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… Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) to prohibit religious organizations, including the Mission, from hiring only individuals who share and live out their religious beliefs. In 2021, the state’s highest court gutted … faces substantial penalties for simply engaging in its freedom—protected by the Constitution—to hire fellow …

… the Constitution during a pandemic—testing the limits of religious freedom.  In Oregon, government officials are doing just that. And private religious schools are paying the price.  For months, …

… freedoms by ensuring the government cannot control religious organizations. Written by Grant Atkinson Published … loaded with constitutional ramifications. “Do you think religious institutions—like colleges, churches, … should remain tax-exempt. If we want to protect religious freedom, we must understand how it came about and why it is …

… to refrain from speaking in a way that would violate her religious beliefs. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published January 17, 2023 Revised January 2, 2024 … She asked to keep teaching her class without violating her religious beliefs, but she was punished with the loss of her …

… his school’s talent show. He ended up taking a stand for religious freedom. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published … in the fifth grade when he learned his first lesson about religious freedom—all because he wanted to dance to a …

… universal preschool program. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published July 7, 2023 Revised November 13, 2023 … are most important to them. The state is treating religious schools worse than others. Read on to learn how one … the school from only hiring employees who share its religious beliefs and from aligning its internal policies on …

… on his private property. Written by Alliance Defending Freedom Published August 7, 2023 In New York, there is a history of religious people being treated worse than everyone else in … In one prominent example, a New York City policy banned religious groups including Bronx Household of Faith from …

… from numerous cases litigated by Alliance Defending Freedom. Written by Grant Atkinson Published June 20, 2023 Religious freedom is protected by the U.S. Constitution, but … Orit Sklar and Ruth Malhotra from holding conservative and religious events, and they restricted free speech to very …

… surgeries. Many health care providers object on religious and conscience grounds to participating in such … do more harm than good . At Alliance Defending Freedom, we’ve seen how ideologically driven interpretations of anti-discrimination law can trample religious freedom and conscience rights. Shortly after …

… religion, and you would be right.  Week in and week out, religious believers gather for worship and fellowship while … Thankfully, the First Amendment protects this essential freedom to peacefully practice our religion. But when … one standard for secular institutions and another for religious ones. Such double standards violate the First …