Freedom of Religion Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
September 4th, 2025
Bergen County, New Jersey, one of the few places left in the US with "blue laws" restricting commerce on Sundays, is facing off with a popular mall which refuses to close. Should Sunday shopping bans still exist?
Rastafarian Prisoner Whose Head Was Forcibly Shaved Appeals to Supreme Court
May 31st, 2024
Damon Landor, a Rastafarian man with dreadlocks down to his knees, says his religious freedom was violated when his dreadlocks were shaved in prison per the jail's grooming policy.
Satanic Holiday Display Destroyed, Beheaded in Iowa Capitol
December 18th, 2023
A holiday display of Baphomet in the Iowa capitol building was recently destroyed by a Christian man who says he found the display offensive. Now, debate is raging over how far freedom of speech and religion should go.
Judge Rules City Can't Ban Anti-LGBTQ Vendor From Farmer's Market
August 28th, 2023
First Amendment win or blatant anti-LGBTQ discrimination? A Michigan vendor banned from selling his wares at a local farmer's market over his anti-LGBTQ views was just reinstated after a lengthy legal battle.
Aztec Dancers Allege Religious Discrimination After Tribal Feathers Seized at Border
August 10th, 2023
A group of Aztec dancers say they are the victims of religious discrimination by U.S. border agents, who seized some 1,500 feathers from them under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Is This the Future? More Businesses Refusing to Serve LGBTQ Customers
July 13th, 2023
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling which granted an evangelical wedding vendor the legal right to turn down same-sex couples, some businesses have been emboldened to deny service to LGBTQ customers.
Native American Student Forced to Remove Tribal Feather at Graduation, Lawsuit Alleges
June 1st, 2023
A Native American student in Oklahoma alleges that she was denied the right to wear a sacred eagle plume on her graduation cap. Now she's suing her former school, alleging her religious freedom was violated.
School District Bans Bible Verse From Teacher's Email Signature
April 7th, 2023
A public school teacher in Virginia's Loudoun County was told by administration to remove a Bible quote from her email signature. Now she's fighting back, arguing that her religious freedom was violated by the request.
Missouri Clergy Unite to Oppose State's Abortion Restrictions
January 26th, 2023
An interfaith group is challenging Missouri's strict anti-abortion law, arguing that lawmakers were blatantly imposing an evangelical Christian view of life and conception when passing the law.
Expelling Satan: Parents Want Metalhead High School Principal Fired
October 15th, 2021
A high school principal is under fire from concerned parents, all because she loves the metal band Iron Maiden and posed with a handmade '666' sign. Students love her, but some parents think she's downright demonic.
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