Charles Haynes
Biden administration seeks to rescind Trump-era rule about faith on campus
By Adelle M. Banks — March 3, 2023
(RNS) — An Education Department spokesperson said the more than 600 comments that had been received as of Friday (March 3) will be reviewed before a final rule is issued.
Religious freedom advocate Charles Haynes: ‘It’s not a choice’
By Adelle M. Banks — October 19, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — First Amendment scholar, to be honored after retiring from the Freedom Forum Institute’s Religious Freedom Center, talks about the state of religious freedom and his private faith.
Trump White House faith outreach a picture of selective access
By Adelle M. Banks — October 5, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The White House says its administration 'continues to engage hundreds of faith leaders on various issues that directly impact their communities,’ but some say they’re not in that number.
Americans prize religious freedom for Christians — less for Muslims or atheists
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 30, 2015
(RNS) A new survey shows "religious freedom is now in the eye of the beholder," said Charles Haynes, of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute.
Travelblog: Hate speech, the First Amendment and religious sensitivity
By Kevin Eckstrom — August 25, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) "Everybody knows what hate speech is," my new Pakistani colleague told me. But do we?
Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green launches a new project: a public school Bible curriculum
By David Van Biema — April 15, 2014
(RNS) If successful, Steve Green would galvanize the movement to teach the Bible academically in public schools across the nation.
Kansas, Arizona bills reflect national fight over gay rights vs. religious liberty
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — February 21, 2014
(RNS) Fights in Arizona and Kansas about denying services to gays and lesbians mirrors the national debate on whether the religious rights of business owners also extend to their for-profit companies.
5.3 billion people face harsh religious freedom restrictions
By Brian Pellot — January 14, 2014
(RNS) Most of the world's population (76 percent), lives in countries with high levels of social and government restrictions on religion, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
Atheists to unveil first monument to unbelief on public land
By Kimberly Winston — June 6, 2013
(RNS) After years of unsuccessful challenges to religious monuments on public land, atheists are adopting a new strategy: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Judge blocks holiday displays in Santa Monica after atheist-Christian spat
By Doug Stanglin — November 20, 2012
(RNS) A federal judge on Monday (Nov. 19) denied a bid by churches to force city officials in Santa Monica, Calif., to reopen spaces in a city park to private displays, including life-sized Christmas Nativity scenes. By Doug Stanglin.
Texas cheerleaders clamor for G-O-D at football games
By Kimberly Winston — September 20, 2012
(RNS) Cheerleaders at an East Texas high school are fighting their school district's orders to stop using Bible quotes on their signs at football games. By Kimberly Winston.
GUEST COMMENTARY: First Amendment protects everybody’s religious freedom
By Charles C. Haynes — July 23, 2012
(RNS) Attempts to favor one faith -- historically Protestant Christianity -- over others in the public square are doomed to fail in the new religious America of the 21st century. But that won't stop many in the majority from trying. By Charles C. Haynes.
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