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Teaching freedom of speech and a pluralistic society in grades K-6
Sutherland Institute is seeking to understand how well Utah’s current social studies standards help students fulfill their duties in civil society and government. For this first review, we are specifically looking at freedom of speech.
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Protecting religious freedom at the federal level
Congress needs to act to ensure that discrimination laws apply as intended, to protect people in need without threatening the work of religious groups and people of faith.
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Utah offers way to prevent religious freedom conflicts
If a one-sided approach leads to stalemate, a different approach is necessary. This insight spurred Utah’s Legislature to try something new in 2015.
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Who should resolve religious freedom conflicts and how?
Advocates of religious freedom need to continue litigation activity but must begin to pay more attention to legislation.
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Religious freedom conflicts can ensnare schools, healthcare workers
While conflict between religious freedom and LGBTQ+ discrimination (or other forms of discrimination) often gets attention, there are two other prominent contexts for conflict to arise: healthcare and education.
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What are the current conflicts between religious freedom and government actions?
Without resolution of some kind, we can expect continued litigation and a patchwork of state solutions that will be supportive of, or hostile to, religious interests.
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What is the current law of religious freedom?
This is part 2 in a series on an approach to advancing religious freedom by reducing opportunities for conflict. Part 1 described the sources of law that create the legal climate for religious practice. This article will outline the current…
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Where do religious freedom protections come from?
In this new series, we examine a different approach to religious freedom. It attempts to preserve religious freedom as an aspiration by reducing opportunities for conflict. Part 1 describes the sources for the law of religious freedom in the United…