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1. Cease and Desist: Town Demands Family Stop Hosting Bible Studies

... of $500 per day plus court costs for having Bible studies at their home, having meetings where religious songs are sung, conducting any religious retreats for church leaders or seminary students or conducting ...

Created on 19 July 2018

2. After Losing Court Battle Against Christian Baker, California Officials Retaliate

... ing Cathy, argued that the First Amendment prohibits the government from forcing Cathy to violate her sincerely held religious beliefs. Judge David Lampe agreed, holding that Cathy cannot be compelled to en ...

Created on 19 July 2018

3. Bus Company Yanks Franklin Graham's Hope-Filled Ads

A British transportation company has removed advertisements promoting Franklin Graham's upcoming "Festival of Hope" after LGBT activists complained. Graham is promoting the Lancashire Festival of Hope ...

Created on 17 July 2018

4. Fervent Prayer Sought for Imprisoned Pastor Brunson Ahead of July 18 Hearing

...  (STPC) Coalition, the pastor could be released at this hearing. "The newspaper reports that 'Brunson's case has been attracting enormous attention in the U.S., both politically and religiously' and has ...

Created on 17 July 2018

5. ACLJ Continues to Fight the Good Fight for Persecuted Believers in China

...  severe persecution merely because they believe in Jesus. The International Religious Freedom Report produced by the U.S. State Department has designated China as one of the "Countries of Particular Concer ...

Created on 16 July 2018

6. School District Threatens to Call Police Over Bible Giveaway

...  giving children a copy of the Good Book. And they threatened to call the police. That's what a war on religious liberty looks like, America.  ...

Created on 12 July 2018

7. Atheists Level Attack Against Young Pentecostal Church of God Pastor

... agement to students on teamwork and courage," Rapert wrote on Facebook. First Liberty Institute, a law firm that specializes in religious liberty cases, is representing McKay. They tell me their client ...

Created on 10 July 2018

8. Musings on the President, the Religious Right, Democrats and the Supreme Court ...

... s, for either Supreme Court or the many other federal appointees. This is a major reason, if not the major reason, many of us voted for him. 2) President Trump is not the puppet of the religious right. ...

Created on 10 July 2018

9. Organization Sues City of Boston for 'Anti-Christian' Policy

...  community, the city officials denied the permit based on a secret, unwritten and unconstitutional "policy" of refusing religious flags. Shurtleff began the permitting process for Camp Constitution's ev ...

Created on 09 July 2018

10. US Ambassador Seeks to Wipe Out Religious Persecution Worldwide ...

"No one should live in fear because of their religious beliefs. One person's bondage is another person's burden to break,' with those words, former U.S. Senator Sam Brownback sent a message to the world ab ...

Created on 09 July 2018

11. Church of Muslim Converts Told to Shut Down

A church in Kyrgyzstan that is home to many former Muslims has been ordered to cease its Sunday worship. A local source told World Watch Monitor that services at the church, which is led by a convert from ...

Created on 06 July 2018

12. Liberal Senate Democrats' Anti-Faith Stance Would Horrify America's Founders

Many liberals, particularly on the Democratic side of the aisle, are wringing their hands over the fact that some of the top picks to replace Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court are devout people of faith. ...

Created on 05 July 2018

13. Advocate for Pastor Andrew Brunson Compares Turkey to Roman Empire Under Nero

...  since October 2016. Creech says Brunson's case boils down to religious liberty in the world. "The accusation against him claims he is 'dividing and separating (Turkey), by means of Christianization,' ...

Created on 05 July 2018

14. Shocking Footage Shows U.S. Military Forcibly Removing Christian So He Can't Talk About God

SMSgt Oscar Rodriguez says he was "assaulted" by U.S. military members and forcibly removed from a private retirement service because he planned to talk about God. Rodriguez had been asked to attend the ...

Created on 03 July 2018

15. America's Broken Moral Compass Sending Nation in Wrong Direction

As if proof was necessary, a recent Gallup Poll showed that Americans are holding more permissive views than ever on a variety of cultural and societal issues. According to Gallup, Americans continue to ...

Created on 03 July 2018

16. ACLJ Petitions Supreme Court in Campus Free-Speech Case

... r for Religious Expression. UA's attorney countered by arguing that the sidewalks along public streets that run through UA are not traditional public fora, but instead are more akin to roads inside a m ...

Created on 03 July 2018

17. Campaign to Blitz the Country With 'In God We Trust' Laws Takes Root

...  group headed by Christian nationalist David Barton, and the National Legal Foundation, a Christian public interest law firm. The project is intended to protect religious liberty, which the foundation  ...

Created on 03 July 2018

18. Government Rips Away Religious Freedom From Chinese Minors ...

... women pleaded with the officer to allow her to stay at the service with her infant baby. The officer rejected her request and replied: "Anyone under 18 shall be banned from all religious activities." Th ...

Created on 29 June 2018

19. Federal Judge: Police Officers Cannot Pray in Public

The city council of Ocala, Florida, has decided to fight back after a federal judge ruled that the city and its police chief violated the Constitution by promoting and holding a prayer vigil. U.S. District ...

Created on 29 June 2018

20. School District Tells Coach: 'If You Talk to God, You're Fired'

First Liberty Institute attorney Michael Berry said Bremerton High School in Washington State picked on the wrong Marine. First Liberty is representing Joe Kennedy, a Marine and former assistant football ...

Created on 27 June 2018