religious discrimination
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Federal judge sides with Colorado Symphony in violinist’s religious discrimination lawsuit
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A federal judge last week found the Colorado Symphony Association had not discriminated against a violinist on the basis of her religion by placing her on leave when she did not receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Larisa Fesmire has been a violinist with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra since 1998. She described herself as a “Bible based…
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10th Circuit partially reinstates religious discrimination lawsuit of ex-Douglas County schools administrator
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A former high school administrator may pursue his claims of religious discrimination against the Douglas County School District, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday. Corey McNellis worked at Ponderosa High School for 14 years and was the athletic director and assistant principal at the time of his termination in October 2020. According…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet condemns Saturday’s March Against Sharia for ‘inspiring hate’
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Calling the protests “anti-Muslim,” U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet on Saturday denounced the “March Against Sharia” events taking place in 28 cities across the country, including one scheduled for Saturday afternoon in Denver. “The marches in Denver and other cities across the country today further add to the fear that many have been feeling in recent…
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May: Letting freedom fade
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Surrendering liberty has become the Western response to Islamist threats Whatever happened to Charlie Hebdo? For years, the French satirical magazine threw spit balls at polite society. Its writers and cartoonists particularly delighted in ridiculing religions and pieties. Some people found that amusing and thought-provoking. Others were appalled and offended. Such is life in a…
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Noonan: State required tests risk religious, citizenship discrimination in higher ed
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Student data privacy and standardized testing have floated around the Capitol as hot issues for several years. In this legislative session, religious and citizenship discrimination has been added to this boiling stew through SB17-102, a bill concerned with demographic information collected by the College Board testing service through its Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) and…
