Last week’s unanimous Supreme Court decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia was framed as a culture war flashpoint between religious freedom and LGBTQ+ civil rights.
Perspective: Sikh Americans Defend Religious Freedom For All
By David Callaway, Religious Freedom Specialist for the Freedom Forum Being an American means you do not have to choose between your deepest beliefs and your country – thanks, in part, to the work of these Indian Americans.
Pastors, Politics and Power: The Struggle for Equality for Black Americans
This column expresses the views of David Callaway of the Georgia Rights, Responsibility, Respect Project. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, overcame Georgia’s long history of racial prejudice and a traditionally Republican electorate to become the state’s first Black U.S. senator.
American Students Should Learn about Christmas in Schools
This column expresses the views of David Callaway of the Georgia Rights, Responsibility, Respect Project. December can be a controversial month in public schools. Millions of Americans are celebrating holidays like Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa. Public-school educators, many of whom are celebrating themselves, are looking for creative and engaging ways of bringing some of that […]
Is a Catholic-Packed Supreme Court a Threat to Religious Freedom?
This column expresses the views of David Callaway of the Georgia Rights, Responsibility, Respect Project. Monday saw the unsurprising confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Barrett is only the fifth woman to hold a seat on the court, but despite Senate Republicans’ efforts to emphasize […]
‘What comes before freedom of speech?’
This column expresses the views of David Callaway of the Georgia Rights, Responsibility, Respect Project. The next time you are with a group of friends or colleagues, ask them this piece of trivia: “What freedoms are all Americans guaranteed by the First Amendment?”