Religious freedom
Louisville to Pay $800,000 for Violating Christian Photographer’s Free Speech Rights
The city of Louisville, Kentucky will pay $800,000 in attorneys’ fees for violating the First Amendment rights of a Christian photographer and blogger. “The government cannot force Americans to say things they don’t believe,” said Alliance…
HHS Investigates 13 States for Requiring Health Care Providers to Cover Abortion
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it is investigating thirteen states for “allegedly coercing health care entities to provide coverage of, or pay for, abortion contrary to conscience.” The HHS Office for Civil Rights…
Religious Liberty Commission Hears Testimony From Healthcare Workers
President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission held its sixth hearing at the Museum of the Bible on Monday to discuss religious liberty in healthcare and social services. President Trump established the Religious Liberty Commission via executive…
Moody Bible Institute Wins Religious Freedom Case for Student Teachers
The Chicago Board of Education settled a lawsuit with the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago that allows student teachers from Moody to train in the city’s public schools. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) had excluded Moody’s elementary education…
HHS Tells States Not to Remove Children From Parents Who Affirm Biological Reality
The Trump administration is protecting parental rights and warning states not to remove children from parents’ custody solely because they do not affirm a child’s self-professed “gender identity.” The Administration for Children and Families…
Jimmy Lai and the Cost of Convictions
A few weeks ago, a Chinese court sentenced businessman and politician Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail. Because Lai is 78 years old, this amounts to a lifetime sentence. Of course, jailing dissidents is a standard operating procedure for…
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…