The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case to determine whether Catholic preschools in Colorado that refuse to enroll children of same-sex or transgender parents may participate in a publicly funded state preschool program, raising questions about the balance between religious liberty and anti-discrimination protections.
A man stood up in a Vacaville town hall meeting to defend his father’s right to practice his faith with dignity, but was met with threats of violence from a mob that was actually opposing a request for better plumbing at the local mosque.
CAIR-LA released a report showing a sharp rise in anti-Muslim discrimination in the US, with Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Texas being particularly affected, and the increase being attributed to anti-Muslim narratives spread by public officials.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has designated Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, an “anti-Muslim extremist” for his social media post that “Muslims don’t belong in American society”, which CAIR argues contradicts core constitutional protections.
The phrase “In God We Trust” was added to US currency in 1864, long after the founding of the nation, and was not part of the original vision of a secular government established by the Founding Fathers, but was instead added by religious activists in the 20th century to claim the republic for Christianity.
Eighteen multifaith and nonreligious families filed a federal class action lawsuit to stop more than 1,000 Texas public school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, arguing that it violates constitutional protections.
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