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World-wide non-profit organization based in Fairfax, Virginia that deals with issues of religious freedom around the world.
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Fights anti-Catholicism and is the U.S.'s largest Catholic civil rights organization. Web site contains articles on conflicts between government and the Catholic Church and/or individual Catholics.
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CHILD is a nonprofit US organization fighting religion-based medical neglect. Includes case histories of children who died after receiving faith-based healing instead of medical care, examples of religious exemptions to public-health regulations, and legal news.
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Debate how you feel about your First Amendment rights, about school prayer and your taxes going towards religious groups. Do you believe First Amendment had the effect of forbidding anyone from using the government to pass sectarian legislation? Will this open the door for condonation of a particular religion's exclusionary beliefs at the expense of those that are inclusive? Speak up! (no registration - no codes - just opinions)
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A monthly update on state and federal litigation concerning the First Amendment's religion clauses.
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Political science papers dealing with the relationship of church and state, and religious liberty.
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A group of self-described traditional Catholics take issue with the Second Vatican Council's teachings on religious freedom.
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Index of resources for practitioners of Earth Religions who are experiencing religious discrimination.
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A paper that discusses and analyzes the thoughts of the founding fathers upon drafting the First Amendment's freedom of religion.
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A march and rally in Washington DC for non-believers worried about the US becoming more of a theocratic state.
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A non-profit, non-sectarian, educational organization dedicated to defending the religious freedom of all, regardless of creed, gender or ethnic origin.
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Site focused on church-state relations in the United States and around the world. Back issues of the Institute's "Journal of Church and State" are available for browsing. Also includes a list of links to online resources, including primary source material.
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News and updates from a Pagan activism organization.
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Committee of non-Amish individuals working to preserve religious freedom for the Old Order Amish. Information on the Amish including a question and answer feature and articles on a 1972 court case.
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Discusses theistic oaths for public office holders, mandated participation in religious substance abuse programs, Boy Scouts of America policy mandating theistic oath and statement of religious principle, and veterans' organizations religious membership restrictions.
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Interesting essay which clarifies the difference between "the question of religion and politics" and "the question of church and state".
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Subtitled "Cross-Cultural Observations", an article by N.J. Demerath and Karen S. Straight in Cross Currents that discusses various religion-state models in "Eastern" and "Western" countries.
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Surveys freedom of religious minorities, as well as widespread harassment, torture, murder, and interference from government and police.
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An extensive repository of laws, cases, news, and historical materials pertaining to religious freedom in the United States.
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A list of legal reference documents and form letters that witches can use in their local fights for religious freedom. Includes references for Australia, Canada, the United States, and a few individual states.
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Article about a United States Supreme Court case in which the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is challenged.