religious liberty

Attacks on U.S. Churches Listed by USCCB as 'Largest Threat to Religious Liberty in 2024'

Attacks on U.S. Churches Listed by USCCB as 'Largest Threat to Religious Liberty in 2024'

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Religious Liberty is warning of attacks on churches as "the largest threat to religious liberty in 2024" to the point where it threatens the lives of people of faith here.

Geek Squad Employee Fired for Biblical Views on Marriage to Sue Best Buy

Geek Squad Employee Fired for Biblical Views on Marriage to Sue Best Buy

A former Best Buy employee is planning to sue the major electronics retailer after he was allegedly fired for sharing his biblical views on sexuality and marriage.

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.

Former K.Y. Clerk to Appeal Order to Pay $100,000 for Refusing to Sign Gay Marriage License

Former K.Y. Clerk to Appeal Order to Pay $100,000 for Refusing to Sign Gay Marriage License

Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis seeks to issue an appeal to a jury ruling ordering her to pay $100,000 in damages for her refusal to sign a marriage license for a same-sex couple in 2015.

C.A. School District Must Reinstate Fellowship of Christian Athletes Chapter, Judge Rules

C.A. School District Must Reinstate Fellowship of Christian Athletes Chapter, Judge Rules

A California school district must reinstate a Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter after a judge ruled that the district’s decision to forbid the group was unlawful.

Community Recites the Lord’s Prayer Together during Contentious School Board Meeting

Community Recites the Lord’s Prayer Together during Contentious School Board Meeting

Community members in a Virginia county began praying the Lord’s Prayer together in unison during a school board meeting in August when a board member asked a woman not to pray publicly at the meeting.

CA School District Accused of Prohibiting Christian Student Club from Meeting on School Property

CA School District Accused of Prohibiting Christian Student Club from Meeting on School Property

A California school district is being accused of wrongfully prohibiting a Christian student club from meeting at a local elementary school.

Joe Kennedy Resigns as Assistant Football Coach at Washington High School

Joe Kennedy Resigns as Assistant Football Coach at Washington High School

A Washington state assistant football coach who won a Supreme Court case for praying on the sidelines after public high school football games resigned from his position at Bremerton High School in Bremerton on Wednesday.

Coach Joe Kennedy: 'We Got God Back' in the Public Schools and Public Square

Coach Joe Kennedy: 'We Got God Back' in the Public Schools and Public Square

The football coach whose prayers led to a major Supreme Court case says he believes his story and legal case have opened the door to more religious freedom in the United States than has been seen in decades.

Canadian Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Pandemic Restrictions on Churches

Canadian Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Pandemic Restrictions on Churches

The Supreme Court of Canada has turned down a request to appeal a decision regarding Ontario and British Columbia churches that are facing fines for violating pandemic restrictions.

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