Religious Freedom
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Talking about Religion in a Secular Age: How Religious “Nones” Perceive the Value of Religion
This report examines an experimental survey that enlightens our understanding of religiously unaffiliated Americans (“nones”) and their perceptions of religion’s societal role.
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Who’s accountable when religious freedom is violated?
A former prisoner’s lawsuit over a forced haircut is now before the Supreme Court, raising a crucial question: Can government officials be held accountable for violating religious freedom?
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The fragile joy of Sukkot and the renewal of Simchat Torah
Sukkot and Simchat Torah teach timeless lessons about gratitude, vulnerability, and renewal. Their rhythms of joy and humility offer a civic model for rebuilding trust, strengthening community, and sustaining hope in a fragile world.
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How Religion Strengthens Family Life in a Fragmented Age: Religion and the American Experiment, Volume 3
The evidence is overwhelming and cross-cultural: Religious families demonstrate stability, strong intergenerational bonds, positive economic outcomes, and desirable child development across diverse traditions and contexts.
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How Faith Communities Promote Societal Well-Being and Public Health: Religion and the American Experiment, Volume 2
Religious communities – synagogues, churches, mosques, temples – remain among the few enduring places where body, mind, and spirit are integrated into a coherent path of care and purpose.
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How Religious Schools Strengthen Our Republic: Religion and the American Experiment, Volume 1
Religious schools offer more than academic content. They cultivate character, belonging, and purpose. They prepare students to live in freedom by teaching the self restraint, mutual respect, and commitment to the common good that freedom requires.
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What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s therapy speech case
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a case challenging Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy,” raising questions about whether the state can restrict what therapists say to clients.
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What rising violence reveals about freedom and faith
A surge in attacks on churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples challenges more than public safety, it tests the strength of our moral and civic foundations.
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Charlie Kirk’s advocacy for the Sabbath is exactly what we need today
In a culture of endless notifications and screen time, Americans are rediscovering Sabbath. Blending neuroscience, ancient wisdom, and modern practice, this weekly pause offers rest, connection, and civic renewal.
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Previewing new Religious Freedom Cases at SCOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear cases this term that could shape the future of religious liberty, including disputes over prisoners’ rights, free speech on public sidewalks, donor privacy, and counseling laws.