Religious Freedom
Ex-Mormons Are Running a Magic Mushroom Church
The Divine Assembly’s members use shrooms to commune directly with the “divine.” It’s one of a growing number of churches that worship using drugs.
Cities Keep Trying to Stop Churches From Helping the Homeless
To fight back, churches are arguing that feeding and housing the homeless falls under their First Amendment rights.
An Indonesian Regency Is Banning Christians From Hosting Christmas Celebrations
The alternative is to go to the nearest church... 135 kilometres away.
Freedom of Religion Doesn't Exist If People Are Afraid to Wear Symbols of Their Faith
A third of Jews in the U.S. have “avoided publicly wearing, carrying, or displaying things that might help people identify” them as Jewish, according to a new poll. What kind of freedom is that?
Here’s what you need to know about Indonesia’s massive elections
Religion has been a hot election topic, with both candidates seeking to portray their hard-line Islamic credentials
New Animal Slaughter Rules in Belgium Pit Activists Against Religious Communities
The end to a religious exemption may curtail the production of halal and kosher meats in the region of Flanders.
Chinese Police are Raiding Churches and Arresting Pastors as Christmas Approaches
It's all part of a crackdown on "underground churches" that don't tow the communist party line.
Gay Students Could Be Rejected from Religious Schools under New Laws
There's a push to change Australia's anti-discrimination laws, so that religious schools can freely discriminate against gay students and teachers.
Trans Woman Says CVS Refused to Fill Her Hormone Prescription
Hilde Hall tells the ACLU she left an Arizona CVS near tears after the pharmacist on duty "humiliated" her.
Trump wants to protect doctors who object to abortion on religious grounds
A new civil rights division at the Department of Health and Human Services will seek to protect religious freedom
People Still Think It's OK for Businesses to Turn Away Gay Customers
It comes down to a core American belief in individual liberty—one that enables discrimination.
Businesses can discriminate against almost anyone, DOJ says
President Trump’s Justice Department appeared at the Supreme Court on Tuesday to argue that religious business owners are free to discriminate against people — as long as it doesn’t involve race.