Religious Freedom
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Constitutional norms provide room for people to act on their beliefs
Individual faith is a powerful motivation, although survey data indicates that religious beliefs may not be a significant driver of state policies.
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Behind Sutherland’s amicus brief in Utah abortion case
The state’s argument in defense of the “trigger law” cites the Sutherland Institute brief in responding to the plaintiffs’ religious freedom claims before the Utah Supreme Court.
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Australia may move in wrong direction by clamping down on religious school accommodations
Religious schools that see education as an opportunity for transformation rather than a transaction help benefit students as well as the broader society.
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Religious participation seems to help guard against ‘deaths of despair’
Other social activities would also help, but data shows religious participation may be uniquely valuable.
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Perspective: A basketball team in Alabama forfeited a game because it was on the Sabbath. Then the governor stepped in
State and local governments are often the first line for ensuring that religious accommodations are made, especially for religious minorities.
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Religious character of a university can provide a rich resource for students
On Jan. 12, a federal judge in Oregon dismissed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education that had been brought by an organization representing LGBT students who had attended religious schools.
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Sutherland supports HB 163 on student-athletes’ religious, modesty requests
‘Get those towels off your heads’ – why student-athletes’ religious and modesty needs should be protected in law
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Cox’s State of the State elevates family and success sequence
The governor rightly cited the institutional role of families and the long-term benefits of life milestones anchored to education, work and family.
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U.S. has long history of giving funding to religious schools
The Supreme Court has made clear that parents cannot be excluded from publicly funded scholarship programs solely because they send their children to religious schools.
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How religious schools help tackle key higher education challenges
When the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching was launched in 1905, it specifically excluded religious schools from its benefits. Here’s why that was shortsighted.