Religion & Law

"Specific Tenet of a Person's Religious Faith":
The Pennsylvania Religious Freedom Protection Act, 71 Penn Stats. §§ 2401 et seq., is pretty much a Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which mandates religious exemptions whenever a law substantially burdens...

Richard John Neuhaus: Religious Freedom Upside Down
. . . both in theory and in lived experience, religious freedom in America was secured?and is today sustained?by religious conviction . . .

Value Pluralism as a Theory of Religious Freedom in International Law
The Article thus asks whether there is a coherent notion of religious freedom in international law and, if not, why not? In identifying certain problematic aspects of the extant literature, it advances an argument that seeks to overcome the current impasse in liberal theorizing: the idea of value pluralism as a theoretical basis for religious freedom in international law.

White House Proclamation On Religious Freedom Day Issued From Saudi Arabia
The White House has again this year issued a Proclamation declaring January 16 as Religious Freedom Day, marking the anniversary Virginia's passage in 1796 of the Statute for Religious Freedom ...

Same Sex Marriage Threatens Religious Liberty
Alan Reinach has this commentary on Religious Liberty. He begins: In theory, allowing homosexual couples to marry should not threaten anyone?s religious freedom. Although the social and moral implications of gay marriage are apparent to many, few realize the significant danger posed to religious freedom by the California Supreme Court ruling in May giving gays a [...

Religious Freedom
Southern Appeal has a good post about the religious freedom implications of a Senate investigation into various "prosperity gospel" ministers.

Religious Decorations
Oklahoma City to pay attorney fees in religious freedom violations lawsuit.

Jury Awards $82.5M in Workplace Death Lawsuit
Jury Awards $82.5M in Workplace Death Lawsuit

Jury Awards $1,642,475 in Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit
Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit Jury Awards $1,642,475

Discrimination
race, gender, disability, religious or age discrimiation.

Sexual Harassment
(in the workplace)

Clergy Molester
Religious group to pay $1.3 million in priest molestation settlement.