Religious Freedom

Biden Administration Forsaking America’s Religious Freedoms, Free Speech Rights In LGBT Push, 21 Attorneys Say

A coalition of state attorneys general have written a letter addressed to President Joe Biden and his administration calling out two of its recently enacted policies under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Education that the attorneys claim "threaten to impose unlawful regulatory guidance upon nearly every employer and educational facility in our states and throughout the country."

DC to pay $220K for restricting Baptist church’s in-person worship during pandemic

The District of Columbia and Mayor Muriel Bowser have agreed to pay $220,000 as part of a legal settlement with a local Baptist church that sued the city over in-person worship restrictions during the pandemic.

‘Dark Days for Religious Liberty’: Journalist Likens Canadian Church Arsons to ‘Kristallnacht’

As the fires continue to burn in Canada, one right-leaning journalist is likening the rash of church arsons to the early signs of the systematic persecution of Jewish people in the lead up to Nazi Germany.

Supreme Court Decision in ‘Profane Cheerleader’ Case Valuable for Religious Freedom, Say Legal Experts

First Amendment free speech cases that reach the U.S. Supreme Court are never about inoffensive words, it seems.

Supreme Court rules in favor of first amendment right for religious foster agencies

The case involved a religious foster agency and its right to continue to foster children with a Christian ethos, including their views on marriage, which they believe is between a man and a woman.

California churches celebrate win for religious liberty as state agrees to pay $2.1M over lockdown battles

Churches in California are celebrating their victory for religious freedom after a religious freedom legal group secured settlements requiring the state to pay $2.1 million in attorneys' fees to a Pentecostal church and a Catholic priest and to never again impose discriminatory restrictions on houses of worship.

US evangelical leader Johnnie Moore sanctioned by China for religious freedom advocacy

China sanctioned a United States private citizen and evangelical leader on Wednesday for exposing human rights abuses and standing up for the religious freedom of Uyghur Muslims, Christians and other minority faith groups that are being silenced and oppressed.

California governor ordered to pay $1.35 million in legal fees for shutting down churches

Discriminatory restrictions on worship and religious gatherings may no longer be applied.

Judge Rules Against Christian College Suing Biden Administration Over Trans Mandate

Judge: Biden's co-ed dorm mandate trumps religious freedom.

Latest USCIRF Report on Religious Freedom Is a Human Rights ‘Bomb’

The independent, bipartisan commission makes regular recommendations to the U.S. State Department about global threats—nations as well as entities.

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