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
Culture
Biden admin backs off Catholic hospital that fought back over lit candleA Catholic hospital is celebrating a First Amendment victory after the Biden administration backed off a threat to close it down over a candle flame in its chapel. Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
School district reverses decision to terminate contract with Christian university following lawsuit(Daily Caller) â An Arizona school district settled with a Christian university on Thursday and will once again allow its student-teachers back to work that were previously banned for their… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Religious groups welcome two bills which would give Ohio students more excused absences(The Center Square) â Two bills in the Ohio Legislature would expand the number of days students could use as excused absences to six â three for religious activities and… Read More
Courts
21 attorneys general urge Colorado Supreme Court to hear Masterpiece Cakeshop case(The Center Square) â Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined 21 other Republican attorneys general in filing a legal brief urging the Colorado Supreme Court to hear an appeal by… Read More
Courts, Culture
Lawsuit: Oregon prevented a mother from adoption because sheâs ChristianA federal lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of an Oregon mom who says the state prevented her from adopting a child because of her Christian faith. Read More
Courts, Culture
Federal court declines to take up Maine religious freedom case(The Center Square) â A federal appeals court has declined to take up a lawsuit filed by a Maine church alleging that the state’s COVID-19 restrictions on worship services during the… Read More