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Michigan Civil Rights Group Seeks Removal of Seventy-Year-Old Cross on Public Land

by Isabelle Oldfield • 2 April 2018

A civil rights group has called for the removal of a large white cross that sits on Sackrider Hill, which is state-owned property in Jackson County, Michigan. The Michigan Association of Civil Rights Activists (MACRA),... Read More

Are You Kidding? Child Welfare Agencies that Discriminate Don’t Deserve Government Funding

by Isabelle Oldfield • 22 March 2018

In September 2017, the ACLU sued the state of Michigan for working with faith-based adoption agencies that regularly incorporate discriminatory practices. This case, Dumont v. Lyon, is in the court for the Eastern District of... Read More

New Uniform Parentage Act Becomes Law in Washington State

by Nicole Carr • 14 March 2018

Earlier this week, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington signed into law an updated version of the state’s Uniform Parentage Act. Written to safeguard the rights of LGBTQ and non-biological parents, the new law defines a... Read More

Making You Pay for Porn: Does Rhode Island Want to Impose Morality or Cash In?

by Meghan Hamilton • 14 March 2018

A proposed Rhode Island bill, carrying the decidedly clunky name “An Act Relating to Public Utilities and Carriers—Internet Digital Blocking,” would impose a $20 fee to view online pornographic content. Rhode Islanders who visit porn... Read More

Rethinking Oklahoma House Chaplaincy Program

by Emily Newman • 12 March 2018

A chaplain is a clergy member or lay representative of a religion trained to serve a secular institution like a hospital, prison, school, police department, sports team, or parliamentary body. A chaplain can come from... Read More

Guns in Schools: Who Would Be Aiming and Who Would Be Targeted?

by Ashton P. Woods • 7 March 2018

In the three weeks since the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Americans, most notably students, have been advocating strongly for changing laws to curb gun violence. This raises questions... Read More

US Justice Department Privileges Rights of Believers

by Isabelle Oldfield • 6 March 2018

On January 31 the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an update to the United States Attorneys’ Manual—a new section titled “Associate Attorney General’s Approval and Notice Requirements for Issues Implicating Religious Liberty”—and directed the designation... Read More

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