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December 2020

December 30, 2020

December 29 was the 850th Anniversary of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket

December 29 was the 850th anniversary of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket. Beckett was killed...

November 2020

November 12, 2020

400 years ago Pilgrims land in Plymouth, compose Mayflower Compact [video]

This November is the 400-year anniversary of the Pilgrims arriving at Plymouth, Massachusetts. They arrived...

October 2020

October 27, 2020

California churches ongoing court battles against Gov. Gavin Newsom allege repeated, targeted discrimination [video]

Of the roughly 32 lawsuits that have been filed since March against California Gov. Gavin...

October 26, 2020

UVA Health threatens to discipline, suspend, fire employee who refuses to get flu vaccine

An employee at the University of Virginia Health System (UVA Health) has been threatened with...

October 21, 2020

Major Win: Colorado churches win against Gov. Polis’ unconstitutional COVID orders

A federal district judge issued a 44-page decision granting an injunction in favor of two churches against...

October 21, 2020

Court rules injunction on Gov. Beshear’s order banning worship remains in place

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on one lawsuit filed by the Maryville Baptist...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

Liberty Counsel sues Colorado Governor for religious discrimination, files appeal with Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Liberty Counsel has now filed an appeal with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in a religious...

September 25, 2020

MacArthur prevails in Superior Court, judge rules church is entitled to trial [video]

Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church are entitled to a full trial on the...

August 2020

August 06, 2020

Another pastor takes a stand against Newsom, evangelical stalwart John MacArthur [videos]

Finally, a pastor stands up and speaks the truth. "The government can't intrude in worship,"...

July 2020

July 17, 2020

37 states have Blaine Amendments blocking public funds from religious schools in their constitutions

On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 opinion that the application...

June 2020

June 17, 2020

Catholic Priests and Orthodox Jewish Congregants Sue New York Governor in Federal Court For Civil Rights Violations

Two Catholic priests and three orthodox Jewish congregants from Brooklyn have sued Governor Andrew Cuomo, Attorney...

May 2020

May 12, 2020

AG Barr’s directive to protect constitutional rights of religious worship unprecedented

U.S. Attorney General William Barr has directed every U.S. Attorney “to be on the lookout for state...

April 2020

April 24, 2020

Facebook removes Army chaplains’ video messages of encouragement and prayer

Facebook has been censoring for a while, no longer allowing free speech, and targeting Christians...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Should taxpayer money fund religious schools? Supreme Court to finally decide.

In the nineteenth century a movement began to stop federal and state money from funding...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

The First Amendment and Shari’a Law

Under the guise of “religious freedom,” Islamic organizations reportedly linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, like the...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

Understanding America’s Christian Heritage and why it isn’t a theocracy

Some argue that Christianity has influenced the western world more than any other faith or...

November 24, 2014

Preaching in 2014 America, Similar to Soviet Occupied Poland

I recently had the privilege to join 100 ministers and faith leaders on Gov. Mike...

November 18, 2014

Huckabee and American Ministers Invigorated by the Power of the Cross in Poland, Seek to Harness that Power in America

A common theme arose throughout Gov. Mike Huckabee’s Journey tour with Christian leaders in Poland. They...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

The Origin of “Separation of Church and State” in America

The United States America’s story began in Europe at a time when symbiotic state-church powers...