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Author: Benjamin Marcus

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First Five Express: Celebrating Spring’s Religious Holidays and the First Amendment

Posted on March 25, 2021March 26, 2021 by Benjamin Marcus in First Five

This video column expresses the views of Benjamin P. Marcus, fellow for religious freedom, Freedom Forum. Watch First Five Express In a religiously diverse country, how do we make people […]

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The Next Battle Against Government Funding in Religious Schools?

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Benjamin Marcus in First Five

This column expresses the views of Benjamin P. Marcus, religious literacy specialist, Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum. The U.S. Supreme Court has set the stage for new battles […]

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The First Amendment, Black Liberation and You

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Benjamin Marcus in First Five

The First Amendment has had a landmark year — and it’s only June. The devout invoke religious freedom while debating whether it is appropriate to ban in-person religious services during […]

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Should Courts Decide Who Is A Religious Minister? Do They Have a Choice?

Posted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 by Benjamin Marcus in First Five

The government should not be in the business of telling religious communities who to hire or fire as religious leaders.

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You Might Have the Right to Gather, But You Can Choose Otherwise

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Benjamin Marcus in First Five

The COVID-19 pandemic is not under control in the United States. The disease is still deadly, especially for those who are elderly or immunocompromised. The Trump administration projects deaths per […]

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Can Religious Freedom Survive COVID-19?

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Benjamin Marcus in First Five

As a child, I attended weekend classes at our local synagogue to learn about Judaism. I remember one lesson above all from those years: past Jewish experience of pogroms and […]

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Conditions of Possibility for Religious Freedom

Posted on March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 by Benjamin Marcus in First Five

Americans sometimes assume they are equipped with everything they need — laws, policies and cultural norms — to exercise their right to religious freedom. But is that true? What circumstances […]

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Don’t Get Stuck on Prayers in Public Schools

Posted on January 23, 2020February 20, 2020 by Benjamin Marcus in First Five

The U.S. Department of Education announced a number of proposed rules and guidance related to religion and public schools last week on National Religious Freedom Day. Predictably, headlines focused on what the guidance means for students’ right to pray.

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