Tag Archives: religious freedom

Religious Freedom: Freedom to Discriminate?

Posted on October 7, 2019 by wcp2019

On September 28, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson issued Executive Order 11246 directing the government “to provide equal opportunity in Federal employment for all qualified persons.” Not only would federal contractors not  “discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because … Continue reading →

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Religious Liberty: (Not) For All

Posted on May 29, 2017 by wcp2019

Freedom of religion is a central idea in the United States. Most descriptions of U.S. history emphasize flight from religious repression as the main motivation for colonial settlement. The U.S. Constitution enshrines the idea of freedom in the very first … Continue reading →

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Neil Gorsuch and Religious Liberty: Class Dismissed

Posted on February 20, 2017 by wcp2019

President Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch on January 31 to fill the vacant seat of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court may seem like the answer to a prayer for many in the … Continue reading →

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