Category: Religious Freedom
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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