USCIRF, an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission that monitors religious freedom around the globe, ...

Can lawmakers destroy the right of freedom of conscience? Evidently, James Madison thought it a possibility in 1785 and feared that loss could end representative government and lead to those in power ...

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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Does Vermont still believe in the separation of church and state? This is a question that the newly elected legislature in Vermont must address. In ...

Editor’s Note: The following remarks were presented by the author upon receiving the 2025 Religious Freedom Impact Award at the Religious Freedom Institute’s annual gala Nov. 6 in Washington. My ...

Does Vermont still believe in the separation of church and state? This is a question the newly elected Vermont Legislature must address. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Carson v. Makin decision ...

As we prepare to celebrate the founding of this nation, let’s keep this in mind: Religious liberty is fundamental to American society. It protects freedom of conscience, allowing individuals to live ...

NIGHT FROM THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. GENDER IDENTITY COULD COME UNDER FURTHER FIRE IN STATE WORKPLACES AS LAWMAKERS LOOK TO CRACK DOWN ON THE USE OF PREFERRED PRONOUNS. WESH 2’S DAVID JONES SPOKE WITH ...

The new division will be devoted to "conscience and religious freedom." — -- The Trump administration announced on Thursday a new division within the Department of Health and Human Services ...

Universities do not exist to produce intellectual unanimity; they exist to cultivate free minds capable of wrestling with complex truths. But freedom of thought is impossible without freedom of ...