Category: Religious Freedom
Christian Student Club Update: Victory in New York; Montana Saga Escalates
Only yesterday, The Daily Citizen brought you the story of Daniela Barca, a 14-year-old freshman at Ketchum High School in Hopewell Junction, New York. Her...
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New York High School Rejects New Christian Club After Stalling for Months
Fourteen-year-old high school freshman Daniela Barca wanted to meet other Christians at Ketchum High School, located in Hopewell, New York. So, she applied for school...
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What Can Christians Do for the Persecuted Church?
From pastors imprisoned in China to the outright slaughter of religious minority groups in Iraq, religious persecution is a global problem. According to research from...
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YouTube’s New Policies a License to Discriminate Against Religious Freedom
Recently, YouTube announced that it has updated some of its anti-harassment policy to protect against “malicious insults” based on race, gender expression and sexual orientation....
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Sheriff Can’t Ask Citizens to Pray After Tragedies According to the FFRF
It seems the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) isn’t quite in the mood for prayer. Walker County (Alabama) Sheriff Nick Smith recently asked his community...
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Wisconsin Atheist Group Threatens Missouri School over Prayer; State Attorney General is Having None of It.
The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) specializes in bullying small schools and local governments around the country over what it perceives to be a...
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U.S. Army in Retreat; One Complaint Nixes Bible Verses on Dog Tags
One complaint was all it took to end a two-decade history of religious-themed dog tags for our troops. It’s not sitting well with religious liberty...
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Texas Judge ‘Publicly Warned’ by Ethics Commission for Performing Only Opposite-Sex Marriage Ceremonies
Waco, Texas Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley was given a “public warning” recently by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for her practice of...
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Department of Justice Sides with Maryland Christian School Excluded from State Scholarship Program
When you’re a small Christian school standing up against the unfair actions of the Maryland state government, it’s nice to have a friend in the...
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes Told to Change Its Theology at a Montana High School
There’s the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom. Then there’s the federal Equal Access Act that requires the nation’s public schools to create a level...
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New Survey Shows Public Support for Religious Freedom has Survived the Culture Wars
A new survey and analysis of public support for various aspects of religious freedom in the United States was recently released by the Becket Fund...
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Salt and Light Council – A Ministry Aimed at Encouraging and Increasing Biblical Leadership and Political Involvement
When it comes to addressing important issues like homosexuality, transgenderism and other cultural issues from a Biblical perspective, it sometimes seems like the church is...
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Kentucky Wedding Photographer Sues to Save Her Business and Conscience
Chelsey Nelson is a young entrepreneur who owns her own wedding photography business in Louisville, Kentucky. She opened the business in 2016 and works with...
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New York Law Requires Religious Employers to Condone Abortion, Violate Their Deeply Held Beliefs
Back in January, New York’s state legislature passed Senate Bill 660, which went into effect November 8. It directly targets religious and pro-life employers by...
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Maryland Revokes Christian School’s Participation in a State Scholarship Program and Demands Refund
Maryland is singling out a Christian school for its beliefs. A church-run school in Maryland was kicked out of a state scholarship program for holding...
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Can Religious High Schools Use a Government Microphone to Pray at a Championship Football Game?
Two Christian high schools in Florida met to battle it out in a state championship football game in 2015. The game was played in the...
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Christian Website Designer Appeals Colorado’s “Gag Rule” Forcing Her to Compromise Beliefs About Marriage
Lorie Smith owns her own website and graphic design business in Denver called 303 Creative. She wanted to expand her business into building custom wedding...
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Appeals Court Keeps New York Faith-Based Adoption Agency in Business. For Now.
New Hope Family Services is a faith-based adoption and foster care agency operating in Syracuse, New York. It believes and operates under the principle that...
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Rep. Jim Banks Introduces House Resolution Defending Religious Freedom
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives that would reaffirm the right to the freedom of conscience for all...
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Intolerance Toward Chick-fil-A Goes International
Chick-fil-A opened its first restaurant in the United Kingdom in the town of Reading, about 40 miles west of London, on October 10. Reading Pride,...
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Why Are Churches and Religious Organizations Tax-Exempt?
In the wake of the 2015 Obergefell same-sex marriage ruling, political and cultural opposition to religion has ramped up, with some calling for the revocation of tax-exempt...
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Attorney General Assails the Left’s ‘Unremitting Assault on Religion and Traditional Values’
William Barr is the Attorney General of the United States. He is also an unabashed defender of religious freedom. His recent remarks on the subject...
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Presidential Hopeful: Let’s Strip Tax-Exempt Status from Churches that Believe in God’s Design for Marriage
Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke stoked the flames of religious bigotry last Thursday at the CNN Town Hall concerning LGBT issues when he responded to a...
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Anti-Religion Zealots Force Students to Take Down “Prayer Lockers” in Kentucky Schools
In this culture, almost anything related to Christianity can be deemed “offensive.” According to an attorney for the Kentucky public school board, the use of...
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