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**The deadline for the 2012 Religious Liberty Essay Contest has now passed. Please check this page in the future for updats on the winners and details on the 2013 Essay Contest.**

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Judge Rules Sussex County Prayer Practice Likely Unconstitutional

Far be it from me to recommend a person spend time out of their busy day to slog through a judicial opinion on church-state matters. That's what you count on me for, right? But if you are interested in the issue of legislative prayer - that is, official prayer opening government meetings - you...

Kansas Governor Urged to Veto Bill Targeting Sharia

Religious and civil liberties groups are encouraging Kansas Governor Sam Brownback not to sign a bill passed by the legislature seeming to target Islamic Sharia law. The measure bans Kansas courts and administrative agencies from basing rulings on foreign laws or legal systems. I...