Supreme Court asks lower courts to apply Trinity reasoning to school voucher cases
Supreme Court sends voucher cases back to the lower courts "for further consideration in light of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc., v. Comer."
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Supreme Court: State must include church in public funding scheme
The Supreme Court decision in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer changes 200 years of Establishment Clause precedent and puts churches at risk of regulation.
Blessed are the Peacemakers: Why Adventist Clergy Stay Away from Partisan Politics
By Michael D. Peabody, Esq. [dc]I[/dc]n a study released June 11, 2017, researchers from Yale and Harvard concluded that Seventh-day Adventist clergy…
Court may hear same-sex wedding cake religious exception case
There are several reasons why the Supreme Court may decide to hear this case when it declined to hear previous religious exception cases.
Court: Religious hospitals not subject to Federal pension protections
The pensions of employees of church-affiliated organizations are not subject to federal solvency requirements that apply to secular organizations
Kentucky Appeals Court upholds free speech rights of Christian printer in narrow opinion
In a narrowly drafted opinion, the Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled that the government could not compel a Christian printer to promote messages that…
Interview: Producer of Oscar-nominated “Hacksaw Ridge” has lived with the story most of his life
Terry Benedict, a producer of Oscar-award nominated Hacksaw Ridge, talks about getting to know Doss, working with Mel Gibson and Andrew Garfield, and verifies an…
Local churches urged to create policies on electioneering with Johnson Amendment under threat
If the Johnson Amendment disappears, local pastors will have to figure out how to address parishioners who want the church to promote their candidate.
Why the United States should not give up control of the Internet naming system
Congress has two more days to act to save free speech, but in a year when the Internet has been the biggest thorn in the…
U.S. Civil Rights Commission report gives free exercise of religion second-tier status
In a stunning report, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Chairman Martin Castro attacked the Religious Freedom Restoration Act at both the state and federal level,…