Religion
First Amendment Earns a C+ on Winter 2018 Report Card
An antagonistic presidential administration caused the press freedom “grade” to suffer, while freedoms of speech and assembly saw slight improvement.
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Religious Studies Recognized as Essential Part of K-12 Education
Today the National Council for the Social Studies announced that it has added religious studies to its social studies curriculum.
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ISPU Will Announce Results of American Muslim Poll at Newseum
The announcement will be followed by a panel discussion on the American Muslim community.
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“Welcoming the Stranger” in the Age of Trump
Religious individuals and communities offer sanctuary to undocumented people, defending their actions as acts of religious conscience protected by the First Amendment.
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“A shameful day”
On Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, President Donald Trump issued an executive order temporarily halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, suspending the refugee program and permanently imposing a religious test for refugees going forward.
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First Five: The First Amendment in the 21st century, banning panhandlers, Yik Yak, and Quentin Tarantino
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Holidays, public schools and what it means to be “American”
Battles this month over holidays in public schools — from Halloween in Connecticut to Christmas in Indiana — are about far more than witches, ghosts, Santa Claus, or Jesus.
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First Five: Voyeuristic media, off-campus student speech under fire, and Trump saves ‘Christmas’
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Despite settled law, schools still struggle to get religion right
Although I can’t cite a scientific survey to prove it, I have detected a recent upswing in conflicts over religion in public schools. Just as I was beginning to believe that most schools were finally getting religion right, it appears that the trend is in the other direction.
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Sign Ordinance ruled Unconstitutional
On June 18, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated an Arizona town’s ordinance that treated categories of signs quite differently – saying such differences violated the First Amendment.
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