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February 2017

February 27, 2017

The USDA inspects for ideological purity

The Christian owner of a meatpacking business had some pamphlets lying around in the breakroom...

February 13, 2017

Chicken sacrifices and overturning the travel ban

We now have an answer questions about the appeals court's legal reasoning in throwing out...

February 07, 2017

Don’t expect a religious freedom order

A draft copy of an Executive Order on religious freedom was leaked, creating indignation among liberals...

February 01, 2017

Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme...

December 2016

December 13, 2016

Democrats lost because they raised religious liberty fears

The reason the Democrats lost, argues David Bernstein in the Washington Post, is that their words,...

December 05, 2016

In trouble for belonging to an “anti-gay” church

Chip and Joanna Gaines are the hosts of "Fixer-Upper," a popular home remodeling show on...

November 2016

November 15, 2016

Trump and the culture war issues

An Associated Press story, excerpted and linked after the jump, says that Trump's election victory...

October 2016

October 24, 2016

The Lutheran pre-school before the Supreme Court

Once again, a congregation of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod is appearing before the Supreme...

September 2016

September 19, 2016

Civil rights must be “preeminent” over religious liberty

The U. S. Commission on Civil Rights is recommending that civil rights be made "preeminent"...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Defending that LCMS judge who opposes gay marriage

As we've blogged about, Municipal Judge Ruth Neely of Pinedale, Wyoming--a member of the Lutheran...

August 26, 2016

“The issue will come and find you”

Liberal Baptist theologian and LGBT advocate David Gushee says that there is no middle ground when...

August 24, 2016

The case of the trans-gender funeral director

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) (1993) is still the law of the land and can...

August 22, 2016

Are Christians the powerful or the marginalized?

In the course of a post on why so many evangelicals are supporting Donald Trump,...

August 12, 2016

What Clinton thinks religious liberty is

In a play to capitalize on Mormon's dissatisfaction with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton wrote an...

August 11, 2016

California drops the proposed law targeting religious colleges

As we blogged about, the California legislature was all set to pass a law punishing Christian...

August 09, 2016

July 2016

July 29, 2016

The rest of the religious liberty story

The Christian Science Monitor is running a seven-part series on religious liberty. According to Julia...

July 12, 2016

Russia forbids evangelizing outside of church

A new Russian law forbids evangelizing except within a church service. This includes using e-mail...

July 12, 2016

Chinese state government confiscates churches’ offerings

In more state repression of religion, the government in China's Zhejiang province is confiscating the...

July 08, 2016

No exemptions for church services “open to the public”?

The Iowa Civl Rights Act forbids discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or...

July 07, 2016

Christian dating sites must arrange same-sex matches

A California judge is requiring a company that operates Christian dating sites to provide its...

July 05, 2016

Trump vs. Clinton on religious liberty

At Donald Trump's conclave with evangelical leaders, he notably dodged the religious liberty questions. That's...

July 01, 2016

Christian pharmacists must stock abortifacients

A Christian-owned pharmacy chain refuses to stock "emergency contraception" drugs on the grounds that they...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

California churches to be forced to pay for abortions?

The state of California has classified abortion as a "basic health service," which means that under...

June 23, 2016

LCMS judge on trial for her views on marriage

More on Ruth Neely, the Wyoming judge and member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod,...

June 22, 2016

California may require Christian schools to change their teachings

California is considering a bill that would remove the exemption for faith-based colleges and universities...

June 01, 2016

Lutheran school investigated for LGBT discrimination

St. John's Lutheran School in Baraboo, Wisconsin, is under federal investigation for discriminating against gay...

April 2016

April 20, 2016

The 100 religious freedom bills in state legislatures

Over 100 religious freedom bills have been introduced in 28 states. Some, with various liberty...

April 14, 2016

The First Amendment Defense Act

A bill is before Congress that would protect individuals, churches, and other organizations from being...