Religious Liberty

Mount Rushmore, Devils Tower Still Convey Quintessential American Ideas

The Federalist
August 31, 2016 • In the News

Mount Rushmore reminds us how we used to talk as a nation. This is what we used to believe. This is what I want my sons to remember. Read full article »

Texas AG OK’s Prayer in Court Over Atheist Group’s Objections

Breitbart
August 19, 2016 • In the News

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued an opinion stating it does not violate the Establishment Clause to open a court session with the statement “God save the State of Texas and this Honorable Court” or to open court with a prayer, or have a volunteer chaplain program to facilitate those prayers. Read full article »

Texas Judge Victorious Over Atheist Group in Prayer Dispute

The Daily Signal
August 16, 2016 • In the News

Judge Wayne Mack, a justice of the peace in Montgomery County, Texas, recalls several people telling him they were initially worried about coming before his court, but after the chaplain’s prayer opened the proceedings, they felt better. Read full article »

Texas AG Ken Paxton affirms constitutionality of courtroom prayer

The Dallas Morning News
August 16, 2016 • In the News

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion Monday affirming the constitutionality of opening courtroom sessions with prayer, as well as a volunteer chaplaincy program in Southeast Texas.

Military’s highest court denies Marine’s religious liberty claim

World
August 11, 2016 • In the News

In a decision likely to influence how the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) applies to military service members, the military’s highest court upheld the conviction of a U.S. Marine court-martialed for disobeying an order to remove three Bible passages she posted around her workplace. Read full article »

Military high court rules against ‘Bible verse Marine’

Conservative Review
August 11, 2016 • In the News

The highest military court in the United States has ruled against a former Marine who was given a bad conduct discharge after she refused to take down Bible verses from her workstation in 2014.

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