Religious Freedom
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Lessons from the pandemic can light our nation’s path ahead
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the darker periods of time in the lives of many people and for our nation as a whole. But vaccines are bringing with them the hope that we can see the light at…
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Which way will Congress go on 3 religious freedom bills?
Currently there are three bills pending in Congress. Each represents a different approach to accommodating the needs of religious organizations and people of faith and to adding sexual orientation and gender identity to federal anti-discrimination law.
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Biden administration could easily avoid religious freedom conflicts. Will it?
Expending the effort to avoid legal conflicts with religious freedom in administration policy decisions would go far toward advancing the president’s aspiration and promise of national unity. He should use the opportunity of the opening months of his administration to…
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Will Biden take his own advice on unity and religious freedom?
Utah offers Biden an example in unifying leadership. To move the country forward, he can rise above liberal demands for no compromise with religious freedom and conservative perceptions that principled compromise on religious freedom is impossible. Both extremes miss the…
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Teaching freedom of religion in grades 7-12
Being truly educated means understanding one of the most powerful forces in the world: religion. Being a truly educated American means understanding the importance of protecting that force: freedom of religion.
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University policies vs. student religious practice: Washington state finds a solution
The Washington model illustrates that by recognizing potential conflicts and enacting appropriate accommodations, schools can do their work without unnecessarily infringing the religious exercise of students. It is a model other states, including Utah, should follow.
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Illinois court decision underlines vital religious role of helping families in pandemic
Caring for children and families in vulnerable situations is an undoubted public priority, and everyone willing to provide good-faith help is needed.
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SCOTUS case to address harassment in the digital age
The case involves a regulation issued by the California Attorney General for charitable organizations. Those organizations have long been required to provide financial disclosures, but they had only been asked to file basic financial information.
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What we’ve learned about religious freedom during the pandemic
As the pandemic restrictions were just settling in, Sutherland noted that the situation was an important “stress test” for how the government would treat fundamental rights, like religious exercise. Now that there appears to be light at the end of…
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How ritual animal slaughter is related to religious freedom and protection of minorities
The value of constitutional protections is highest when they are necessary to protect those who would not be protected in the normal political process.