Category: Religious Freedom
Ohio Church – ‘Dad’s Place’ – Sues City After Months of Harassment For Serving the Homeless
Dad’s Place, a church in Bryan, Ohio, filed a federal lawsuit and asked for a temporary restraining order after the city harassed the congregation and...
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Ohio Pastor Facing Criminal Charges for Opening Church Doors to Homeless
Pastor Chris Avell is facing criminal charges because his church, Dad’s Place, allows homeless people to come in and find shelter during the cold winter...
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Christian Mom Defends Her Faith, Sues Oregon for Preventing Adoption Because of Christian Beliefs
All one Oregon mom wanted for Christmas was to welcome children from the foster care system into her family. Instead, she is suing the state...
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Michigan City Pays $825,000 to Farmer for Violating His Religious Freedom
The City of East Lansing (City) has agreed to pay $825,000 for violating the religious liberty of Michigan farmer Steve Tennes, the owner of Country...
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Thank You, Senator Scott, For Leading Charge to Stand Up for Parents and Children in Foster Care
You may recall that earlier this fall the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed amending foster care placement requirements that, if implemented, would...
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First Liberty Notches Five Victories for Religious Freedom
First Liberty Institute announced five victories for houses of worship across the country. Among the cases were those involving freedom for Jewish believers to meet...
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World Vision Serves as Stark Warning to Christian Ministries
A United States district judge ruled in November that World Vision, a global Christian relief ministry based in the Seattle area, has no right to...
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Attention Students, It’s Time to Exercise Your Faith — This Thursday is Bring Your Bible to School Day
This Thursday, October 5, hundreds of thousands of students across America will exercise their God-given and constitutionally protected freedom of religion by taking their Bible...
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Stop Harassing and Targeting Jack Phillips, the Christian Baker Who Has Been Attacked for More than a Decade
It’s been over eleven years since Charlie Craig and David Mullins first visited the Masterpiece Cakeshop on Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood, Colo., and requested a...
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Calling All Students to Pray this Wednesday at the 33rd Annual ‘See You at the Pole’ Event
Students around the world will gather this Wednesday, September 27th, before class to pray at their school flagpoles. See You at the Pole is...
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Religious Liberty Déjà Vu
In 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that to deny a church “an otherwise available public benefit on account of its religious status” is to violate the Free...
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Coach Joe Kennedy Returns to the Sidelines: ‘I’m glad that Americans have more religious freedom’
After a nearly 8-year hiatus from the high school gridiron, Bremerton High School football Coach Joe Kennedy will take to the sidelines on Friday night...
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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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