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The constitutional principle of separation of church and state isn’t really that complicated: Americans are free to express their religious beliefs. But an instrument of government — like, say, a public employee on a high school football field — cannot be commandeered to promote that expression. And public school kids…

‘The saint-reformer had refined the religion and changed it according to the times,’ says the PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the message of 'One Caste, One Religion and One God' of the legendary social reformer lays the foundation of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat’. More on Dynamite News:

The long read: Until the 1990s, there were almost no Jews in Nigeria. Now thousands have enthusiastically taken up the faith. Why?

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a mostly sympathetic hearing Monday to a former high school football coach whose prayers on the field may open the door for broader expression of religion in public schools.

Religion and philosophy professor removed from directing a scholarly center for inviting Peter Singer to give a public lecture.

though laws generally banning mislabeling food as “halal” (or “kosher”) violate the Establishment Clause.

A primer on a religious liberty issue that went from a backwater to a hot topic in the last decade.

Senator Graham made religion and rulings on it a fiery focal point during confirmation hearings.

The site's idea is to tell stories about what it means to be human without religion.

I'm delighted to report that Lael Weinberger (Olin-Searle-Smith Fellow in Law & Lecturer, Harvard Law School) will be guest-blogging this coming week on this forthcoming Notre Dame Law Review article of his; the abstract: American courts apply "church autonomy doctrine" to protect the self-governance of religious institutions, based on both…