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 ...

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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 ...

The first couple weeks of the second Trump administration have been incredibly promising for repairing the damage to religious freedom and conscience rights inflicted by the Biden administration. Take ...

A letter to the editor, Within his first encyclical since being elevated to the Chair of Peter, Pope Benedict XVI uses some words that echo the United States Constitution’s 1st and 14th Amendment ...

(The Conversation) — More than 2,000 letters between the two founders are available online. Many attest to their deep commitment to religious freedom. (The Conversation) — Few constitutional ...

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 ...

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 ...

For one side, recent Supreme Court cases have variously involved discrimination against gays, access to information on abortion, and adequate “financial support” for public sector unions. For the ...

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 ...

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