Category: Religious Freedom
Hobby Lobby’s Owners Are About Stewardship, Not Power
Investigative journalist Michael Blanding is out this week with a new book that contains a title and chapters replete with old tropes that have been...
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Christian Physician Assistant Fired for Religious Beliefs Reaches $410K Settlement
After several years in court, University of Michigan Health-West has agreed to pay Christian physician assistant Valerie Kloosterman and her attorneys $410,000, as well as...
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Arkansas Tops List for Most Religious Freedom in State Law, Says First Liberty
Arkansas is now the most religiously free state in the nation, according to First Liberty Institute’s fifth annual Religious Liberty in the States Index. The...
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From Vision to Victory: The God-Sized Story Behind Alliance Defending Freedom
The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up its 2025-2026 term late last month with its usual array of blockbuster decisions, including two cases where a majority...
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The Unshakable Grit and Unfaltering Faith of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri
The sudden release of Ezra Jin Mingri, the founding pastor of Zion Church of China, reads like something out of the dramatic sixteenth chapter of...
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Religious Freedom is Not a Problem to Be Managed
In the ramp up to the 250th anniversary of America’s independence, you might have missed the recent release of the Religious Liberty Commission’s final 224-page...
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Christian Lifeguard in California Suspended After Refusing to Fly Pride Flag
Captain Jeffrey Little has served as a lifeguard with the Los Angeles Country Fire Department for over 20 years in an exemplary career. Yet, this...
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U.S. Military Fights to Protect Christians in Nigeria
The U.S. government has taken significant military action to counter the deadly persecution of Christians in Nigeria in recent days. Overnight on May 16, U.S....
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Mass Worship Event ‘Rededicate 250’ Happening This Sunday in D.C.
Coming this Sunday, May 17, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., will be hosting an event titled “Rededicate 250” — our nation’s largest and most...
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Biden Administration Targeted Conservative Christians, New Report Reveals
According to a recently released report from the “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias,” conservative Christians in America faced unprecedented pressure, harassment and hostility during...
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Ten Commandments Can Remain in Texas Classrooms
According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, it’s constitutional to require public schools in Texas to display the Ten Commandments. Tuesday’s...
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Supreme Court Takes Case About Colorado Discrimination Against Catholic Preschools
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about the state of Colorado excluding Catholic families and preschools from the state’s universal preschool program because...
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New Bill Protects Religious Organizations from Federal Discrimination
A bill introduced in Congress today would prevent the federal government from using funding and tax benefits to strong-arm religious organizations into compromising their beliefs...
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Louisville to Pay $800,000 for Violating Christian Photographer’s Free Speech Rights
The city of Louisville, Kentucky will pay $800,000 in attorneys’ fees for violating the First Amendment rights of a Christian photographer and blogger. “The government...
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HHS Investigates 13 States for Requiring Health Care Providers to Cover Abortion
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it is investigating thirteen states for “allegedly coercing health care entities to provide coverage of, or...
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Religious Liberty Commission Hears Testimony From Healthcare Workers
President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission held its sixth hearing at the Museum of the Bible on Monday to discuss religious liberty in health care and...
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Moody Bible Institute Wins Religious Freedom Case for Student Teachers
The Chicago Board of Education settled a lawsuit with the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago that allows student teachers from Moody to train in the...
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Jimmy Lai and the Cost of Convictions
A few weeks ago, a Chinese court sentenced businessman and politician Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail. Because Lai is 78 years old, this...
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Barrett v. Kagan: Key Takeaways From Supreme Court Ruling on ‘Transgender’ School Policies
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta was an important victory for parents, ruling against California policies that required schools to hide...
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Vermont Win for Children, Foster Families and Religious Freedom
The Vermont foster care system revoked a policy requiring foster parents to affirm a child’s “sexual orientation,” “gender identity” or “gender expression.” Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) represented two Christian...
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Court Rules Louisiana Schools Can Post Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in classrooms statewide can take effect, a federal appeals court decided on Friday. The U.S. Court of...
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Was Don Lemon a Protestor, a Journalist or a Worshipper in Cities Church Disruption?
Don Lemon pled not guilty to charges that he violated the law when he entered Cities Church, in St. Paul, Minnesota, with activists to film...
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DOJ Arrests Three Activists Who Disrupted Cities Church Service in St. Paul
The Department of Justice has arrested three radical activists who disrupted a service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday, January 18. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the...
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Pastor Son’s Trial and the Crisis in South Korea
A few thousand worshippers at last week’s Sunday service at Segero Church in the city of Busan, South Korea, sang loudly, “All my life, you...
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