Does Louisiana’s requirement for public schools to post ‘In God We Trust’ in all classrooms violate the doctrine of separation of church and state? A legal scholar weighs in.
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Recent Supreme Court decisions have signaled a shift in how the country’s highest court interprets the limits on religion in schools.
The overwhelming majority of Muslims in Mozambique reject the violence of the insurgents and their quest for a caliphate.
Distinct from civil disobedience, this legal strategy demands complete compliance with the law – even when there are loopholes that the laws’ creators didn’t intend.
The controversial – and often misunderstood – extracurricular groups tend to raise controversy. But under equal access laws, schools can’t discriminate against a club based on its point of view.
The school’s approval may be the strongest challenge yet to limits on public money in religious schools.
Using public funds to support students at private religious schools is one thing, but establishing faith-based institutions within public districts is another.
Carson v. Makin, a case from Maine about aid to students attending religious schools, goes to the Supreme Court on Dec. 8, 2021.
Educators walk an fine line when it comes to marking religious holidays. But in so doing, are they missing an opportunity for teachable moments on faith issues?
The women’s movement in Poland faces a powerful and as yet unchallenged adversary in the Catholic Church.The protesters have correctly shone a spotlight on the church for its hold on Polish politics.
Macron wants to ‘build an Islam in France that can be compatible with the Enlightenment.’ But that goal assumes France is compatible with Islam, says a Muslim scholar of religion and politics.
The history of education in the West is closely associated with Christian religious spaces – from the first cathedral schools to the use of churches to teach children in WWII.
Indigenous people, symbols and religious practices filled the halls of power in Bolivia during Evo Morales’ 14-year tenure. Now a new conservative Christian leader seems to be erasing that legacy.
There’s been a reversal of power between religious and secular sides of American culture. The Supreme Court is now at the center of that shift.
Respecting religious freedom not only protects the rights of individuals, it safeguards the integrity and accountability of democratic governments.
Deactivating the tax provision known as the Johnson Amendment could increase the flow of dark money, reducing accountability in campaign finance.
The Trinity Lutheran case signals the Supreme Court’s willingness to interpret separation of church and state as religious discrimination. What will this mean for the future of vouchers and school choice?
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Reader in African history, Queen's University Belfast
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Assistant Professor, University of South Dakota
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Associate Clinical Professor of History, Arizona State University
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Professor of Law, West Virginia University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Professor Emeritus for Public Ethics and Fellow at the Centre for Public Ethics, Martin Luther University College, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
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Professor of History and Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Professor of Law & Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion, Michigan State University
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