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U.S. Brands Nigeria a Religious Freedom Violator as Christian Death Toll Climbs
Before dawn in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, the roosters do not get to finish. The men arrive with rifles…
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Canada’s "Combatting Hate Act": Legislative Expansion of Criminal Speech Laws
Bill C-9, the *Combatting Hate Act*, has cleared the Canadian Senate, instituting expansive new criminal penalties for hate-motivated…
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Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Governance Dispute
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a district court decision that dismissed…
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What is "Religion" anyway?
In 1890 the Supreme Court knew exactly what religion was, which should have been the first warning. Certainty…
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Conscience Is Not a Coupon
In April, Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill that cut a hole in Connecticut’s own Religious Freedom Restoration…
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The Shield They Are Dismantling
On the evening of June 5, 2026, in a chapel in Riverside, the president of La Sierra University…
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Everybody’s Wrong, and Rome Is Filling Up
Three Protestant bodies spent one week at war over the body. The only church adding members is the…
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: A WEEKLY BRIEFING
The big picture: The intersection of faith and public policy is tightening. Courts and legislatures remain the primary…
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An Orthodox Jew Prayed at Home. The Supreme Court Will Decide if He Can Sue the City That Stopped Him.
A dozen men gathered to pray in a private home in University Heights, Ohio. The city responded with…
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Pepperdine and Founders’ First Freedom Bring the Religious Freedom Conversation Home to Malibu
The view from Pepperdine’s law school in Malibu runs straight out to the Pacific. For three days in…