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1. Supreme Court Rules States Can't Discriminate Against Private Religious Schools ...

States can't cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education, a divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. By a 5-4 vote with the conservatives in the majority, the justice ...

Created on 01 July 2020

2. Liberty Counsel Calls on City to Dismiss 'Frivolous' Lawsuit Against Church

...  be considered a religious organization entitled to protection under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), which requires that religious organizations receive equal treatmen ...

Created on 24 June 2020

3. Illinois Governor Decided March for Justice Was 'Essential'

...  that include more than 10 people, regardless if participants meet or exceed appropriate social distancing and hygiene guidelines, while allowing so-called "essential" commercial and non-religious entiti ...

Created on 10 June 2020

4. Tony Perkins: Religious Liberty Means COVID-19 Restrictions Cannot Target Churchgoers ...

... n times of emergency, when reasonable and temporary restrictions are placed on rights, the First Amendment and federal statutory law prohibit discrimination against religious institutions and religious bel ...

Created on 05 May 2020

5. Pastors Suing Governors in at Least 4 States Over COVID-19 Restrictions on Church Services

... on their religious constitutional rights. Maryville Baptist Church and Pastor Jack Roberts are suing Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear for "violating their religious freedom by targeting churchgoers Easter Sunday, ...

Created on 17 April 2020

6. Florida County Where Pastor Arrested for Services Now Recognizes Churches as Essential

...  county may issue will be recommendations and not enforceable. Last night, Gov. Ron DeSantis also amended his executive order from April 1 in which he recognized attending "religious services conducted  ...

Created on 02 April 2020

7. Student Praised for Bravery After Being Denied Christian Club on Campus

... l denied Barca's request because the club was too religious and "not generic enough." First Liberty Institute contacted the high school's superintendent, demanding that the school follow the law and let  ...

Created on 27 February 2020

8. Court Rules Removing 78-Year-Old Cross Would Be 'Aggressively Hostile to Religion'

...  celebratory or commemorative monuments that include religious imagery. Instead, the justices adopted a "strong presumption of constitutionality" for longstanding monuments. The ruling recognized that "a  ...

Created on 20 February 2020

9. UPS Punishes Drivers for Prayer Meetings, Liberty Counsel Says

United Parcel Services (UPS) has discriminated against employees' religious freedom by punishing them for voluntarily praying together before work. Several drivers also have been fired. Liberty Counsel ...

Created on 18 February 2020

10. Pastors Aren't Worried About Religious Liberty, Study Shows ...

...  are worried less about hot topics like religious liberty than they are about the decline of religion in America. The report is the first of a series of monthly releases from Barna Group's State of the Chur ...

Created on 11 February 2020

11. 'In America, We Don't Punish Prayer': Trump Defends Religious Liberty in State of the Union Speech ...

...  yet powerful moment, in particular, was when President Trump affirmed prayer and faith as an important aspect of our culture. "My administration is also defending religious liberty, and that includes t ...

Created on 05 February 2020

12. Dr. James Dobson Applauds Trump for Protecting Prayer in Schools

Dr. James Dobson, president of the James Dobson Family Institute, applauded the Trump administration's efforts on Thursday to protect the constitutional right to prayer and religious expression in publi ...

Created on 17 January 2020

13. Dr. James Dobson Condemns Beto O'Rourke's 'Outright Attack' on Religious Liberty ...

Dr. James Dobson rebuked Beto O'Rourke and every other Democratic presidential candidate that threatened religious liberties during Tuesday night's LGBT town hall. In a video clip of CNN's Equality Town H ...

Created on 11 October 2019

14. Mike Pompeo at Vatican: Pope and U.S. President Must Join Forces to Fight for Religious Freedom ...

... joint efforts to promote religious freedom, combat human trafficking and support faith-based organizations. "When the state rules absolutely," Pompeo repeated several times during his opening remarks, "hum ...

Created on 02 October 2019

15. Samuel Rodriguez: 'Now More Than Ever Before, Churches Must Be Legally Protected'

... congregations. The partnership—which will allow NHCLC member churches throughout the U.S. to access religious freedom legal help at a discounted rate—brings together America's largest and most influentia ...

Created on 02 October 2019

16. Trump Announces New Religious Freedom Initiatives in United Nations Speech ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday at the United Nations his determination to continue to fight for religious freedom and new plans to accomplish that goal. In doing so, Trump became the first sitting ...

Created on 23 September 2019

17. Christian Filmmakers Win Case: State Can't Require Them to Make Gay Wedding Videos

... and ruled that the State can't force the Larsens to express messages through their films that violate their religious convictions. This is great news! The court has breathed new life into the Larsens' case ...

Created on 26 August 2019

18. Spiritual Breakthrough on Facebook After Attack on Apostle Kimberly Daniels

...  the great rights we have in America is the First Amendment, which gives us freedom of speech and religion. But those rights are under attack as never before. We have a responsibility to take a stand f ...

Created on 01 August 2019

19. Mike Pence's Daughter: What Canada's Attack on Religious Liberty Means for Americans ...

Over the past few years, lawmakers in Canada have taken measures to limit religious expression and belief within certain arenas. Some of the legislature passed by America's neighbor to the north seems t ...

Created on 31 July 2019

20. Police Pay Street Preacher Wrongfully Arrested for Islamophobia

Scotland Yard awarded $3.056 to a street preacher they wrongfully arrested for racism in February. Oluwole Ilesanmi pleaded with police officers "not [to] take my Bible away" as they handcuffed him. A ...

Created on 29 July 2019