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Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Religious-liberty protections promote tolerance

April 6, 2015

A national firestorm has erupted over an Indiana law that, in all essentials, mirrors the legal standard protecting religious liberty in all federal courts and 31 state courts. Why? The answer, unfortunately, is “the culture war” — and, contrary to media portrayals, conservatives aren’t the aggressors here. Who favors coercion in this debate? Who opposes […]

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Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Anti-Business Myths Pervade Reporting on Religious Freedom Legislation

April 1, 2015

Sometimes, the media propagates anti-business myths, in the course of reporting on legislation that has little impact on business. So it is with its recent reporting on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act legislation enacted in Indiana, and passed by Arkansas legislators. (CEI takes no position on such legislation, which we previously discussed at length at this […]

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Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Watering Down Religious Freedom to ‘Freedom to Worship’

September 18, 2014

The right to live, work and worship according to one’s faith is a freedom foundational to the United States. Many of the first settlers, having faced religious persecution in England, sought a place where they could freely worship and live according to their conscience without interference from the government. The Founders were clear, and the […]

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Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Religious Freedom Is Not Dangerous, But Losing It Is

The assault on Americans’ religious liberties continues apace as two recently enacted anti-discrimination laws from the District of Columbia await congressional review. The Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014 and Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 are poised to provoke more violations of conscience among the devout. The former requires religious schools to sponsor […]

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