religious freedom

U.K. Street Preacher Who Was Banned from Criticizing Other Religions Wins Settlement

U.K. Street Preacher Who Was Banned from Criticizing Other Religions Wins Settlement

A United Kingdom pastor has won the right to preach again on the city streets, three years after local police warned him not to criticize other religions or deliver sermons without their approval.

Biden Admin. Can't Force Doctors to Perform Gender Transition Surgeries That Conflict with Religious Beliefs

Biden Admin. Can't Force Doctors to Perform Gender Transition Surgeries That Conflict with Religious Beliefs

The Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative law firm representing CEA, celebrated the decision as a victory for religious liberty.

Can Christians Attend a Same-Sex Couple’s Baby Shower?

Can Christians Attend a Same-Sex Couple’s Baby Shower?

It’s our job to be Jesus to our lost friends. To encourage those who know God but continue to struggle with sin. We need to remain faithful to the standards God gives us for living in the Bible. We must also ask God to help show us how to love well. When sin exists, wisdom is necessary in each and every situation.

Controversy over Christian Music Playing at N.C. DMV Office Leads to Pending Closure

Controversy over Christian Music Playing at N.C. DMV Office Leads to Pending Closure

“They don’t want anything Christian, don’t want any mention of God. And that’s what is wrong with our nation today,” said customer Betty Barger.

North Korea Tops Christian Persecution List Again

North Korea Tops Christian Persecution List Again

This year’s Open Doors Watch List found that over 360 million Christians are being severely persecuted and discriminated against for their faith. The reports also found 4,998 Christians around the world were killed for their faith.

Thousands of Christians in Peril as Blockade Threatens Lives in Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict

Thousands of Christians in Peril as Blockade Threatens Lives in Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict

Open Doors, a religious liberty watchdog, reported that many Armenian Christians fear ethnic cleansing.

Deadly Terror Attack in Pakistan Kills Over 50 People Celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

Deadly Terror Attack in Pakistan Kills Over 50 People Celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

A suicide bombing left more than 50 people dead and injured close to 70 others in Pakistan during the birthday celebration of the prophet Muhammad on Friday.

Atheist Group Calls Auburn University Football Coach's Attendance at Revival Event 'Unconstitutional'

Atheist Group Calls Auburn University Football Coach's Attendance at Revival Event 'Unconstitutional'

A prominent atheist group is claiming that the Auburn University football coach’s attendance at a school revival event was “unconstitutional.”

Charges Dropped against UK Woman Arrested for Silently Praying Outside Abortion Clinic

Charges Dropped against UK Woman Arrested for Silently Praying Outside Abortion Clinic

The United Kingdom's West Midland Police have dropped charges against a woman arrested in March for silently praying within an abortion facility's "buffer zone."

Religious Liberty Déjà Vu

Religious Liberty Déjà Vu

Years ago in a Breakpoint commentary, Chuck Colson described the jury selection process in the trial of Jack Kevorkian, the doctor accused of helping at least 27 of his patients kill themselves. Kevorkian’s lawyer attempted to bar anyone who said their Christian faith forbids suicide from serving on the jury, claiming that belief made them unfairly biased.

Religion has been increasingly relegated to the private sphere. Christians are welcome to participate in public life only if they leave their faith at home … [but] [t]he logic of Kevorkian’s defense attorney could be applied to any criminal trial. If potential jurors can be excluded for believing that assisted suicide is immoral, what will be the next step? Will the attorneys of accused murderers be permitted to exclude jurors whose religion teaches that life is sacred? 

More than 25 years later, that dismal hypothetical seems less hypothetical.

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