Government
DOJ report reveals FBI reliance on SPLC ‘hate’ designations extends far beyond Richmond Catholic memo(The Daily Signal) – The Justice Department’s new report on the Richmond Catholic memo reveals that the FBI had cited the Southern Poverty Law Center more than 22,000… Read More
Courts
Christian sports org seeks relief from religious discrimination in lawsuitTwo clubs of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a New Jersey school district after the district banned adult volunteers from mentoring students in… Read More
Courts
College student seeks scholarships in lawsuit, petitions SCOTUS to overturn religious discrimination decisionThe U.S. Supreme Court may have the chance to overturn a 2004 decision that blocked scholarship funds for students with religious majors thanks to a new petition. The latest case involves a college student in Virginia who lost funding when she switched her… Read More
Government
Trump admin releases sweeping memo to expand religious libertyThe Trump administration wants federal agencies to provide greater protection for religious Americans when making rules, enforcing laws, managing workers and awarding government funding, a sweeping new memo states. Read More
Courts
Arkansas fights to protect Ten Commandments monument on capitol groundsThe state of Arkansas is appealing a district court decision which ruled a monument of the Ten Commandments on state capitol grounds violates the First Amendment and must be… Read More
Courts
Catholic nuns sue New York over law requiring them to assist terminally ill patients in suicide or face heavy penaltiesCatholic nuns are suing the state of New York over a law forcing them to violate their religious beliefs by assisting sick patients in their suicides. Four orders of Catholic nuns and Catholic… Read More
Culture
State protections for religious liberty: Arkansas, Tennessee rank top in fifth annual reportIn an annual report ranking state protections for religious liberty, Arkansas placed first, followed by Tennessee, while New York ranked last. “Religious liberty… Read More
Government
Religion stabilizes, protects freedoms in society, says Religious Liberty Commission reportReligious freedom is a stabilizing force, protects all other constitutional freedoms and “is indispensable to a flourishing society,” the Religious Liberty Commission said in a report… Read More
Courts
The Supreme Court releases decisions about religious liberty, immigration rightsThe U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday that a Louisiana man cannot seek damages for an alleged violation of his religious convictions after prison officials shaved his dreadlocks – something… Read More
Courts
Bible program wins first round in court fight with Washington school districtA federal judge has handed an early victory to a Christian Bible education program that sued a Washington school district after officials restricted how students share and access religious… Read More
Culture
Minor league team cancels Pride Night game after players refuse to wear rainbow jerseysNearly one week after three San Francisco Giants pitchers sparked controversy with a faith-infused statement on Pride Night, a minor league team on the other side of the country… Read More
Government
Missouri’s Hawley, Hanaway threaten investigation after MLB targets Christian playersA Missouri senator and the state’s attorney general are leading the charge to keep Major League Baseball accountable for how it treats Christians after it warned three San Francisco… Read More
Culture
Irish pastor convicted, fined for preaching the gospelClive Johnston, a 78-year-old retired pastor, was convicted and fined for preaching the gospel inside a “safe access zone” near a hospital in Ireland two years ago. A law… Read More
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… 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… 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… 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. 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… 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… 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. Read More