Tag: Religious Freedom
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Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ sues state, alleges discrimination
Riverstone Academy, a public elementary school that opened last fall in Pueblo as a tuition-free option with Christian-based instruction, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over alleged religious discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, claims that Colorado law violates the free exercise clause of the…
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Gov. Jared Polis emphasizes religious protections at Religious Freedom Day event
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis emphasized the freedom of religious expression and the importance of protecting it in a speech at an event celebrating Colorado Religious Freedom Day at the state Capitol Thursday morning. The event included seven speakers who highlighted fostering diversity and coexistence with an open exchange of ideas, amid heightened political differences that…
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1993 WTC bomber asks Colorado court for ruling on religious rights
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Muslim inmate originally sentenced to 240 years for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center is asking the federal appeals court based in Denver to revive his religious freedom lawsuit, arguing that government officials have moved him from prison to prison in an…
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Cases mount: Religious rights lawsuits vs. COVID-19 restrictions
Seven months into the coronavirus pandemic, religious organizations have been in the forefront of clashes over government-ordered restrictions on large gatherings aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 that they claim violate constitutional rights and discriminate against them. Locally, that has ranged from churches stating they aren’t following public health orders limiting indoor gatherings to…