Government
Conservative leaders urge lawmakers to back amendment protecting traditional views on marriage(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Dozens of leaders of conservative organizations planned to send a letter Friday to members of Congress demanding that the lawmakers adopt protections for religious Americans… Read More
Courts
Americans with traditional religious beliefs âwill be labeled as bigots and treated as such by the government,â warns Justice Alito in rare statementThe Supreme Court may have declined to hear a discrimination case, but Justice Samuel Alito used the opportunity as a teaching moment about the threat of religious discrimination he sees… Read More
Culture
Hulu rejected Texas churchâs ad twice â until a law firm asked whyÂ(The Daily Signal) â Hulu has reversed its decision to reject an advertisement for a Texas churchâs weeknight service, after spurning it twice as being âreligious indoctrination.â The Fort Worth, Texas-based… Read More
Culture
NY Gov. Hochulâs refusal to address church attacks draws criticism after her thorough response to mosque incidentA series of attacks on churches in New York state have critics crying foul, as Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, remains quiet about the violence. Her refusal to address attacks… Read More
Government
Iowa Senate passes religious freedom bill after hour-long debate(The Center Square) â A bill Democrats said would open the door to discrimination of LGBTQ people passed the Iowa Senate along party lines after an hour-long debate on Tuesday. Read More
Public Education
Minnesota school district to allow Muslim families to opt out of LGBT reading lessons(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The St. Louis Park public school district in Minnesota will reportedly allow Muslim families to opt out of LGBT reading lessons for students. Two public… Read More
Public Education
Indiana bill would enable public school students to receive off-site faith-based instruction during school dayIndiana legislators are considering a bill that would allow âreleased-timeâ religious instruction for students during the school day at the discretion of their parents. The bill,… Read More
Government
Iowa lawmakers advance religious freedom bill(The Center Square) â An Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill Tuesday that would prevent religious discrimination in Iowa over the objections of some who said the bill could discourage… Read More
Culture
State department still wonât say why it doesnât classify Nigeria, India as countries violating religious freedom(The Daily Signal) â Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined that Nigeria and India do not meet the threshold to be designated as âcountries of particular concernâ… Read More
Courts
Christian club sues Hawaii Department Of Education after allegedly being barred from school grounds(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Christian after-school club organization filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Hawaii Department of Education after allegedly being barred from operating a club on several… Read More
Courts
Blue state officials agree to pay thousands after barring church from preschool lunch program for beliefs on gender(Daily Caller News Foundation) â California state officials agreed to settle with the Church of Compassion and Dayspring Christian Learning Center Tuesday for nearly $200,000 after trying to exclude the… Read More
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