Tags: Freedom of Religion

Forcibly cut hair and beards, face 10 years in jail

Promotes America's tolerance of religion (though apparently not speech)

Free speech takes a hit that has the potential to backfire on gay marriage supporters

Why attacking free speech is an even greater blasphemy than a slur on the divine

Everybody is for it, but they don't agree on what it means

Parents must provide proof of religious motivation, and the procedure must be carried out by a doctor

Claims study from the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child

Workers claim that they were dismissed for refusing to remove or conceal crosses

A medical report lists her age as 14 and her mental age as even less than that, meaning she could be tried in the juvenile system. She currently faces up to the death penalty

American Taliban fighter has complained over a recent ruling forbidding him and other muslim prisoners from praying daily together

Political enthusiasts are by turns infuriated and delighted by the church.

The ACLU sued Dixie County over a 10 commandments monument

The girl, who has learning difficulties, is accused of blasphemy after allegedly burning a Koran.

She was told she could not wear head scarf as part of uniform.

Officials have been searching private homes for bibles and other "incendiary materials".