Opinion & Analysis
Commentary, legal analysis, and perspective on the pressing religious liberty questions of our time. Opinion pieces represent the views of the named author.
BREAKING: Nationwide FAA Ground Stop, Global Microsoft Outage, and AI Sector Turmoil Signal Urgent Need for Household Preparedness <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511869" data-title="BREAKING: Nationwide FAA Ground Stop, Global Microsoft Outage, and AI Sector Turmoil Signal Urgent Need for Household Preparedness" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
A series of extraordinary, simultaneous disruptions has rattled the United States and the global economy today, halting domestic…
The Currency of Conviction: Why Bold Faith Statements Are Christian Higher Ed’s Strongest Survival Strategy <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511864" data-title="The Currency of Conviction: Why Bold Faith Statements Are Christian Higher Ed’s Strongest Survival Strategy" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
The institutions positioned to survive are rediscovering theological and operational boldness—treating their public statements as their primary competitive…
When the Church Hurts: A Survival Guide for Those Called to Serve <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511860" data-title="When the Church Hurts: A Survival Guide for Those Called to Serve" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
What every church worker needs to hear, but few people are willing to say.
The Dispatch from Capitol Hill: How Dr. Gary Ross Taught a Generation to Think About Freedom <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511854" data-title="The Dispatch from Capitol Hill: How Dr. Gary Ross Taught a Generation to Think About Freedom" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Remembering Dr. Gary Meredith Ross, Longtime Adventist Religious Liberty Advocate and Historian, Remembered for Principled Defense of Conscience.
Standing Firm: How Pepperdine’s Statement of Faith Bucks the Secular Trend <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511847" data-title="Standing Firm: How Pepperdine’s Statement of Faith Bucks the Secular Trend" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Southern California Christian university is welcoming the world while guarding the mission.
When “Free” Exercise Costs the State: Supreme Court Grapples With Expanding Free Exercise Clause Jurisprudence <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511842" data-title="When “Free” Exercise Costs the State: Supreme Court Grapples With Expanding Free Exercise Clause Jurisprudence" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
The concept of free exercise increasingly imposes a tangible price on the state, transforming from a shield for…
Ali G and the Moral Autopsy of How Quickly Ordinary Citizens Capitulate to Evil <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511828" data-title="Ali G and the Moral Autopsy of How Quickly Ordinary Citizens Capitulate to Evil" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
The most offensive characters on screen are not the actors wearing absurd costumes.
Futurism: AI Developer Warns of Automated "Dark Factories" and Details Ways to Prepare for a Post-Labor Economy <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511835" data-title="Futurism: AI Developer Warns of Automated "Dark Factories" and Details Ways to Prepare for a Post-Labor Economy" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Artificial intelligence developer Emad Mostaque anticipates that advanced AI and humanoid robots will permanently displace both cognitive and…
Does the First Amendment's Church Autonomy Doctrine Immunize Religious Employers from Title VII Liability When Terminating a Lay Employee for Conduct Contrary to Faith? <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511834" data-title="Does the First Amendment's Church Autonomy Doctrine Immunize Religious Employers from Title VII Liability When Terminating a Lay Employee for Conduct Contrary to Faith?" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
The Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in John Doe v. Catholic Relief Services, No. 25-1569 (4th Cir. Oct. 16,…
Ali G and the Moral Autopsy of How Quickly Ordinary Citizens Capitulate to Evil <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511831" data-title="Ali G and the Moral Autopsy of How Quickly Ordinary Citizens Capitulate to Evil" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Let me state clearly and for the record that I do not endorse Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film,…
The Masterson Case and the Limits of Ecclesiastical Immunity <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511824" data-title="The Masterson Case and the Limits of Ecclesiastical Immunity" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Masterson had essentially proposed that the First Amendment grants a religious organization the right to manage the fallout…
Book Review: The Free Exercise Clause and the Rights of Conscience by Donald Drakeman <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511819" data-title="Book Review: The Free Exercise Clause and the Rights of Conscience by Donald Drakeman" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Why the argument confining the free exercise clause to worship and submitting other liberty of conscience rights to…
Does the First Amendment’s Church Autonomy Doctrine Immunize Religious Employers from Title VII Liability When Terminating a Lay Employee for Conduct Contrary to Faith? <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511701" data-title="Does the First Amendment’s Church Autonomy Doctrine Immunize Religious Employers from Title VII Liability When Terminating a Lay Employee for Conduct Contrary to Faith?" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
The Fourth Circuit's recent decision in John Doe v.
Futurism: AI Developer Warns of Automated “Dark Factories” and Details Ways to Prepare for a Post-Labor Economy <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511698" data-title="Futurism: AI Developer Warns of Automated “Dark Factories” and Details Ways to Prepare for a Post-Labor Economy" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Emad Mostaque projects that humanoid robots and sovereign AI will fundamentally alter society within two years, making artificial…
New Federal Law Gives Clergy a Temporary Window to Opt Back Into Social Security and Medicare <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511686" data-title="New Federal Law Gives Clergy a Temporary Window to Opt Back Into Social Security and Medicare" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
This act establishes a two-year window for members of the clergy who have opted out of Social Security…
The Math Finally Broke: How "Free" Systems Bankrupted Europe's Youth <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511694" data-title="The Math Finally Broke: How "Free" Systems Bankrupted Europe's Youth" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
The European model relies entirely on a delicate balance. It requires a highly productive, high-tax-paying population continuously funding…
America Has Plenty of Religious Freedom Laws. Why Aren't They Enough? <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511692" data-title="America Has Plenty of Religious Freedom Laws. Why Aren't They Enough?" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
iStockPhoto America does not suffer from a shortage of laws protecting religious freedom. It suffers from a shortage…
Fidel Castro's Revolution Had Little Room for Religious Freedom <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511691" data-title="Fidel Castro's Revolution Had Little Room for Religious Freedom" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
“Within the revolution, everything; outside of it, nothing.” Fidel Castro – Words to the Intellectuals speech delivered on…
Fidel Castro’s Revolution Had Little Room for Religious Freedom <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511646" data-title="Fidel Castro’s Revolution Had Little Room for Religious Freedom" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Castro remains an icon to parts of the political left. His own speeches reveal how the Cuban government…
America Has Plenty of Religious Freedom Laws. Why Aren’t They Enough? <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511644" data-title="America Has Plenty of Religious Freedom Laws. Why Aren’t They Enough?" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
America already has laws protecting religious liberty. The greater challenge is enforcing them, and a single court victory…