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West Virginia School District Mandates Religious Freedom Training After Lawsuit

The resulting settlement requires no prohibition on religious free speech, but implements a policy ensuring the beliefs of all students are respected.

National Religious Freedom Day—What It Means

Today, National Religious Freedom Day, commemorates the January 16, 1786 adoption of Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. The document’s title reads simply: “An act for establishing religious freedom.”

Supreme Court Now Considering Religious Liberty Cases by Phone

For the first time in its history, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments by teleconference on certain cases, including a number on religious liberty.