The First Amendment Center's religious liberty fellow, Robert Bernstein, discusses a State Appeals Court decision in Alaska. After reversing his finding of a compelling state interest, the panel ordered a trial court judge to investigate whether the claims of a couple indicted on drug possession charges were sincerely held religious beliefs, requiring such a standard in the first place.

Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) argues that U.S. foreign policy must include strong support for Israel, because of passages in Genesis and Isaiah.

Windsor Connecticut's Board of Education voted to stop using a church for graduation, making it the fifth in the state to do so after an Americans United inquiry.

The Texas Freedom Network notes that a recent friend-of-the-court brief filed by David Barton's Wallbuilders group explicitly argues that the Constitution supports government discrimination against atheists and those who follow polytheistic religions. 

Washington University law professor Leigh Hunt Greenhaw explains her objections to a proposed constitutional amendment in Missouri that appears on its way to a ballot referendum.