Sutherland Institute
-
Do education standards help students’ media literacy?
Free discussion is key to a functioning republic. And free discussion is often enabled and disseminated through media, so long as freedom of the press is alive and well.
-
Sutherland Institute supports SB 244 – Student Religious Accommodations Amendments
We believe this is an ideal approach to implementing these important measures as it would do so without unnecessarily dictating specifics to the Board of Higher Education or the state’s institutions of higher education.
-
Conscientious objector cases show how religious freedom is connected to other rights
Whether protecting deeply held moral beliefs about animal rights, healthcare, abortion or military service, the right to conscientious objection is an important example of how the efforts of people of faith and religious organizations to secure their ability to exercise…
-
‘Let Friendship Heal the Republic’
Three sets of friends (including Derek Monson, Sutherland vice president of policy) who have different views on politics and policy discussed their unorthodox friendships during a webinar Thursday – challenging the audience to reach out and establish connections and friendships…
-
‘Public schools are not religion-free zones’
Being truly educated means students understand one of the most powerful forces in the world: religion. This is part 13 in Sutherland’s new series that seeks to examine how Utah education standards prepare students to be active citizens.
-
Sutherland Institute encourages Utah legislators to pass SB 195 – Emergency Response Amendments
The following statement was delivered to all members of the Utah Senate on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. 2SB 195 was passed unanimously in the Senate after being amended during floor debate on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
-
Civics lessons from Black Americans: Ida B. Wells and Frederick Douglass
Ida B. Wells and Frederick Douglass represent just two of the countless Black Americans who we can learn from as we tackle today’s urgent political and policy problems.
-
Why we should review Utah’s laws to minimize religious freedom conflicts
Like occupational licensing regulations, there are legal rules that create burdens on people of faith and religious groups, even though doing so is not the intent of the provision.
-
Cox’s education adviser says new tech partly to blame for uncivil civic conversations
The year 2021 brought with it a new governor and administration, including Cummins, a former member of the Utah State Board of Education.
-
Supreme Court says religious freedom is essential even on death row
While some view religious freedom as divisive, a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding the execution of an Alabama death row inmate illustrates how religious freedom can and does bring together in unity individuals from across political and ideological spectrums.