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Two separate religious-freedom disputes in Tennessee—one involving religious practice and eligibility to foster and the other involving Ten Commandments displays in public schools—raise questions about government involvement with religion and protections for minority faiths.
Welcome to the inaugural What the Hounds?—our new roundup of the stories that made us stop, reread the headline, and wonder what we had just read. This week: rosaries, religion bans, and an Anubis murder case.
“Sadly, as we are not even 30 years past the first acknowledgement of Pride Month by President Clinton,” writes Clio Ajana, “we are reverting. Certain states have passed state or local proclamations declaring June as anything but Pride Month.”
Weekend editor Eric O. Scott reviews last week’s oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, emphasizing the critical role our community must play as a bulwark against oppression.
When one can visit the Temple of Athena, one must visit the Temple of Athena.