Religious Freedom
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Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act: Protecting religious freedom at the national level
This type of national legislation is an important supplement to state efforts, which cannot address disparate treatment of religious organizations by federal agencies.
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Does the most religious state need religious freedom protections?
In the recently concluded session of Utah’s legislature, three bills aimed at protecting religious freedom were approved. Why would the leaders of a highly religious community need religious freedom protections?
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Faith’s Quiet Advantage: New Research on Religion and Academic Outcomes
Religious schools make a unique and important contribution to student outcomes and to solving problems in higher education, such as accessibility, affordability, and attainability.
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Why Utah should strengthen conscience protections for health care workers
Senate Bill 174 would protect Utah health care workers from being forced to participate in procedures that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, with safeguards for patients.
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The love that lets us share a name
To share a name is to share that deeper story. It is to say: you are not alone. You are held. You belong. You are part of something that began before you and, God willing, will continue after you.
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Why many religious ‘nones’ are more open than they appear
New research suggests skepticism often softens when faith is encountered through service.
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Why Utah’s ongoing religious freedom reforms are worthwhile
States play a primary role in working to avoid imposing burdens on the faith or conscience of their citizens.
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Loneliness is not a mystery. We’ve known the cure for decades
America’s loneliness crisis is not a personal failure but the result of weakened families, faith communities, and civic institutions, and restoring participation is the real solution.
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Religious liberty doesn’t end at the college classroom door
Recent campus controversies raise a key question: should students’ grades suffer for following their religious conscience?
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Colorado’s troubling trend on religious liberty
Colorado’s recent policies have repeatedly burdened religious citizens and schools. New court cases may again test the state’s approach to religious freedom.