Browsing Tag: Supreme court

Religious Groups Given Leeway on Jobs

In what may be its most significant religious liberty decision in two decades, the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the first time recognized a “ministerial exception” to employment discrimination laws, saying that churches and other religious groups must be free to choose and dismiss their leaders without government interference.
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Diverse Faith Communities Stand United in Landmark Supreme Court Case

UNITED SIKHS and other faith based organizations, earlier this summer, joined in the submission of an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court in support of the position that preserves the integrity of the ministerial exception, which religious institutions have the right to claim in matters of employment.
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A potpourri of religions (OP-ED)

Where do we draw the line between faith and dogma? On the one hand religious literalism infuriates me. On the other hand, I’m no longer that sure of where the markers divide religious freedom from sheer orthodoxy.
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A Sikh First for the U.S. Supreme Court

The Sikh Coalition earlier this month submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court. This marks the first time a Sikh organization has ever submitted an amicus, or friend of the court, brief to the high court.
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