Commentary
Inside the First Amendment
By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center senior scholar
A civic morality tale is playing out in Lancaster, Calif., where two city officials have stirred considerable controversy because of their remarks about religion.
City Councilwoman Sherry Marquez started the ruckus last month by posting comments attacking Islam on her Facebook page. Reacting to an alleged “honor killing” of a Muslim woman last year in New York, Marquez wrote that “this…
