer vigils after the Freedom From Religion Foundation claimed they violated the constitution. The FFRF sent a formal complaint August 24 to the police department, asserting that by hosting prayer vigils the police department “prefers religion over nonreligion” and therefore violated the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck According to a new report: Last week, the Yellowhammer State’s Senate passed a measure that would abolish marriage licenses altogether while removing ceremonial requirements for obtaining marriage. Instead of the state issuing documents and requiring that agents of the state take part in the marriage process,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck More private businesses are being forced to comply with top-down orders aimed at ending discrimination, but this still is contested by those who argue that private business owners’ religious freedom rights and freedoms of association are being hindered by such laws unjustly. The latest caught in…
by Daniel Stephens A few days ago, in an interview with the Washington Examiner, Gary Johnson was asked questions about his positions on many different issues pertinent to the interest of American voters. When asked about his ideas on “religious freedom,” Johnson offered these thoughts on the subject: I mean under the guise of religious…
By Brett Chandrasekhar tolerance (adj.) : the willingness to accept behavior and beliefs that are different from your own, even if you disagree or disapprove of them Tolerance is a value that is paramount for any diverse and multicultural society. When groups with widely differing beliefs come together, they have two options: 1) to use…
Just a few days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law that would severely restrict the religious freedom of Russia’s citizens. Beginning July 20th of this year, no religious proselytizing can occur in Russian expect with a license; and then, only within the four walls of a government-recognized church building. The legislation…
On July 1st the Italian speaking province of Ticino in southern Switzerland began enforcing the outcome of a 2013 popular referendum that banned the burka and hijab in public spaces; two full body coverings worn by some women who practice the Islamic faith. They are the first in Europe to follow the French, who passed a national…
By Lina Bryce Mila Kunis sat down with Glamour to not only talk about her career, family, and husband Ashton Kutcher, but to also discuss her family’s struggle having come to the United States when she was only eight-years-old as Jewish refugees from the Ukraine. My parents went through hell and back. They came to America with suitcases and…