Religious liberty
California Dems, LGBTQ groups spark legal, religious liberty concerns on fight against SCOTUS ruling(The Heartlander)–Democratic lawmakers and LGBTQ groups in California are already looking for workarounds to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling prohibiting the state from censoring private counselor-client conversations about gender identity… Read More
Supreme Court
Property rights for religious organizations could get needed protections from SCOTUS(The Heartlander)–After more than 25 years of ambiguity, the U.S. Supreme Court could clarify a law regarding religious organizations’ property rights, according to First Liberty Institute, which filed an appeal… Read More
Government
Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission holds 6th hearing, touts health freedom turnaround from Biden-era censorshipThe Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission held its sixth hearing Monday on threats to religious liberty in the healthcare field, hearing from families, doctors, and religious leaders who faced government pressure to act… Read More
Abortion
New York agrees to give up decade-long legal fight with nuns over abortion mandateNew York will no longer try to force nuns and other religious groups to cover abortions in their health insurance plans, ending a nearly decade-long legal battle. In an agreement filed Jan. 16, the… Read More
Government
New National Religious Freedom Day honors America’s founding principle, Trump saysFriday marked the first National Religious Freedom Day, celebrating America’s founding as “one nation under God” and upholding the free exercise of faith, according to an… Read More
Government
Religious Liberty Commission honors military service, faith at fourth hearingMilitary servicemembers facing combat and potential death must be free to do so with the “eternal perspective” of their faith. That’s the emerging sense of the Religious Liberty Commission, which was established by President Donald… Read More
Government
HHS launches 5th religious discrimination investigation, protecting faith-based organizationsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched its fifth religious discrimination investigation of the year, upholding its promise to protect religious exercises and rights of conscience. “The… Read More
Courts
‘Compelled speech is not tolerance. It’s tyranny’: California Family Council rips state Supreme Court free speech decision in pronoun case, considers appealThe California Family Council is sounding the alarm after the state Supreme Court ruled against free speech for religious conservatives who reject the pro-trans agenda. The… Read More
Culture
Ohio church secures a win against ‘petty tools of government’(The Daily Signal) – A church in Bryan, Ohio, recently notched a win that religious liberty advocates believe will set a new precedent after the city attempted to shut down the… Read More
Courts
California family wins court fight over gender lessons; district must notify parents, allow opt-outsThe family of a California fifth grader who resisted gender ideology being taught in his school has prevailed in court, scoring a victory for parental rights and religious… Read More
Opinion
Conscience in care: Why Kansas took a stand to protect foster families’ religious libertyNovember is National Adoption Month – a time to celebrate families who open their hearts to children in need and to encourage more to consider adoption through the foster care system. Last… Read More
Courts
Texas Supreme Court protects religious freedom of judges to opt out of same-sex weddingTexas judges can legally refrain from officiating a wedding ceremony due to “a sincerely held religious belief,” according to a comment the Texas Supreme Court added to its judicial conduct… Read More
Courts
Federal appeals court to reconsider Louisiana law mandating Ten Commandments displays in public classroomsA federal appeals court will take another look at Louisiana’s mandate requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public-school classroom – a move that could reshape religious freedom… Read More
Government
Religious Liberty Commission tackles faith in education at third meetingThe Religious Liberty Commission emphasized the importance of religious freedom in K-12 and higher education on Monday at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. “To defend a country,… Read More
Government
Johnson Amendment was a ‘sword’ used to silence religious leaders, says faith leader praising Trump administration’s pushbackA “sword” hanging over religious leaders and pastors is how Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed described a 1954 tax code provision known as the Johnson Amendment. The amendment,… Read More
Government
Dan Patrick: Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission fighting to restore America’s first freedomTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, chair of President Donald Trump’s newly formed Religious Liberty Commission, says the effort is about reminding Americans of their “magnificent inheritance” – the right to… Read More
Government
‘America was founded on faith’: Trump says Ed Dept to issue new guidance protecting prayer in public schoolsThe Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in public schools, President Donald Trump announced Monday during remarks on religious liberty in education at… Read More
Government
US House bill aims to strengthen military chaplains’ First Amendment freedomsThe U.S. House of Representatives has introduced legislation designed to defend the religious liberties of military chaplains. Republican Texas Congressmen Keith Self and Morgan Luttrell sponsored the… Read More
Government
Trump DOJ steps into breach to defend religious liberty(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up its defense of religious liberty under the Trump administration. In the past several months, the DOJ has… Read More
Government
It’s the law: Ten Commandments to be displayed in Arkansas government buildings and classroomsArkansas has become the second state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public buildings and classrooms, after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill into law on… Read More