Host Katie Geary and Becket Executive Director Montse Alvarado launch Season 2 of Stream of Conscience with an episode on our favorite four-letter word: RFRA. In 1993, Congress passed RFRA, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, with overwhelming, bipartisan support, and President Bill Clinton signed it into being. So, why is RFRA controversial today?

When religious liberty experts notice a prisoner’s petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, his case to grow a beard gains support and sheds light on the prison-prisoner relationship.

A small-town lawyer gives his church pro bono legal advice after a dispute between the church school and an employee—and ends up with a case headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sikhs have lived in the United States for hundreds of years, but do we really understand their beliefs? When a federal employee loses her job for practicing her faith, bad policy and ignorance are both at fault.

This episode features Kawal Tagore, Scott Newar and Becket's Daniel Blomberg.

Learn more about the case here: http://www.becketlaw.org/case/tagore-v-department-homeland-security/

When a federally funded fair housing group sues a Christian homeless shelter and rehabilitation center, the people who turn their lives around—thanks to the mission—are at risk.

This episode features Rev. Bill Roscoe, Flora Langley and Becket's Luke Goodrich.

Learn more about the case here: http://www.becketlaw.org/case/intermountain-fair-housing-council-v-boise-rescue-mission-ministries/

An order of Catholic nuns is stunned to discover that they don’t qualify for a religious exemption from a controversial healthcare mandate. When their pleas fall on deaf ears, they take on the federal government — all the way to the Supreme Court.

This podcast features Sister Constance Veit and Becket President Mark Rienzi. Learn more about the case here: https://www.becketlaw.org/case/littlesisters/

After a dedicated army chaplain is forced to choose between preaching Church teachings and following military orders, a young lawyer puts his brand new law firm to task.

Features Father Vincent Rigdon, Eric Treene and Becket's Founder Kevin "Seamus" Hasson

Do religious images belong only in private? A war memorial at a Whitefish, Montana ski resort answers the question.

Features Ray Leopold, Gene Thomas and Becket's Eric Baxter

Do religious images belong only in private? A war memorial at a Whitefish, Montana ski resort answers the question.

Features Ray Leopold, Gene Thomas and Becket's Eric Baxter

Are they Amish American, American Amish, or something else entirely? When the U.S. legal system clashes with Amish communities, it takes getting to know this diverse group of people to find resolutions.

Features Donald Kraybill, Karen Johnson-Weiner and Becket's Lori Windham

Learn more about the case here: http://www.becketlaw.org/case/yoder-v-morristown/