Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

Abortion

Supreme Court passes on ruling in Little Sisters case

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court today punted the question of whether the government can compel nuns, priests, and faith-based schools to provide employees with contraceptive coverage, even if they are bound by religious teachings that forbid certain forms of birth control. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite=""

SCOTUS

Supreme Court requests additional briefing on key Obamacare case

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Less than a week after an order of Catholic nuns asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a religious exemption to the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act (also known as "Obamacare"), the Court took the unusual step of asking for additional briefing, telling

persecution

Government birds of a feather overregulate together

Native American tribes contribute a great richness to our American heritage. Sadly, the beliefs and traditions of many tribes, such as the Lipan Apache tribe of Texas and Klickitat and Cascade tribes in the Northwest, are in jeopardy – and it is important that we fight to protect them before it

Massachusetts

Should Catholic nuns be forced to include contraceptives in their health insurance plans?

Should Catholic nuns be forced to include contraceptives in their health insurance plans? The government thinks so and has spent the better part of the past two years trying to force the Little Sisters of the Poor to do just that. For over 175 years, the Little Sisters, an international

islam

Religious freedom is a woman’s right, too

There's a debate about religious freedom raging among our neighbors to the north. Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is running for a fourth term, promised to fight at the highest levels to force Muslim women to remove their face veils during Canadian citizenship ceremonies. At

Faith

Religious liberty on the slopes

If I told you a federal court recently ruled that a 60-year-old statue of Jesus may remain on public property, I'm guessing you'd be surprised. After all, you may have heard some people argue that a crèche at the courthouse or a Star of David on

NewBostonPost

Feds admit the truth: they’re co-opting ministries’ health plans

"You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means." So said swarthy swordsman Inigo Montoya in the cult classic The Princess Bride, responding to his boss Vizzini's use of the word "inconceivable!" Vizzini was describing things

Faith

Bane of Blaine spreading across the plains

Never heard of the proposed Blaine Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Neither have most Americans. And even if you'd heard, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was irrelevant, considering it was defeated in the late 19th century. Yet the Blaine Amendment's influence remains