Post Tagged with: "religious expression"

by Paul Coleman When is a church not a church? The answer – when the government says so. At least this is the case in several European countries, where a multi-tiered system is strictly operated and only the entities that reach the top tier are officially recognized as churches. While […]

by Andy Norman Most scholars, jurists, and those who love God recognize that preserving our religious freedoms in the United States today is inseparably linked with promoting religious diversity.  When the new, the small, the controversial, and the unpopular are able to express their beliefs freely, we all benefit. That […]

by Peter Smith Widen the scope for religious freedom so employees don’t have to quit their jobs. In each of the cases discussed in my previous articles (see here and here), the need for litigation could have been avoided completely if a proper accommodation of religious practices was accepted. Both […]

by Prof. Patrick Garry There are two consistent truths about First Amendment speech and religion freedoms: first, there is always someone or some group in favor of them, while at the same time someone or some group opposed to them; and second, there is often little consistency from case to […]

by Peter Smith Religious freedom in the UK is being tried and tested, and its protections have been found wanting. Last time, I considered the cases of Ewedia and Chaplin, who were prevented from wearing crosses as jewellery whilst at work. Two other conjoined cases were heard at the same […]

by Peter Smith Who decides what a valid religious practice is, and is it really better to be unemployed if an employer changes an employee’s terms and conditions? For the past few years, four cases have been winding their ways through the judicial system in Britain, and this month they […]