religious liberty essay contest

Witnesses to Freedom. USCCB Religious Liberty Essay Contest 2024. Who are the people that inspire us? Religious freedom is a fundamental right. But the truth of religious freedom has needed, and continues to need, witnesses. Philosophers and statesmen have articulated key principles and ideas. Advocates have stood up for the freedom of others.

The annual Religious Liberty Scholarship Contest engages high school students in church-state issues by directing them to express a point of view on a religious liberty topic. The submission period for the 2024 contest has now closed. Return to this page later this year to learn about the winners. Entries are judged on the depth of their ...

The Witnesses to Freedom Religious Liberty Essay Contest (hereinafter, the "Contest"), requires participants to share a story about a witness to religious freedom. Participants should choose one person (or group, such as an organization or community) who is important in the story of religious freedom. By submitting an entry to the Contest ...

This program is open to high school juniors and seniors who submit outstanding essays of 800 to 1,200 words on a topic that changes annually but relates to religious liberty. Recently, students were asked to write on a topic related to the observance of religious holidays in public schools. Selection is based on the essay's depth of content ...

The 2022 Religious Liberty Essay scholarship contest is now open. The annual Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest is open to all high school juniors and seniors. How to Apply. To enter, you must write an essay (between 800-1,200 words) responding to the following writing prompt and submit your essay online by March 14, 2022.

The following essay was selected as the third-place winner of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' religious liberty essay contest on the theme "Witnesses to Freedom." The essay contest was co-sponsored by the OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation.For his essay, Paul Liulevicius was awarded a $500 scholarship.

The 2024 Religious Liberty Scholarship Contest is accepting entries through March 15, 2024, at midnight Pacific Time. Open to all high school juniors and seniors, the 2024 topic asks students to address the connection between Christian nationalism and efforts to ban books. To enter, students can submit an essay OR a TikTok-style video.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — High school juniors and seniors are invited to enter an annual religious liberty essay contest hosted by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee for Religious Liberty, along with the USCCB Secretariat of Catholic Education and Our Sunday Visitor Institute.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — March 11 is the entry deadline for a religious liberty essay contest for high school juniors and seniors co-sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee for Religious Liberty, the USCCB Secretariat of Catholic Education and Our Sunday Visitor Institute. The first-place essay will be published in Our ...

By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. Cardinal Dolan spoke with Sofia Cornicelli, the winner of the 2023 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' religious liberty essay contest, about her winning essay that pays tribute to an 11-year-old girl in 1950s Communist China who had a great love for the Eucharist and became a symbol of the fight for religious ...

Additional Information: The goals of the Religious Liberty Essay Contest are to engage high school students in church-state issues and to generate student interest from a diverse cross-section of Baptist Joint Committee supporting bodies. Entries will be judged on the depth of their content and the skill with which they are written. Students should demonstrate a sound knowledge of the subject ...

The following essay was selected as the second-place winner of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' religious liberty essay contest on the theme "Witnesses to Freedom." The essay contest was co-sponsored by the OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation.For his essay, John Hill was awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

WASHINGTON—The annual Religious Liberty Scholarship Contest returns this year in an expanded format, aiming to creatively engage high school students in church-state issues. In the past, the contest was limited to essays. This year, students also have the option of creating a TikTok-style video submission. The prompt is the same for the essay ...

The Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest is open to all high school juniors and seniors. There are no requirements regarding GPA, faith, after-school activities or clubs. Students with a Google Account can fill out the Google Form with essays (800-1200 words) uploaded within the form. If students do not have a Google Account, they may ...

Essay between 800 and 1,200 words addressing the following required: Discuss whether and a religious test should be conducted as a part of the United States¿ immigration and refugee policies. Explore the intersection, if any, between the proposed test and the two religion clauses in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that everyone in the United States has the right to practice his or her own religion, or no religion at all. Our country's founders — who were of different religious backgrounds themselves — knew the best way to protect religious liberty was to keep the government out of religion.

The annual Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest is open to all high school juniors and seniors. How to Apply. To enter, you must write an essay (between 800-1,200 words) responding to the following writing prompt and submit your essay online by March 26, 2021. 2021 Writing Prompt: The United States has always been a religiously diverse ...

Americanism Essay Contest For Grades 7-12. FRA sponsors an annual essay contest to promote the spirit of Americanism and patriotism among our country's youth. FRA's Americanism Essay Contest is open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are home schooled. Students are invited to submit a 350-word essay through an FRA ...

In South Bay, decided in February, the Supreme Court blocked California's statewide ban on church services in COVID hot spots—again, by a 6-3 vote—but did not explain why. There was no ...

High school juniors and seniors can win money for college in the 2018 Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest! HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? Our Work. With Congress; In the Courts; Learn with Us; Make a Difference; BJC Center for Faith, Justice and Reconciliation; ... BJC brings people together to tackle today's serious threats to religious liberty.

Religious Freedom Week encourages Catholics do their part to promote civility by recognizing the dignity of all people and inviting others to do the same. Once again, the USCCB Committee for Religious Liberty, in collaboration with the Secretariat of Catholic Education and Our Sunday Visitor Institute, hosted a religious liberty essay contest ...

Essay winners: Juneteenth lets us remember nation's past while striving for better future. Correction: Erin Mauldin is an associate professor at the University of South Florida. Her name was ...

The contest, sponsored by the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee, is open to all high school students in the graduating classes of 2013 and 2014. This year, the scholarship money has increased: Grand prize is $2,000 and a trip to Washington, D.C. Second prize is $1,000, and third prize is $250.

In 2006, Catholic Charities of Boston, which had been one of the nation's oldest adoption agencies, faced a difficult choice: violate its conscience, or close its doors . To be licensed by the state, Catholic Charities of Boston would have to obey state laws barring "sexual orientation discrimination." Because marriage had been redefined in ...