freedom of religion

The Hobby Lobby ruling is in effect the imposition of religion masquerading as freedom of religion, writes Leonard Pitts Jr.

Majority opinion in contraceptive case correctly upheld religious faith

The Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case will determine whether government can force its beliefs on private citizens.

Freedom of religion also means freedom from religion

As a springtime snowfall dampened their signs if not their spirits, several hundred activists divided themselves Tuesday on either side of the plaza in front of the Supreme Court to make their own opening arguments over the Affordable Care Act.

Should Supreme Court rule religious 'rights' of corporations hold sway, discrimination likely to extend beyond access to contraception

Little Sisters of the Poor have legitimate concerns about how health reform law calls on them to violate their own faith

The government can start enforcing the mandate requiring employers to authorize employee coverage for birth control now on faith-based non-profits that haven't gotten relief from the courts. So now is the time for Congress to act to at least delay, if not lift altogether, this onerous burden from our ministries.

A Roman Catholic order of nuns who care for the elderly poor was hopeful Wednesday after the Supreme Court temporarily blocked an Obamacare provision that would have required it to cover contraception for employees starting with the new year.

Religious exemptions should never become a tool of discrimination. They should be narrowly tailored to reduce the burden on a person's free exercise of religion. They should not give license to some employers, under the guise of religious liberty, to treat LGBT people adversely in their jobs.

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to jump into a growing legal dispute between businesses run by conservative Christians and the Obama administration over whether a company must pay for birth control drugs that conflict with its owner's religious beliefs.

Archbishop Lori's charge that the government is eroding religious freedom is simply untrue

Archbishop William Lori's complaint about religious freedom boils down to an ill-advised antipathy to birth control.

Lori's questions about religious freedom in U.S. are valid

Archbishop Lori says Obama administration is forcing people to choose between violating their beliefs or the law

Student at Calvert Hall awarded $2,500 for video on religious freedom

Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo appeared on 'Face the Nation' with Bob Schieffer on CBS Sunday morning. Ayanbadejo was part of a panel discussion on same-sex marriage.

It should be unthinkable to need a license to have a gun.

Bob Ehrlich offers a 20-point platform of losing positions for the next GOP nominee.

Catholic leaders who opposed his election need to find ways to work with the president

Same-sex marriage would transform American society

The Republican Party's belief in individual liberty and religious freedom argues in favor of marriage equality.

Baltimore's Archbishop Lori says Catholics' right of conscience is under assault by the federal government

Catholic leaders kicked-off a nationwide campaign challenging the health policies of President Barack Obama's administration Thursday at Baltimore's 200-year-old Basilica of the Assumption.

Catholic bishops' call for 'freedom of religion' is misguided

As Catholic institutions across the country sue the Obama administration over new health insurance rules, Baltimore's new archbishop is scheduled to speak in Washington this week at a conference focusing on "Rising Threats to American Religious Freedom."

Carmelita Hines, 48, to serve 20 months for stealing from agency that advises president

Cardinal Edwin O'Brien is right to ask parishioners to support the move to overturn Maryland's gay marriage law.

Religious freedom is a transcendent right of every U.S. citizen so why is it under assault?

Archbishop-designate William Lori decries 'erosion of religious liberty' on NBC's 'Meet the Press.'

Freedom of religion does not apply to secular, money-making operations

Citizens gather for Rally for Religious Freedom outside of Harford County Circuit Courthouse

Nationwide movement Rally for Religious Freedom will come to Bel Air Friday afternoon in front of the Harford County Circuit Courthouse

A Catholic bishop who has been at the forefront of fighting the Obama administration's contraception policy will lead the Archdiocese of Baltimore and replace Cardinal Edwin O'Brien.

Supreme court has long wrestled with question of religion in the public sphere

Drafters of Maryland's gay marriage bill tried to protect religious freedoms, but the legislation still crosses the line.

Women's rights would be denied if Catholic Church limits access to birth control

Edwin F. O'Brien of Archdiocese of Baltimore writes letter saying church will not comply with birth control mandate under health care reform.

Nigeria's government is turning a blind eye to violence between Muslims and Christians; the United States can use diplomatic meetings this week to pressure it to intervene.

Family planning facilities that won't sell contraceptives and pharmacists who refuse to sell the morning after pill are infringing on the rights of others

Religious freedom isn't a license to flout the law

Religious freedom: Majority rule cannot always prevail when fundamental values are at stake

Catholics and gay marriage: As assault on the church's religious liberty

Gay marriage does not diminish religious freedom in Maryland; on the contrary, it strengthens religious liberty by extending it to more people

If one believes in freedom of religion, one must support marriage equality