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As the Pentagon implements sweeping changes to military religious policy, Congress is considering legislation that would expand statutory protections for military chaplains while a newly enacted CIA law establishes narrower conscience protections for agency chaplains.
Arkansas tops the 2026 Religious Liberty in the States index after expanding statutory conscience protections. While the report offers a detailed legal analysis, it also raises broader questions about how religious liberty is defined, and whose religious freedoms are being measured.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a religious liberty case examining home worship and zoning laws. Although centered on an Orthodox Jewish prayer group, the ruling could shape legal protections for Wiccan covens and other minority faith communities that gather in private homes.
A federal civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball’s handling of Bible verses on Pride Night caps raises broader questions about religious accommodation, workplace expression, and how federal officials may balance competing claims of faith and inclusion.
Hung Cao’s past warnings about “witchcraft” resurface as he assumes a top Navy role, raising concerns about religious discrimination and minority faith rights amid Pentagon efforts to reshape policy for a diverse force.