Category: Religious Freedom
Three Cheers for Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon Christian Prayer Service
It must have been a slow news week, because many media outlets are feverishly covering Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Wednesday morning prayer service at...
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The Best Way to Honor the Dead on Memorial Day is to Reject Radical Ideologues
Memorial Day is a holiday you don’t celebrate but commemorate – a distinction that marketers and many event organizers don’t fully appreciate or subscribe to....
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Supreme Court Tie on Charter School Hurts Oklahoma Students
On Thursday, an equally divided United States Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion in St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond – a case...
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Religious Liberty is the Preserver to Keep America Afloat
At an ecumenical prayer breakfast in Dallas back in 1984, President Ronald Reagan said, “Without God, there is no virtue, because there’s no prompting of the...
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President Trump Announces New Commission to Defend Religious Liberty
In a special Rose Garden ceremony on Thursday, President Trump created the new Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty while celebrating the National Day of Prayer....
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Focus on the Family Supports Bill Restoring Churches and Non-Profits’ Free Speech Rights
Focus on the Family is one of sixteen organizations supporting the Free Speech Fairness Act, a bill that would restore the free speech rights of...
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Pastor Chris Avell Facing Jail Time for Sheltering Homeless in His Church
Chris Avell, pastor of Dad’s Place Church in Bryan, Ohio, is facing months of jail time. His crime? Sheltering and ministering to the homeless at...
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JD Vance: ‘You Shouldn’t Have to Leave Your Faith at the Door’
Keynoting the International Religious Freedom 2025 Summit in Washington on Wednesday, Vice President J.D. Vance pledged ongoing support and enthusiasm for America’s first freedom. “This administration is intent...
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Court Upholds Religious Employers’ Right to Hire According to Faith
A federal appeals court has upheld the right of religious employers to hire employees in accordance with the organization’s faith and mission. On Thursday, January...
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Appeals Court Favors Louisiana Ten Commandments Law for Now
Last Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a district judge’s effort to stop Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law from going into effect across the...
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Christian Woman Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine Wins $12 Million
Sometimes, it – literally – pays off to stand true to your principles and religious convictions. Lisa Domski worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of...
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Ten Commandments in Classrooms, Louisiana Will Appeal
Tuesday morning, a federal district court judge ruled Louisiana’ Ten Commandments law unconstitutional. As it stands now, the law requires schools that accept public funding...
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Yakima Union Gospel Mission Wins Religious Freedom Victory
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled last Friday that the state of Washington could not enforce a nondiscrimination law against the...
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Is David French Right — Is Our Religious Liberty Secure?
In a YouTube video, an X post and his New York Times column, David French opines “Religious liberty is NOT in danger” (his emphasis) and...
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Army Veteran Found Guilty for Praying Outside UK Abortion Facility
Adam Smith-Conner, a British army veteran and father of two, was found guilty for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth, England. As previously...
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Coach Prime Stands Up to Anti-Religious Bullies
In the famous words of Ronald Reagan, “There [they] go again.” The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has once again sent a harassing letter to...
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Flight Attendants Appeal Religious Discrimination Case Against Alaska Airlines
Christian flight attendants Marli Brown and Lacey Smith were fired after commenting on an Alaska Airlines post on an internal company message board. They simply...
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University of Colorado Vax Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional
QUICK LOOK The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals found the COVID-19 mandates imposed by the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine unconstitutional on May...
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The Simple Thing You Can Do Today to Address and Fight Back Against Christian Genocide
Nigeria, often called the “Giant of Africa,” is located over seven-thousand miles from our Focus on the Family and Daily Citizen headquarters. Situated on the...
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Over 400 Attacks on Churches in 2023, New Report Finds
A new report has documented over 400 attacks on churches in 2023, more than double the number of incidents identified in 2022. According to the...
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Christian Employers Alliance Wins Victory Against EEOC and HHS Transgender Mandate
The Christian Employers Alliance (CEA) won an important victory when a North Dakota federal court ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department...
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Memo to Big Brother: Don’t Ban Safe Tires and Tax Goldfish
If it seems like George Orwell’s dystopian work of fiction, 1984, is becoming more fact every day, it might be because it is. From powers...
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Vermont Snowboard Coach Fired for Saying Men and Women are Different Reaches Settlement
A Vermont snowboard coach has reached a settlement after he was fired by his school district for saying males and females are biologically distinct, and...
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‘America’s Commitment to Religious Liberty Remains Strong,’ Religious Freedom Report Finds
A newly released report from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty has found that Americans’ support for religious liberty remains strong. Becket’s 2023 Religious Freedom...
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