Faith Groups Sue Over Trump’s Christian Nationalist ‘Religious Liberty Commission’

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Faith Groups Sue Over Trump’s Christian Nationalist ‘Religious Liberty Commission’

“The Religious Liberty Commission isn’t about protecting religious liberty for all; it’s about rejecting our nation’s religious diversity and prioritizing one narrow set of conservative ‘Judeo-Christian’ beliefs,” said one critic. “Religious freedom for some is religious freedom for none.” That’s what Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance, said in a Monday statement as […]

Split Supreme Court Won’t Allow First Religious Public Charter School in US

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Split Supreme Court Won’t Allow First Religious Public Charter School in US

Although another case could soon come before the high court, the ACLU still welcomed that, for now, “public schools must remain secular and welcome all students, regardless of faith.” Public education and First Amendment advocates on Thursday celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to allow the nation’s first religious public charter school in Oklahoma—even though […]