Religious Freedom & Conscience

14+ hour, 7+ min ago   (858+ words) LIVINGSTON, N.J. – They used to be everywhere there were Jews. Mikvahs, ritual purification pools used by observant Jewish women, have been considered so important to Jewish communities that even a sacred Torah could be sold to build one. But the practice…...

51+ min ago   (866+ words) 'Saint Luke's Chapel is not merely a building, it is not infrastructure to be repurposed when its square footage is deemed more useful for another purpose,' read a letter from congregants of the soon-to-be dismantled Protestant chapel at CFB Gagetown…...

22+ hour, 8+ min ago   (140+ words) Fingerlakes1.com White House marks Yom Kippur with religious-freedom pledge The White House issued a message extending wishes to Jewish communities observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. The presidential message described the observance as a time for…...

14+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1839+ words) Cardinal Mykola Bychok, Bishop of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne, recently returned to Ukraine to participate in a Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He also spoke with many people in several cities....

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (295+ words) I just finished reading the 488-page autobiography of John Lennox simply called “My Story” (yes, it took me a while). It’s a fascinating read of how God can use one man (a grandfatherly Irishman at that) to impact many lives…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (31+ words) Dearborn, Michigan, defends its religious policies after a lawsuit alleges public funds favored Ramadan displays while Jewish and Christian holidays were ignored. Lawsuit against Dearborn, Michigan: Ramadan celebrated, Jewish holidays ignored...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1014+ words) Rabbi Johanna Hershenson gives an invocation at the first ever Idaho Religious Freedom Summit on Sept. 18, 2026, at the Idaho Capitol. Keynote speaker Hannah Clayson Smith has an extensive law background including positions at the International Center for Law & Religion Studies…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (503+ words) Canon Chris Sugden, the Chair of Anglican Mainstream, has said that the Church of England’s decision to bless same-sex relationships “was a bridge too far”. In a conversation with Tony Rucinski, Chief Executive of the Coalition for Marriage, Canon Sugden…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (249+ words) Episode 300 | 47 min Watch this conversation on YouTube. On this episode, Russell and Charlie explore what that divide has done to the American church and why, in Charlie’s words, American Christianity can become “more American than Christian.” They discuss what the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1272+ words) "Peter and the other apostles replied: 'We must obey God rather than human beings!'" — Acts 5:29 Most American Christians do not think twice about going to church. We choose where to worship, carry our Bibles openly, gather for prayer, sing hymns,…...