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The New Faith-Based Discrimination
A sharp uptick in challenges to U.S. antidiscrimination laws threatens decades of progress in extending civil rights to all.
by
Louise Melling
via
Boston Review
on
December 14, 2022
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History Shows That Passing School Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates Could Require Exemptions
Enacting vaccination mandates demands political give and take.
by
Elena Conis
via
Made by History
on
November 19, 2021
The Baffling Legal Standard Fueling Religious Objections to Vaccine Mandates
As anti-vax plaintiffs seek faith-based exemptions, the judicial system will renew its struggle to determine what beliefs are truly “sincerely held.”
by
Charles McCrary
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The New Republic
on
September 27, 2021
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Doubters’ Push for Religious Exemptions from Coronavirus Vaccination May Not Work
With all organized religions supporting vaccination, states may question the sincerity of those claiming exemptions from getting vaccinated.
by
Kira Ganga Kieffer
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Made by History
on
September 20, 2021
Victimhood and Vengeance
The contemporary rise of Christian nationalism in the US is a reactionary response to the country’s liberalization over the past half-century.
by
Linda Greenhouse
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New York Review of Books
on
January 19, 2023
The Republican Plot to Ban LGBTQ History in Public Schools
In a growing number of states, the GOP is pushing “Don’t Say Gay” laws to prevent students from learning about the triumphs and struggles of LGBTQ Americans.
by
Gabriel Arana
via
The New Republic
on
June 28, 2021
The Strange History of the House’s 181-Year-Old Ban on Hats — and the Push to Overturn It
There isn’t any rule against tobacco spitting on the House floor, but there is one against wearing a hat.
by
Ronald G. Shafer
via
Retropolis
on
January 4, 2019
The Strange Career of Free Exercise
How efforts to bolster religious liberty set off a chain of unintended consequences.
by
Garrett Epps
via
The Atlantic
on
April 4, 2016
The Supreme Court's World War II Battles
Cliff Sloan’s new book explains how the Franklin Roosevelt-shaped Court wrestled with individual rights as the nation fought to save itself and the world.
by
Robert L. Tsai
via
Washington Monthly
on
September 22, 2023
The Fight for the Sabbath
The partnership between rabbis and labor that delivered the two-day weekend.
by
Avi Garelick
via
Jewish Currents
on
February 21, 2023
The Decline of Church-State Separation
The author of new book explains the fraught and turbulent relationship between religion and government in the U.S.
by
Steven Green
,
Eric C. Miller
via
Religion & Politics
on
April 26, 2022
How Dairy Lunchrooms Became Alternatives to the NYC Saloon ‘Free Lunch.’
Ben Katchor's Brief History of the Dairy Restaurant.
by
Ben Katchor
via
Literary Hub
on
March 10, 2020
What the Measles Epidemic Really Says About America
The return of the disease reflects historical amnesia, declining faith in institutions, and a lack of concern for the public good.
by
Peter Beinart
via
The Atlantic
on
July 8, 2019
The Religious-Liberty Attack on Transgender Rights
Conservative Christians are out to restore their historical legal privileges.
by
David Sehat
via
Boston Review
on
May 27, 2016
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