Employment Law
Trump administration forms office to protect doctors’ religious beliefs
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has announced the creation of a Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in their Offi…
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Employment Law
Supreme Court hears public sector union compulsory speech case
Today the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case involving whether it constitutional to require government employees who…
Abuse issues
Why pastors must train to address abuse situations
A pastor is most often the first person an abused person goes to for help, but studies have shown that they are often least effective.
Current Events
Analysis: CA judge rules pending trial, baker can refuse same-sex wedding cakes
Last week, a judge in Bakersfield, California made a preliminary ruling that a baker can continue to refuse to bake same-sex wedding cakes u…
Civil Rights
The real definition of religious liberty
In the book, 1984, George Orwell paints a bleak portrait of a future where Big Brother is watching everything you do, and the thought police…
Free Speech
WA Court finds fired firefighter’s religious free speech rights were violated
The Washington Supreme Court ruled last week that a Spokane fire captain met his burden of proving that his free speech rights were restrict…
Religious Institutions
#MeToo isn’t enough – act now to prevent and stop sexual abuse
The #MeToo movement has opened the floodgates on sexual abuse allegations. Now it is up to churches, schools, and institutions to prevent it…
Current Events
Pro se “RICO” case against CA mandatory vaccination law dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged that the State of California exceeded its powers when it passed a law removing all but…
Religious Institutions
Dangerous Money: Gov’t money to churches has strings attached
Would you choose to mount a sixteen-foot maraschino cherry on the roof of your church? You probably wouldn’t, but would you consider doing…
Free Exercise
PA Court flushes Amish free exercise claim after 8-year sewer battle
An eight-year conflict has left a Pennsylvania family struggling to practice their faith against a sewage ordinance in Sugar Grove Township,…
