Opinion
Australian law forbids prayers, revealing the religious freedom threat of bans on âconversion therapyâ(The Daily Signal) â Imagine the government told you what you can and cannot pray for, inside your own head. Such an idea seems better suited to âthoughtcrimeâ dystopiasâsuch as George… Read More
Courts
East Lansing, MI to pay $825k for violating farmer’s free speech in religious liberty ruling(The Center Square) â When the city of East Lansing excluded someone from a farmerâs market because of his religious beliefs, they violated his right to free speech and freedom… Read More
Public Education
Georgia high school football coach sacked after atheist group threatens district over player baptismsA Christian football coach at a Georgia high school has been sacked from coaching for allegedly holding a baptism on school grounds where 20 players professed faith in Christ. The… Read More
Culture
Wisconsin city backtracks from viral memo banning Christmas decorations in public spacesCity leaders in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin are walking back a viral memo asking employees not to put Christmas decorations in public spaces after legal pushback. Melissa Cantarero Weiss, deputy city administrator… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: After 30 years of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the law â and our liberty â are under attack(The Daily Signal) â Thirty years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, to protect what he called âthe most precious of all… Read More
Courts
Court rules in favor of politician accused of âhate speechâ for tweeting Bible verse(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Finnish court dismissed all charges against parliament member Päivi Räsänen after she was accused of hate speech for tweeting a Bible verse, according to… Read More
Culture
New Biden admin ‘mandate’ will require 80,000 employees to affirm gender ideology in the workplaceThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is under fire for a new policy requiring employees to use the preferred names and pronouns of their… Read More
Courts
School board member sues for right to recite Bible verses(The Daily Signal) â Since she began serving on her local school board in Arizona in January, Heather Rooks has made it a practice to begin her meeting… Read More
Courts
City can’t ban farmer from market for views on same-sex marriage, judge rules(The Daily Signal) â Six years after a Michigan city barred a farmer from selling apples and other fruit at an outdoor market because he doesnât allow same-sex weddings on… Read More
Christian Schools
Learning center offers Christian classes for public school students, triples enrollment in first 2 yearsIn a small Georgia town, a group of Christians got creative about reaching public school students with the Christian message. âThere wasnât really an option for [public school students] to… Read More
Courts
Southwest lawyers ordered by judge to attend âreligious liberty trainingâ after failure to comply with previous orderThree lawyers for Southwest Airlines were ordered by a federal judge to attend a “religious liberty training” courseâŻafter the company failed to comply with a court order. Texas federal Judge… Read More
Public Education
Michigan high school halts prayer at banquet after atheist complaints; asks what more it can do to beat back religionA Michigan high school is stopping prayer at its senior awards banquet after an atheist group sent a letter threatening a lawsuit over a prayer in May. Vicksburg High School,… Read More
Culture
Christian youth reading Bible arrested for peaceful protest at Wisconsin drag event, while Nazis ignored by policeA Bible-reading teen was among several young people arrested during a peaceful protest across the street from a drag event that included kids last weekend in Wisconsin. Observers say… Read More
Courts
Religious freedom coalition urges Senate to reject judge nominee, citing her ‘opposition’ to First Amendment protections(The Daily Signal) â The Senate will vote soon on the controversial nomination of D.C. Judge Loren AliKhan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Senate Judiciary… Read More
Opinion
UN report castigates religion for stymieing the sexual orientation-gender identity agenda(The Daily Signal) â Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the United Nationsâ independent âexpertâ on sexual orientation and gender identity, capped off âPride Monthâ in June with his annual report to the Human Rights Council. Read More
Courts
Christian school sues Coloradoâs new universal preschool program over anti-religious discriminationA Christian school is suing Colorado education officials for the right to participate in the stateâs new universal preschool program. Darren Patterson Christian Academy (DPCA), a PreK-8 Expeditionary Learning school,… Read More
Courts
High school sports association tries to use new Florida law to dismiss suit against its alleged anti-Christian biasThe Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) filed a motion asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against alleging anti-Christian bias. In 2015, the FHSAA… Read More
Culture
Man arrested for reading Bible at gay pride eventA Pennsylvania man was arrested at a âgay prideâ event for reading a Bible verse in public. In the video posted on Twitter, Christian protestor Damon… Read More
Courts
Four California churches win âsignificant victoryâ against stateâs abortion coverage mandateFour churches in California have won religious freedom lawsuits in two federal courts against the stateâs abortion-coverage mandate. In rulings on the two lawsuits, the churchesâ right to decline covering abortion… Read More
Courts
Wyoming school district sued for hiding childâs gender transition from parentsA Wyoming couple is filing a lawsuit against their daughterâs school district for allegedly helping her socially transition to a boy. Sean and Ashley Willey are asserting three… Read More