Essay: Easter 2024 in the Holy Land – a holiday marked by Palestinian Christian sorrow
RONI ABUSAAD, a human rights scholar and Christian Palestinian who grew up in Bethlehem, reflects on what Easter looks like for some this year…
US Supreme Court bolsters protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations
Washington DC, USAP The Supreme Court on Thursday used the case of a Christian mail carrier who did not want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations. In a unanimous decision the justices made clear that workers who ask for accommodations, such as taking the Sabbath off, should have their requests […]
Religious rights: US Supreme Court to deliver answer in mailman’s case
JESSICA GRESKO, of Associated Press, reports on the case of Gerald Groff…
Essay: Americans support religious freedom – as long as it’s convenient for everyone
In an article published by Religion News Service, RYAN BURGE, an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, a pastor and author, says speaking in generalities about religious freedom will always win admirers…
Texas executions delayed over religious rights claims
Houston, Texas, USAP The unresolved legal debate over whether spiritual advisers can touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death has delayed the final two executions scheduled this year in Texas. The delays come as the US Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments next month in the case of another Texas […]
In the US state of Texas, executions face delays over religious rights claims
Houston, Texas, USAP Executions in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state face delays amid legal questions over Texas’ refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death. It’s unclear when Texas may carry out another execution after the US Supreme Court’s decision to hear religious freedom claims […]