Tag: Religion-State Relations

How Erdogan Reoriented Turkish Culture to Maintain His Power

Turkey’s president has made a spectacle of the Ottoman past, using monuments and TV shows to rally his voters. His cultural opponents have faced censorship, or jail.

Supreme Court to Consider a Postal Worker’s Claim of Religious Freedom

The justices have been receptive to claims of religious freedom and may take a broad view of a federal law that requires employers to “reasonably accommodate” workers’ religious practices.

Oklahoma Set to Consider U.S.’s First Religious Charter School

If approved, the online Catholic school would be funded by taxpayer dollars, potentially teeing up a high-profile legal battle.