Category: Religious Freedom
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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Five Things You Should Know about the Little Sisters of the Poor Case
sOn Nov. 6, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to hear the appeals of Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious nonprofit organizations, concerning...
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How Does Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Impact Students’ Rights in Schools?
Previously, Focus on the Family Education Analyst Candi Cushman discussed how the Supreme Court’s sweeping redefinition of marriage will impact parental rights in our schools....
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How Does Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Impact Our Schools?
We’re about to enter the first school year after the Supreme Court’s sweeping redefinition of marriage, a decision that will deeply impact our children’s schools...
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Americans Are More Divided Over Same-Sex Marriage; Want Religious Liberty Protections
On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, re-defined marriage for the entire country by finding...
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Myths vs. Facts: Dispelling ‘Mis-Conceptions’ About the Hobby Lobby Ruling
The recent religious-freedom victory, handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, gave pro-family advocates something to celebrate. Yet, it also gave supporters...
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Public Policy Expert on Religious Freedom
Bruce Hausknecht, Focus on the Family’s judicial analyst, speaks with media outlets to provide clarity about current religious freedom legislation introduced around the country: ‘Arizona...
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The Religious Freedom ‘Firestorm’
mShould the government require people of faith to violate their religious beliefs? This question is at the center of ongoing legal and cultural debate, and...
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Christian Engagement Foundational to a Free Society
The Founding Fathers counted on the active engagement of Christians in the country they were forming — because they understood that morals and religion were...
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George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
We all learned in elementary school that the American holiday known as “Thanksgiving” has its roots in the Pilgrims’ survival of their first winter in...
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The Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Most people believe the First Amendment prevents threats against our religious freedom. However, a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Employment Division v. Smith reduced the level...
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Religious Freedom in Danger
The United States was founded on the principle that God, not government, is the source of our fundamental rights. Our Founders, including the 56 signers...
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The Separation of Church and State
The so-called “wall of separation between church and state” has done more damage to America’s religious and moral tradition than any other utterance of the...
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