The First Amendment is widely considered to be the most important part of the Bill of Rights. It protects the fundamental rights of conscience—the freedom ... exercise their religion as well ...

When the founders created the Bill of Rights, they placed freedom of speech, religion, assembly and the press above all others. There was a reason; those who had come to the colonies had fled ...

Forty years ago, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act finally ... The First Amendment of the Constitution—the first article of the Bill of Rights—states that “Congress shall make ...

My post on Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s silly order in a prosecution under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act ... exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at ...

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the ... of the speaker would violate the First Amendment. Freedom in teaching is fundamental for the protection of ...

Throughout a year of conflict: religious inclusion, religious rights and religious diversity were defended around the world.

Eighty-one percent of Americans say the law should not allow companies or other institutions to use religious beliefs to decide whether to offer a service to some people and not others.

The Bill of Rights, or the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, includes such liberties as freedom of speech and religion and the right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment of the ...

In a victory for religious citizens ... Thursday in favor of a bill that protects religious-liberty and conscience rights in the realm of marriage. The bill, the First Amendment Defense Act ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio lawmakers, working late into the night on Wednesday, passed legislation requiring school districts to allow students to leave school mid-day for off-campus religious instruction, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bill working its way through the Ohio Legislature is leading to a heated debate about freedom of speech ... [It's] your first amendment right to say whatever this nonsense ...