Category: Religious Freedom

Massachusetts DCF Denied a Catholic Couple’s Foster Care License — Now, They’re Being Sued For Religious Discrimination

A Catholic couple is suing 12 employees of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) for religious discrimination. The suit, filed in the U.S....

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Texas Professor – Fired for Stating Sex is Determined by Chromosomes – Files Religious Discrimination Charge

First Liberty filed a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against St. Philip’s College on behalf of a biology professor who was...

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New Hope for Oregon Couple Fined $135,000 for Refusing to Create Cake Celebrating Same-Sex Wedding

It’s been a long and arduous journey for Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of a family bakery in Gresham, Oregon, called “Sweet Cakes by Melissa.”...

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Remembering the Question that Changed Justice Antonin Scalia’s Life – and that Will Change Yours, Too

James Rosen is currently the chief White House correspondent for Newsmax, the cable news and digital media company founded by Christopher Ruddy. For nearly two...

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Christian Mailman Win at Supreme Court Begs the Question: Do We Really Need Deliveries on Sunday?

A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that reasonable religious accommodations must be granted to employees who don’t want to work on Sundays – unless...

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Religious Freedom Victory: Government Can’t Force Doctors to Perform Transgender Medical Interventions

The Biden administration on Tuesday declined to appeal a federal court ruling preventing the government from enforcing a mandate that would have forced religious doctors...

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Canadian Teen Suspended From Christian School for Saying There are Two Sexes, Later Arrested.

Josh Alexander, an 11th grader at St. Joseph Catholic High School in Renfrew, Ontario, has found himself in hot water with his school and local...

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Coach Joe Kennedy Finally Rehired After Religious Liberty Win at Supreme Court

Joe Kennedy – the now-famous Christian football coach – has officially been reinstated in his coaching position after being fired from his job back in...

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Activists Petition School District to Kick Church Out of School Building – For Hosting Speaker Who Left Homosexuality

The pastor of Canyon Springs Church, in the Scripps Ranch community of San Diego, invited a woman who had left lesbianism to come speak to...

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Virginia Legislature Protects Houses of Worship From Unequal Restrictions During Public Emergencies

In reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown policies that closed churches but kept liquor stores and other “essential” businesses open, the Virginia legislature has passed...

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Pro-life Volunteer and Priest Acquitted for Praying Silently Near UK Abortion Facility

“No one should be criminalized for their thoughts,” said Isabel Vaughan-Spruce on the courthouse steps after a British magistrate acquitted her and a Catholic priest,...

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Third Grader Can Wear ‘Jesus Loves Me’ Facemask at School After School District Loses Lawsuit

Nine-year-old Lydia Booth from Mississippi has won a lawsuit against the Simpson County School District for violating her First Amendment constitutional rights. Back in 2020,...

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Ivan Provorov

Hockey Player Refuses to Participate in LGBT Pride Night – Points to His Christian Faith

The Philadelphia Flyers hosted their annual LGBT Pride Night celebration on Tuesday, January 17, during a home game against the Anaheim Ducks. Before the game,...

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CVS Goes Woke, Revokes Religious Accommodations for Pro-life Christians, Prompts Lawsuits

It’s a good thing the U.S. Supreme Court has now decided to hear an important case involving the rights of religious workers to reasonable accommodations...

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case of Christian Postal Worker Denied Sundays Off

In a hugely important lawsuit concerning the rights of religious American workers’ vis-a-vis their employers, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case...

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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Attacking Faith-based Schools

A federal judge in Oregon has dismissed a lawsuit from LGBT activists challenging the religious exemption that faith-based schools enjoy under Title IX of the...

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Court Rules Catholic Hospital Broke the Law When It Refused to Perform Transgender Surgery

A Catholic hospital that refused, on religious and ethical grounds, to allow a hysterectomy to be performed on a healthy woman as “treatment” for her...

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Judge Rules Against Challenge to Colorado Therapy Ban for ‘LGBT Minors’

A U.S. District Court judge denied a motion by a licensed counselor asking for a preliminary injunction against a Colorado law banning any help for...

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Kirk Cameron’s ‘Story Hour’ Reading Draws Record Breaking Turnout at Indianapolis Library, Publisher Says

After finally finding a library that was willing to host his “story hour” event, Kirk Cameron’s public reading of his new book As You Grow...

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British Woman Arrested for Thinking Wrong Thoughts on Public Street in Abortion ‘Sacred Space’

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a 45-year-old woman, was arrested as she silently prayed outside the office of a closed abortion seller in Birmingham England in early December....

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New York Appeals Court Rules Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBT Club

In a case that has made it to the United States Supreme Court once, and is seemingly destined to do so again, a New York...

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Air Force

Federal Court Upholds Airmen’s Religious Liberties, Keeps Air Force Vaccine Mandate on Ice

A U.S. federal appeals court has upheld a lower court judge’s injunction prohibiting the U.S. Air Force from penalizing and firing airmen who have religious...

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U.S. Capitol

‘Respect for Marriage Act’ Passed by Senate Without Religious Freedom Protections Requested by Conservatives

On Tuesday, November 29, the U.S. Senate held four votes on H.R. 8404, the deceptively titled “Respect for Marriage Act,” which enshrines same-sex marriage into...

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Doctor Mask

Religious Freedom Victory for Doctors and Hospitals Over Abortion and ‘Gender Transition’ Mandate

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chose not to appeal a recent court decision stating the agency could not force doctors and hospitals...

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