Category: Religious Freedom
Federal Judge Nominee Questioned About Religious Affiliation
The U.S. Constitution is rather succinct concerning religious tests for federal public office: There shall be none. Article VI contains this: “…[B]ut no religious test...
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Jack Phillips Winning in Early Masterpiece II Legal Skirmishes
Jack Phillips continues to defend the cause of religious liberty, and he’s winning again. On January 7, senior federal district court judge Wiley Daniel denied the state...
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Chai Feldblum Exits EEOC — Why That’s Good for Religious Liberty
As the new 116th Congress opened its session on January 3, Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner Chai Feldblum tweeted her farewell as both her current term, as well as...
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Religious Freedom and Book Lending Victory in New Mexico
Thanks to the 2017 Trinity Lutheran decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, school children in New Mexico’s religious schools will be able to borrow books through the...
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Colorado and Jack Phillips Square Off Again in “Masterpiece Cakeshop II”
On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission violated Jack Phillips’ First Amendment right to freedom of religion by showing...
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The Shameful Attempt to Drive Hasidic Jews Out of Airmont, New York
Christians owe a huge debt to the Jewish people. We share much of their spiritual heritage and Scripture, and we are commanded to “pray for...
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New York Threatens Syracuse Faith-based Adoption Agency
The power to license an activity is a government’s doorway to coercing actions that can violate the licensee’s religious beliefs. Without the required license, you...
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“Snaketivity” Designed to Mock Nativity Scene in Illinois
Every year at this time, we are usually treated to news of the latest secular challenge to Nativity scenes on government property. Depictions of baby...
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The Heckler’s Veto on College Campuses
When a government entity cancels or restricts a speaker event – like a Ben Shapiro or Ann Coulter speech at a Young America’s Foundation (YAF) event at...
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We Want Civics! Students and Parents sue Rhode Island.
It becomes clearer with each public survey that Americans do not know their civics, or their history. They’re sketchy about the three branches of government; one-third cannot...
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Kansas Governor-Elect Vows to Thwart Religious Freedom for Adoption Agencies
Kansas Governor-elect Laura Kelly made it one of her first post-election promises to the state’s citizens: She will order her Administration to block, to the extent it...
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Students Ask Supreme Court to Protect Their Privacy
Alexis LIghtcap was in junior high when she went to use the girls’ restroom and found a boy there. She writes, “My first thought was to...
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Senate Changes Signal Brighter Future for Judges
In the aftermath of the mid-term elections, three changes stand out as potentially affecting the future confirmation of the President’s judicial nominations: An increase in...
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Colleges Teach, But They Never Learn
Not a week goes by, it seems, without another story of a public school or university discriminating against Christian clubs on campus. The facts never...
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Saving a Cross-shaped Memorial
In early 1918, Howard H. Morrow was too young to register for the military draft. But that didn’t stop him. Joining the National Guard, he...
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Comply or be Disciplined: Professor Punished for Calling Student “Sir”
Gender ideology has taken over much of academia, which shouldn’t be news to anyone. All types of public and private schools and universities have bought...
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One Person, With God – The Story of Tom Rost
Tom Rost is the current owner of Harris Homes, a family-owned, Detroit-area chain of funeral homes. Rost’s grandfather and great-grandfather started the business in 1910,...
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Kim Davis Loses Re-election Bid as Rowan County Clerk
Her stand for marriage and religious conscience leaves a lasting legacy. The November 2018 midterm election has been all-consuming, from a national media and public...
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The Bladensburg War Memorial – Unconstitutional?
Honoring America’s soldiers who make the ultimate sacrifice for their country is a long standing tradition. We pause each Memorial Day to think and contemplate...
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Another Christian-Owned Bakery Appeals to the Supreme Court
Aaron and Melissa Klein, the Christian owners of a Gresham, Oregon bakery called Sweetcakes by Melissa, politely turned down a request from a lesbian couple...
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Fired in Atlanta
Kelvin Cochran is a highly decorated fire fighter. So much so that President Obama lured him away from his position as Fire Chief in Atlanta...
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Why You Should Care About NIFLA v. Becerra at the U.S. Supreme Court
UPDATE In a close 5-4 decision issued on June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the California state law aimed directly at pro-life pregnancy care...
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Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision – What it Means
The Decision On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided an important religious freedom case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case involved...
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Religious Freedom And The Playground Case
Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, June 26, 2017 “…[T]he exclusion of Trinity Lutheran from a public benefit for which it is otherwise qualified, solely because it...
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