Religious freedom
Key Takeaways From Court Ruling on ‘Transgender’ Policies
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta was an important victory for parents, ruling against California policies that required schools to hide information about a child’s sexual identity confusion. The emergency ruling…
Teacher Wins $650,000 After Being Fired for Refusing to Use ‘Trans’ Pronouns
An Indiana school district will pay $650,000 for firing a music teacher who refused to use students’ incorrect and antiscientific “preferred pronouns” in violation of his sincerely held religious beliefs. John Kluge taught orchestra and music…
Indiana Protects Religious Freedom of Adoptive and Foster Care Families
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed a bill on Wednesday protecting families and faith-based adoption and foster care organizations from discrimination based on their sincerely held religious beliefs. The bill (HB 1389) stipulates that state…
Vermont Win for Children, Foster Families and Religious Freedom
The Vermont foster care system revoked a policy requiring foster parents to affirm a child’s “sexual orientation,” “gender identity” or “gender expression.” Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) represented two Christian families who sued the state…
Court Rules Louisiana Schools Can Post Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in classrooms statewide can take effect, a federal appeals court decided on Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled 12-6 to overturn a lower court decision that put…
New York Ends Fight to Force Nuns to Pay for Abortions
The state of New York has spent a decade attempting to force nuns and other religious ministries to cover the cost of abortions. But no longer. In 2017, New York created a statewide abortion mandate requiring employers to cover abortifacients…
DOJ Arrests Three Activists Who Disrupted Church in MN
The Department of Justice has arrested three radical activists who disrupted a service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday, January 18. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrests of Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa…
Pastor Son’s Trial and the Crisis in South Korea
A few thousand worshippers at last week’s Sunday service at Segero Church in the city of Busan, South Korea, sang loudly, “All my life, you have been faithful. All my life you have been so, so good …. I will sing of the goodness of God.” The…
President Trump: “I think God is very proud of the job I’ve done.”
At Tuesday’s White House briefing marking the one-year anniversary of the second Trump administration, a reporter asked President Trump the following question: “Last year, you told me that you believed that the reason you won the election is…
Is Religious Faith Gaining Influence in America?
In late October, Pew Research Center reported that “there was a sharp rise in the share of U.S. adults who say religion is gaining influence in American life” since February 2024, when it was only 18%, to 31% today – the highest in 15 years.…