Is religious liberty still for all?
As attacks shift from Islam to the Pope, the principle of religious liberty itself is being tested in American politics.
Islam
CAIR implores Tuberville to visit Alabama mosque after latest Islamophobic comments
Following the senator's latest comments suggesting a Muslim mayor was the “enemy,” the organization reiterated its open invitation for him to visit a mosque.
Analysis | Tuberville, Sharia law and the Constitution
Tuberville leads GOP polling for governor while renewing calls to ban Sharia law, raising constitutional questions and concerns about targeting Muslim citizens.
CAIR designates Tuberville an “anti-Muslim extremist” as Jones slams Islamophobic comments
The move came after Tuberville claimed Islam was not a religion and called for Muslims to be deported.
Tuberville praises Trump for designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups
Tuberville backed the potential designation while describing "Radical Islam" as a "death cult" fundamentally incompatible with Western values.
Sen. Tuberville’s anti-Sharia bills are “bigotry” and “unconstitutional,” CAIR says
Tuberville is “deliberately and consciously lying about his Alabama Muslim constituents,” CAIR’s national deputy director alleged.
“Hate will not win”: Candidate for Hoover City Council addresses racist death threats
Patel’s attorney said the hateful comments “aren’t idle words, these are direct threats of violence” and praised law enforcement’s response.
Public Easter week services are canceled
Most Churches in Alabama will not hold public Easter week services in compliance with the guidance from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Easter week is the holiest week in the Christian Church’s calendar and is usually marked with overflow crowds at Easter services in … Continued
Moore defends recent comments telling Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to go back to Somalia
The Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee has drawn national headlines for a recent resolution calling on Congress to expel Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota. Omar responded to the ALGOP resolution with a denunciation of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore as a “child molester.” Moore responded back, saying that he supports the resolution and told Omar … Continued
Muslim group renews call to remove all Confederate symbols nationwide
Monday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, renewed its call for local governments throughout the nation to remove all Confederate symbols from public spaces. Monday was the second anniversary of the 2017 protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, where Charlottesville native, 32-year-old Heather Heyer, was murdered in a vehicle … Continued