Category: Religious Freedom
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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Local Authorities Try to Fine Citizens for Drive-In Church Services Right Before Easter
Disturbing stories have come in from various parts of the country in the last week of local mayors and other authorities banning not just worship...
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Christian Baker Jack Phillips Asks Court to End Harassment Against Him
Jack Phillips has spent eight years fighting three separate legal battles against LGBT activists who want to destroy him and his business because he refused...
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Court Upholds “So Help Me God” in U.S. Naturalization Oath After Atheist Sues
The phrase “so help me God” can remain a part of the U.S. naturalization oath that immigrants to the United States recite upon becoming U.S....
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Pastor Arrested for Holding Church Services. Should We Obey, or Defy, Government Closure Orders?
Rodney Howard-Browne, a controversial pastor in Tampa, Florida best known for leading what has been referred to as the “holy laughter revival” at Carpenter’s Home...
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Southern Poverty Law Center Publishes ‘Year in Hate and Extremism’ – Continues to Target Christian Groups
To a chorus of yawns and ho-hum indifference from the media and most Americans, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released its annual ‘Year in...
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De Blasio Threatens to “Permanently” Close Churches that Defy Stay-at-Home Order
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently issued a threat to churches in his city. If they continue to hold worship services, thereby disobeying...
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Protections for Faith-Based Foster Care and Adoption Agencies – Religious Liberty or ‘A License To Discriminate’?
Three LGBT activist organizations sued the US. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a New York federal district court, asking the court to...
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Can the Government Order Churches Be Closed in a Pandemic?
A week ago it was newsworthy to report that Kentucky’s governor requested or suggested that churches consider cancelling Sunday worship services. Then governors started ordering...
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New York Christians Learn, Then Lobby the Legislature for Faith, Freedom and Family
There are significant bills pending in the New York legislature this year that will affect the state’s families, pro and con. Those include everything from...
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Football Coach Joe Kennedy Will Appeal – Again – a Judge’s Dismissal of His Religious Freedom Lawsuit
Five years ago, Bremerton High School football coach Joe Kennedy was first suspended, then fired – for kneeling and silently praying on his school’s football...
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Department of Justice Supports Kentucky Wedding Photographer’s Conscience Rights
Chelsey Nelson owns a wedding photography business in Louisville, Kentucky, and filed a federal lawsuit a few months ago to keep the city government from...
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University of Louisville Student Banned from Handing Out Christian Pamphlet in an LGBT Studies Class
An unnamed student caused a free speech kerfuffle at the University of Louisville in Kentucky earlier this month when he attempted to hand out a...
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