The legal battle between California churches and COVID-19 restrictions continues in 2024, raising crucial questions about public health and religious freedom.
Project 2025, launched by the Heritage Foundation, aims to reshape American governance with a conservative agenda. It proposes sweeping changes to federal policies, emphasizing deregulation, civil service reform, and conservative social policies.
In Ocean Grove, New Jersey, a century-old tradition faces modern legal challenges. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist group, founded a Christian seaside retreat in 1869. The Association owns all the land in the town, including the beach, which it has historically closed on Sunday mornings for worship services.
On March 1, 2024, the European Sunday Alliance issued a new manifesto reaffirming its commitment to a work-free Sunday.
Jewish students sue UCLA, alleging campus antisemitism and exclusion zone in wake of protests. Lawsuit seeks immediate relief and accountability.
West Virginia’s new law, Senate Bill 280, signed on March 22, 2024, by Governor Jim Justice, allows public school teachers to discuss intelligent design. Advocated by Senator Amy Grady, this legislation aims to promote academic freedom by addressing questions about life’s origins.
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, dismissing a lawsuit by 44 Methodist churches seeking to disaffiliate over doctrinal disputes about human sexuality while retaining their properties. The court’s decision, based on the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, underscores the limitations of civil courts in resolving ecclesiastical issues, leaving the churches to navigate the UMC’s internal processes for resolution.
Whether the Montgomery County Board of Education’s policy, which mandates the use of LGBTQ-inclusive books without providing an opt-out option for parents, infringes on the plaintiffs’ rights to religious freedom and parental control over their children’s education?
In Louisiana, controversy brews as the state considers mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Critics warn of the dangers to church-state separation.
Lawfare, the strategic use of legal actions for political gain, threatens our societal integrity. As Christians, we can counteract this trend through peacemaking and justice.