“Bricks and Moratoriums: Zoning Out Churches”
Read a Feb. 28, 2011, Christianity Today article about whether cash-strapped municipalities are seeking to “zone out” religious organizations.
Category: Congregations
“Most Americans ‘OK’ with a mosque in their community”
Read a March 24, 2011, CNN blog post about newly released poll results indicating that most Americans would be “OK” with having a mosque in their community.
“The Constitutional Status of RLUIPA”
Read a Pew Forum legal backgrounder on RLUIPA released March 17, 2005.
“To What Extent Can Congress Regulate Religious Freedom?”
Read the transcript of a March 17, 2005, Pew Forum expert panel discussion on RLUIPA.
“Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Speaks at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy’s RLUIPA Event”
Read remarks by Thomas E. Perez, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s civil rights division, marking the law’s 10th anniversary.
“Justice Department Issues Report on 10th Anniversary of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act”
A September 2010 news release issued by the Justice Department about its report marking RLUIPA’s 10th anniversary.
Mark A. Chaves
Mark A. Chaves is professor of sociology at Duke University in Durham, N.C. He is an expert on religious organizations in the United States and leads the National Congregations Study.
Rick Jacobs
Rabbi Rick Jacobs is president of the Union for Reform Judaism, the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.
Clare J. Chapman
Clare J. Chapman is interim general secretary of the National Council of Churches, which is made up of 35 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox member denominations. The group has opposed tax cuts at the expense of programs that help the poor.