Civil Rights
Ten years after CA Prop 8, has same-sex marriage affected churches?
Ten years ago the state of California found itself embroiled in a debate over the nature of marriage. Listed on the ballot for the Fall elec…
2018
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Church and State
Weaponized Intercession: The Dangers of Using Prayer to Win at Politics
All this fight over prayer should give Christians pause for thought. Have we misused prayer in our zeal to bring America back to God? Whethe…
Education
In six states, religious day care centers avoid regulation at peril of children
Indiana is one of six states, including Alabama, Missouri, Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia that allow religious day care centers to op…
Scholarship Opportunities
Student religious liberty essay contest to focus on universal human rights
High school and college students to focus on whether religious liberty is a universal human right from diverse perspectives while competing…
Discrimination
School worksheet promoted anti-Muslim discrimination says state dept of ed
The California Department of Education has found that a worksheet distributed by a public middle school teacher promoted a discriminatory bi…
Constitution
Moves by both sides make citizen journalism an endangered species
Regulation of online speech is marching forward from both the left and the right, and it may only be a matter of time until free expression…
Current Events
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar tell stories of genocide
On March 12, 2018, Yanghee Lee, the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar for the United Nations told the UN Human Rights Council in…
Current Events
Court hears argument on whether pro-life centers must provide abortion information
On March 20, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, a case chal…
Immigration
Lautenberg Act, Created to Give Religious Immigrants a Fast Pass, in Jeopardy
In recent weeks, approximately 100 Iranian Christian asylum-seekers have been denied entry to the U.S. Religious and human rights leaders an…
Military
Should the church take sides in military conflict?
By Ray McAllister, PhD - Your church group has been asked to have a special prayer for a member who will be going away to serve in the milit…
