That sensible compromise should have ended the debate. But states that favor government-subsidized abortion and oppose freedom of conscience could not let things rest and sued. They made two ...

The relationship between the secular state and the free exercise of religion within that state is a complicated one. This relationship presents conundrums. Things can get messy. Yet it’s a ...

The methodology for the study was developed with the support of the joint project with the European Union and the Council of ...

It protects the fundamental rights of conscience—the freedom to believe and express different ideas—in a variety of ways. Under the First Amendment, Americans have both the right to exercise ...

Nearly 225 years after the ratification of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the cause of conscience protected by the principles of “no establishment” and “free exercise” may be losing ...

Tennessee General Assembly passed immigration enforcement legislation that prohibits elected officials from voting for ...

On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the creation of a new division within its Office of Civil Rights — the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division. This law ...

While this section addresses freedom of religion, it is important to note that it is ultimately about respecting matters of conscience. This is not license to disobey the law, but rather the ...