The First Amendment and the first presidential Thanksgiving proclamation both occurred in the autumn of 1789. George Washington issued a proclamation for a "day of public thanksgiving and prayer" just ...

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution explicitly protects freedom of religion, preventing the government from prohibiting the free exercise of one’s own beliefs, and forbidding the government ...

First Amendment freedoms shape how we live, work and connect with one another. These fundamental rights — freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — form the foundation of American ...

The Freedom Forum is expanding its support of First Amendment journalism. A First Amendment Reporters initiative has expanded to include reporters at The Arizona Republic, The Indianapolis Star and ...

Lawsuits say some states are targeting Islamic schools linked to a Muslim civil rights group. The states say the group has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A proposed constitutional amendment aimed to protect religious expression in public schools passed its first legislative test on ...

The Religious Liberty Commission's final hearing included a Greensboro sit-in participant, who said religious liberty was ...