Category: Religious Freedom
D.C. Mayor’s Double Standard for Churches: ‘First Amendment Protests and Large Gatherings Are Not the Same’
Yesterday we reported on Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R) request to the U.S. Attorney General to investigate the unequal standards that state and local government...
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Thirty-Four Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Urge Supreme Court to Recognize Religious Freedom of Foster Care Agencies
A major religious freedom case dealing with faith-based foster care agencies will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in the fall, and a widely...
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting International Religious Freedom
President Donald Trump today signed an Executive Order (EO) designed to advance international religious freedom through U.S. foreign policy. Specifically, the EO accomplishes three things:...
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Supreme Court Turns Down San Diego Church Request to Open on Same Terms as Malls, Businesses
A few minutes before midnight last Friday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order denying a San Diego church’s request for an emergency injunction...
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Amazon Rejects Plea to Stop Using SPLC for Charity Guidance – Continues to Exclude Christian Organizations
Amazon shareholders rejected a proposal to investigate the company’s use of the discredited Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a gatekeeper for the company’s AmazonSmile...
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Oregon Churches Facing Fines, Jail Time if They Worship Indoors, But OK for Gyms, Restaurants, Malls to Open
Two Oregon churches have filed a federal lawsuit against Governor Katherine Brown for her unconstitutional closure order banning indoor worship services of more than 25...
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California Church Asks Supreme Court for Emergency Order Allowing It to Open for Pentecost Sunday
South Bay United Pentecostal Church (South Bay) in San Diego is the first faith-based litigant in this coronavirus lockdown era to reach the U.S. Supreme...
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Minnesota Churches Unite to Tell Governor They’re Reopening Worship Services
Since the Protestant Reformation, Catholics and Lutherans have been divided. But no longer. The Minnesota Catholic Bishops and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in Minnesota have...
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Mississippi Church That Sued Over COVID-19 Meeting Restrictions Burned Down; Arson Suspected
The First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs, Mississippi burned down yesterday in what is being described as a “total loss.” Officials say that arson is...
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Twenty Congressmen ask DoD to Protect Religious Liberty Rights of Christian Chaplain
Last week, The Daily Citizen brought you the story of U.S. Army Col. Moon H. Kim who is under fire for sharing via email a...
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Judge Blocks North Carolina Governor’s Order Restricting In-Church Worship Services
On Saturday, a federal judge in North Carolina issued a temporary restraining order against Governor Roy Cooper’s executive order #138, which treats churches less favorably...
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California Church Can Sue the State over Abortion Mandate, 9th Circuit Rules
Several years ago, California began requiring churches and other religious organizations to pay for abortions in their employee health care plans, an act that prompted...
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Federal Judge Rejects Churches’ Request to Hold Worship, Calls It ‘Selfish’
“Plaintiffs’ request for an injunction, and their blatant refusal to follow the mandates of the Order are both ill-founded and selfish,” said U.S. District Judge...
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After Banning Bible Studies but Keeping Open Pot Shops, Washington Governor Backtracks
After banning Bible studies and any other spiritual gathering during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., has reversed course due to a lawsuit filed...
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In-Person Worship Services in Kentucky Can Proceed, Federal Appeals Court Rules
Last Saturday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s attempt to ban in-person worship services in the state, in a...
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Christian Army Chaplain Taking Fire for Sharing ‘Coronavirus and Christ’ Booklet
A Christian Army Chaplain is under fire from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) after he included a free digital copy of pastor John Piper’s...
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Important Religious Hiring Rights Case Argued at Supreme Court
Addressing the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday via telephone, two Catholic schools from California argued that when it comes to hiring and firing teachers who...
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Who Are the Little Sisters of the Poor?
The Daily Citizen’s Bruce Hausknecht has been faithfully and insightfully tracking the story of the current Supreme Court case involving a group of quiet, humble,...
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Little Sisters of the Poor and Religious Conscience Calling; Supreme Court Hears Arguments by Phone
The U.S. Supreme Court today heard oral arguments via telephone in two related cases, Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and Trump v. Pennsylvania,...
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Federal Appeals Court Slams Kentucky Governor’s Prohibition of Drive-In Worship Services
“While the law may take periodic naps during a pandemic, we will not let it sleep through one.” With that pithy warning regarding the need...
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Washington Governor Bans Bible Studies, Keeps Open “Essential” Marijuana Dispensaries
Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., has banned religious gatherings of any size as a part of his state’s response to the coronavirus. On March 23, Gov....
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Another Mayor Backs Away from Order Prohibiting Drive-In Church Services
Two weeks ago The Daily Citizen covered a COVID-19-related story from Chattanooga, Tennessee, involving a mayor’s order prohibiting church drive-in worship services right before Easter....
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Mississippi Mayor Relents, Will Allow Drive-In Church Services
Faced with two federal lawsuits filed against him and his city, Mayor Errick Simmons of Greenville, Mississippi has agreed to remove his threat of fines...
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Churchgoers Fined $500 for Attending Drive-in Service Receive DOJ’s Support
In a press release on Tuesday, April 14, Attorney General Bill Barr, head of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a strong statement in...
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