Sutherland Institute
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China’s ban on 4 leaders highlights U.S. efforts to promote religious freedom
Noting abuses of religious minorities in China is presumably what Ambassador Brownback did to get banned from China.
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Action civics: advocates, opponents and a chance for unity?
Societal turmoil is leading many of us to ask how we move past this moment. Improved civic education will be part of the answer.
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Supreme Court steps up where Congress fails
Much of the nation will, for now, continue in a futile attempt to achieve complete victory over “the other side.” But the Supreme Court’s rulings on LGBTQ equality and religious freedom, simultaneously protecting both, reveal a better way.
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SCOTUS rules that government can’t interfere with religious hiring decisions of parochial schools
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the government cannot control hiring decisions of parochial schools about who teaches the faith.
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Supreme Court ruling on contraception mandate is major win for religious freedom
The court overwhelmingly allowed the federal government to create broad protection for religious freedom. This is an important, and hopefully enduring, victory for those who care for others out of religious motivation and ask only to do so in ways…
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COVID-19 watch: Change is constant
The more time goes on, the more we are learning that the pandemic presents a fluid and changing economic and public health landscape.
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Despite NPR’s claims, Christianity has been a powerful force for civil rights
When we look at the history of the United States more carefully, we can see both the good and bad that religious people did, but – on balance – religion was and continues to be a key motivator for efforts…
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Public schools should consider hybrid homeschooling this fall
Hybrid homeschooling allows for students to spend part of the week learning in a traditional public school classroom and part of it learning at home.
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Independence Day: a reckoning
Our hope must be in a clear and honest vision of the future. It must be informed by understanding and gratitude for all that came before. We are all inextricably joined in our fate. And in some shape or form,…
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U.S. History of Civics part 4: The U.S. Department of Education (as we know it) is born
The American Founders believed education was intended to help students understand their government and its limits and functions in their daily lives. This aspiration transcends partisan and ideological divides for public education, and its fulfillment should not be subject solely…