Category: Religious Freedom
Marine Corps Bans Bibles Verses on Dog Tags for U.S. Soldiers
The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Bible verses from being produced on dog tags for U.S. soldiers. Shields of Strength, a private business that has...
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HHS Announces New Rule that will Help Support Faith-Based Social Service Organizations
On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will remove regulations that burden faith-based organizations and will ensure that religious...
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Tennessee Legislature Passes Bill to Protect Faith-Based Adoption and Foster Care Agencies
The Tennessee General Assembly struck a blow for religious freedom last week when the state Senate passed a bill that would protect faith-based adoption and...
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Florida Student Pro-Life Club Finally Wins Recognition
The new “Sharks 4 Life” club at Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Florida held its first official event this week, after school and district...
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Former Colorado Springs High School Student Shares Story of Fight for Religious Freedom in the Oval Office
Chase Windebank, son of Focus on the Family’s COO Ken Windebank, was honored by an invitation from the President of the United States to come...
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U.S. Department of Education Releases New Rule Ending Discrimination Against Religious Students, Institutions
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has released proposed regulation changes which would end discrimination against religious students and faith-based educational institutions. One of the...
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Scripture Silenced: Rutgers Professor Tells Student Not to Quote Bible Because of the “Separation of Church and State”
Rutgers University professor Kathe Sandler told one of her students not to quote the Bible in his paper because of the “separation of church and...
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Lawsuit Filed Against USPS for Prohibiting Religious Content on Stamps
A lawsuit has been filed by First Liberty Institute against the United States Postal Service (USPS) for prohibiting religious-themed content on stamps created by customers....
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Michigan County Accused of Retaliating Against Faith-Based Charity
St. Vincent Catholic Charities in Lansing, Michigan provides a variety of social service to its neighbors via contracts with state and local governmental agencies. St....
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Supreme Court Accepts Two Major Cases on Religious Hiring Rights of Faith-Based Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on two cases from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals regarding whether government can interfere...
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Grinches and Scrooges Bring Our Annual Round of Christmas Battles
Each Advent season brings a new flurry of news stories and court battles over Christmas. Whether it’s a homeowner’s association telling a family, “You can’t...
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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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