Category: Religious Freedom
Nevada Church Fights for the Right to Worship at the Ninth Circuit
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) went to the Ninth Circuit arguing on behalf of Calvary Chapel of Dayton Valley, a church in Nevada, for something that...
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SCOTUS Comes to the Aid of California Church in Clash over COVID Lockdown Orders
In what looks like very promising news from the U.S. Supreme Court today for the nation’s churches hard-pressed by COVID closure orders, the justices today...
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Chaplain Drummed Out of the Air Force for Preaching on Sexual Immorality
Air Force Chaplain Curt Cizek preached a message in 2013 on adultery to a room full of military trainees at Lackland Air Force base. His...
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Supreme Court’s Redefinition of Sex Costs Christian Employer $250,000
A recent court settlement will cost a Christian businessman $250,000 for attempting to enforce a dress code for his male employees. The story reflects the...
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Religious Freedom on the Docket as SCOTUS and 6th Circuit Issue COVID-Related Rulings Affecting Four States
Most Americans celebrated Thanksgiving under less than ideal conditions this year because of COVID. Family gatherings last week were smaller than usual in many places,...
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Kentucky Attorney General and Christian School Sue Governor over COVID Closure Order
A new religious freedom lawsuit in Kentucky pits the state’s Republican Attorney General, Daniel Cameron, plus Danville Christian Academy (DCA) in Danville, Kentucky, against Democrat...
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ADF Fights Against Mandate that Requires Churches in California to Cover Abortions
On Friday, November 20, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) argued in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of churches throughout California, which...
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LGBT Activists Send Christmas Wish List to Biden and Harris – Asking Them to Assault Religious Freedom
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT-activist group, sent a post-election wish list to former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris....
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California Judge Grants Strip Clubs Constitutional Right to Reopen, Churches Remain Shuttered
A judge in California has granted two strip clubs the right to reopen their businesses after the two filed suit and alleged that the county...
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Justice Alito Warns that Freedom of Religion is Becoming a Second-Class Right
One of the stalwarts on the conservative side of the U.S. Supreme Court is Justice Samuel Alito. Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006,...
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Governor Cuomo Favors Liquor Stores Over Churches, Catholic Diocese Argues to Supreme Court
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York has petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States for a writ of injunction precluding enforcement of...
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Supreme Court Tackles Religious Freedom in Foster Care Case
Yesterday, as most of America continued to process a razor-thin presidential race, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what could be a momentous religious...
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Elderly Blind Woman Wins Back Right to Enter Public Park, Share Jesus
In one of the more egregious violations of free speech and religious freedom in quite some time, a 63-year-old woman named Gail Blair was banned...
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Los Angeles County ‘Environmental Health Specialists’ Fine Church – For Allowing People Inside to Pray
Los Angeles County Environmental Health Specialists (EHS) surveilled and then fined a Catholic church that was part of a recently filed lawsuit against California Governor...
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Oregon Christian School Sues Governor for Favoring Public Schools Under COVID Rules
Hermiston Christian School (HCS) is a small, Christian educational institution located in Umatilla County, Oregon. It was all set to open this Fall for in-person...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Threatens to Close Jewish Synagogues Due to Large Gatherings
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has threatened “to close the synagogues” if they don’t abide by the state’s in-person limit on public gatherings. This, even...
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The Importance of Religious Freedom (Freedom & Faith)
Kyle, a 15-year-old wanted to bring his Bible to school for Focus on the Family’s annual “Bring Your Bible to School Day” but faced nothing...
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Defends Religious Liberty During Key Speech in Rome
In a vital speech from Rome, Italy on Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended religious liberty as an “absolutely essential right of mankind and...
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COVID-19 Update: Religious Freedom Still in Jeopardy
Religious freedom is still at risk in this era of COVID-related restrictions on gatherings. With all the news these days focusing on the upcoming election,...
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John MacArthur Defies County Order for Churches: No Handshakes, No Communion and Disposable Seat Covers
The Los Angeles Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction against John MacArthur and Grace Community Church on September 10, 2020. Three days later, the church...
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‘We are Not Closing Down this Church!’ California Pastor Takes to YouTube to Tell County to Stop Imposing Fines for Holding Worship Services
Jack Trieber is the Pastor of North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, California. Like other churches in California, he has been dealing with government...
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Animator Becomes Target of Campaign of Hate and Loses Business After Refusing to Create LGBT Image
Emily Arant has been drawing characters since she could hold a pencil and crayon. Throughout the years, her business as an animator and artist has...
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Philadelphia Foster Care Conscience, Obamacare Constitutionality to be Argued at Supreme Court in November
The U.S. Supreme Court has released its November calendar for oral arguments, and two blockbuster cases are scheduled to be argued during the week following...
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No Christianity, No “Human Rights”
In July, the U.S. State Department’s “Commission on Unalienable Rights” released a draft report that attempted to provide a grounding for our country’s commitment to human rights....
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