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faith in the public square
Courts, Culture
Mississippi third grader wins First Amendment battle with school district over ‘Jesus Loves Me’ mask

In a win for religious freedom, a Mississippi school district was forced to change its policy banning religious or political speech, and it was a brave third grader leading… Read More

February 1, 2023
Culture
Frank Reich becomes an NFL head coach once again, leaning on his faith for another comeback

Frank Reich is adding to an already prestigious list of “comeback” accomplishments in his football career as a player and coach.Just weeks after being fired from the Indianapolis… Read More

January 31, 2023
Culture, Public Education
Minnesota could deny teaching licenses to educators with traditional views on gender with new standards

Minnesota’s proposed teacher licensing standards would leave religious educators in a quandary between their faith and their jobs.The standards, which are in the final stages of approval,… Read More

January 13, 2023
Culture
The whole nation prays for Bills safety Damar Hamlin

A terrifying injury during Monday Night Football opened a floodgate of prayer across the United States, providing a rare sense of national unity.Damar Hamlin, a professional football player… Read More

January 4, 2023
Culture, Public Education
Loudoun County parent’s use of Bible verse at board meeting sparks a ‘hate speech’ petition

After a Loudoun County parent paraphrased a passage from the Bible during a school board meeting, another resident responded with a petition to ban “hate speech.”At a board… Read More

January 3, 2023
Public Education
Residents in this Kansas school district question curriculum, content in dual credit courses

(The Sentinel) – Taxpayers in the Rose Hill USD 394 school district voiced concerns at a recent school board meeting about curriculum content in a “dual credit” course offered… Read More

December 29, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Christian teacher forced out for refusing to endorse transgender ideology is fighting back

An Ohio public middle school forced a Christian teacher to resign for refusing to refer to students by pronouns inconsistent with their biological gender.Now Vivian Geraghty, a devout… Read More

December 15, 2022
Culture
Virginia Christian group banned by restaurant at last minute over its ‘unsafe’ religious beliefs

A conservative Christian nonprofit had an event suddenly canceled by a Virginia restaurant due to fears over what the staff alleged felt are “unsafe” beliefs. The Family Foundation, a… Read More

December 9, 2022
Culture
Public libraries reject Kirk Cameron’s faith-based book but promote drag queen, LGBT events for kids

(Daily Caller) – Public libraries rejected or ignored American actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron’s request to read his new faith-based children’s book during story-hour, but continue to promote events… Read More

December 8, 2022
Culture
Terminally ill Boy Scout gave life savings to church with a message: “I don’t want it to go to waste”

Kind, funny and frugal. That’s how Don and Karen Goff of Winchester, Virginia remember their… Read More

November 22, 2022
Culture
Protesters harass conservative student, tear up his Bible and eat the pages

Protesters mercilessly harassed a conservative student outside a university campus event as he read aloud from a Bible, which they tore to shreds and one student even partially ate. Read More

November 1, 2022
Culture
Washington high school football coach fired for postgame prayers to be reinstated after U.S. Supreme Court victory this summer

After a landmark Supreme Court victory allowing his silent postgame prayers, a high school football coach is expected to return to his coaching job next year.Joseph Kennedy… Read More

October 31, 2022
Culture
Nurse practitioner fired over religious exemption for birth control files lawsuit

(The Sentinel) – A Kansas nurse practitioner says she was fired because of her faith – despite having had a religious exemption for years.Suzanne Schuler is suing her… Read More

October 14, 2022
Christian Schools, Courts
Christian school faces possible eviction by public school district; some suspect discrimination

A Christian school in California may be evicted from the building it leases from the local public school, which cites safety concerns but is accused by some of religious… Read More

October 14, 2022
Culture
Texas pastors offer blistering rebuke of Newsom’s ad quoting Jesus to promote abortion

(The Center Square) – Texas pastors across the state are offering blistering rebukes of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s billboard campaign in Texas quoting Jesus to promote abortion.After the… Read More

October 14, 2022
Culture
Fired physician assistant sues Michigan Health claiming termination over religious beliefs about gender

(The Center Square) – A physician assistant who claims she was fired after seeking a religious exemption from referring patients for transgender care and using their preferred personal pronouns… Read More

October 13, 2022
Christian Schools
Federal court rules for Wisconsin Catholic school in split busing decision

(The Center Square) – Parents at the St. Augustine School in Colgate could soon be putting their kids on the school bus after a federal judge ended a… Read More

September 30, 2022
Culture
How a firebombed pregnancy center is changing the post-Roe landscape

Jim Harden got the phone call at 2:30 in the morning.“The smoke detectors are going off in the Buffalo office,” he was told. Right away, Harden knew… Read More

September 16, 2022
Culture
Mississippi ranks highest in nation’s religious liberty, new study shows

(Religion Unplugged) – The majority of Americans live with less than half of the legal protections of religious freedom available in other states, according to new research by the… Read More

September 15, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Harassed and ostracized Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter has its religious liberty rights restored by court

In another landmark ruling for religious liberty, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes high school chapter whose status was revoked by the school and whose members were harassed have had… Read More

September 9, 2022