by William C. Duncan | Jun 9, 2020
Supreme Court weighs in on pandemic limits on worship Written by William C. Duncan Last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio addressed religious freedom and it did not go well. Asked about why large protests were okay during the pandemic but other...
by William C. Duncan | May 29, 2020
Who turns down $54 million? Written by William C. Duncan Just a few days after it began, a small-business-loan program from the federal government’s response to COVID-19 ran entirely out of money. It turns out that the loans were going not just to troubled...
by William C. Duncan | May 28, 2020
Stanford law professor: Government should not decide whether religious worship is ‘essential’ Written by William C. Duncan “It is none of the state’s business to decide that religious worship is not important.” -Michael McConnell, director, Constitutional Law...
by William C. Duncan | May 22, 2020
Religious Freedom 101: How did U.S. get to the point where religious services are ‘nonessential’? Written by William C. Duncan This is the fourth and last installment in a series about the history of religious freedom in the United States. Click the following...
by William C. Duncan | May 15, 2020
Courts siding with worshipers on overly strict pandemic directives Written by William C. Duncan Fifty percent of Americans feel their freedoms have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from State Policy Network...
by William C. Duncan | May 12, 2020
The economy seems to be falling off a cliff. Is America’s commitment to religion doing the same? Written by William C. Duncan The New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman recently noted that economic data “show an economy...
