The drive to religious freedom in America was carried out overwhelmingly in the state legislatures—and the federal First Amendment had almost nothing to do with ...

Watch Night, also known as Freedom’s Eve, is a sacred New Year’s Eve tradition in Black communities rooted in Christian worship and remembrance of Dec. 31, 1862, when enslaved and free African ...

We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means? We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means? This episode of ...

(RNS) – ‘The film humanizes that history through the stories of brave citizens who defended the right to exercise their most deeply held beliefs,’ explained co-director John Paulson. (RNS) — A new ...

This is Religious Freedom Week, during which America's Catholic bishops call on us to pray, reflect and act to promote religious freedom. But it’s also a time to give thanks. As Catholics, we can look ...

During his speech at Turning Point USA’s annual convention on Sunday, Vice President JD Vance claimed the “famously American idea of religious liberty is a Christian concept.” Vance has made this ...

On Thursday, Jan. 16, President Joe Biden will perform one of his last acts in office by issuing a decree extolling the importance of religious freedom throughout our nation's history. For many ...

Rights and Responsibilities is a recurring series by Richard Garnett on legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression.

The year has exposed how fragile religious freedom is, even as the faithful strive to survive with courage, hope and ...

Ten years ago, then-Gov. Mike Pence signed Indiana’s version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law in a behind-closed-doors event – pictures of which became one of several sparks for the ...

Rachel Laser, president of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, has been appointed to the nine-member U.S.