Religious Liberty & Faith in Public Life

7+ hour, 32+ min ago   (385+ words) Fresh Pickings From the Peach State Political involvement by ordained religious leaders and their respective houses of worship has always been controversial. When such involvement becomes explicit, the IRS can get involved and revoke that house of worship’s tax-exempt status....

9+ hour, 36+ min ago   (515+ words) If voters are trying to imagine what the nation would look like under the socialist policies of a Democratic majority in Congress, look no farther than California. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and the Democratic supermajority in both chambers of the state…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (859+ words) Legal battles over assisted suicide and religious education are raising concerns that government policies in Democratic-led states may force faith-based institutions to choose between public participation and their religious convictions. Religious freedom is a cornerstone of American democracy, protected by…...

19+ hour, 3+ min ago   (336+ words) by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune August 15, 2016 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion Monday supporting a Montgomery County courtroom chaplaincy program — and the use of prayer to open legal proceedings. Wayne Mack, a justice of the peace…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (313+ words) A new Strategy Risks investigation examines how two longtime Yale University scholars participated in a Chinese government-linked forum in Xinjiang and how Chinese state media amplified their subsequent remarks to support Beijing’s narrative about the region. In June 2024, Yale scholars…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (478+ words) Canada’s Bill C-9 removes a long-standing legal safeguard for good-faith religious speech, raising real alarm for pastors and people of faith. Story Highlights Parliament passed Bill C-9, which repeals the Criminal Code’s defence for good-faith opinions on religious subjects or…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (467+ words) "You will comply. Or else.” As our Men's Ministry has spent the semester in the Book of Daniel, I have been reminded of the coercive power of a corrupt government. Across three different dynasties, Daniel and his faithful friends lived…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (119+ words) Gateway Pundit – Two Christian student groups at Virginia State University are suing the school... Gateway Pundit – Two Christian student groups at Virginia State University are suing the school with the help of Alliance Defending Freedom, claiming that their First Amendment…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (402+ words) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says in his new book that the court’s landmark decision legalizing marriage equality was “perhaps the decisive point in our nation’s turn against religious liberty.” The devout Catholic conservative has long championed religious liberty. ABC…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (632+ words) In a new book, the conservative Supreme Court justice says the Obergefell decision would 'drive believers out of public life.' U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito speaks during the investiture ceremony for Texas Supreme Court justices Kyle Hawkins and James Sullivan…...