Hawai‘i Supreme Court Rejects Roberts Court Path in Establishment Clause Ruling
On September 12, 2025, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court voided a 1922 deed restriction that forced land in Hilo to be used only “for Church purposes.” The justices concluded that such a condition violated article I, section 4 of the Hawai‘i Constitution, which prohibits laws “respecting an establishment of religion” . The constitutional language itself dates […]
Read MoreKirk’s Last Rally, America’s Next Test: Will Free Speech Survive the Fallout?
The fatal shot that ended Charlie Kirk’s life at Utah Valley University turned a loud argument about speech into a blood-stained reminder that the fight over who gets to talk is never polite, never safe, and never finished. It was September 10, 2025, a late-summer day in Orem, Utah. The foothills of the Wasatch Mountains […]
Read MoreUSCIRF Warns Religious Freedom Violations Heighten Risk of Mass Atrocities
Commission urges the U.S. to strengthen prevention efforts as new analysis ties persecution of minorities to looming mass violence. In a stark September 2025 policy update, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warned that the persecution of religious communities often foreshadows atrocities on a national scale. The report argues that when governments or […]
Read MoreHouse Resolution Honoring Charlie Kirk Sparks Bipartisan Support and Deep Democratic Division
Lawmakers condemned Kirk’s assassination, but Democrats split sharply over praising his legacy as Republicans faced accusations of setting a political trap. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.Res. 719 by a vote of 310–58, with 95 Democrats joining 215 Republicans in support. The resolution condemned the September 10 assassination of conservative activist […]
Read MoreWhat Trump’s Task Force Report Gets Right — and Wrong — on Religious Liberty
(Illustration: Cover of report) By Michael Peabody In August, the Department of Justice released a 49-page document titled The Initial Report by the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias. Commissioned under Executive Order 14202, the report claims that during Joe Biden’s presidency, federal agencies marginalized Christians through policies on education, healthcare, employment, and holiday observances. […]
Read MoreUK’s Online Speech Crackdown Draws Transatlantic Concern
The numbers are raw and undeniable: 12,183 arrests in England and Wales in 2023 for online posts that caused “annoyance” or “anxiety.” That’s more than thirty arrests every single day. Not for bombs, not for bank jobs—just for words. According to The Times, the police are now in the business of refereeing the internet, and […]
Read MoreBreaking: Trump Targets “Woke Agenda” and Pledges Stronger Role for Faith in Public Life in Bible Museum Speech
President ties America’s future to revival of faith, blending political agenda with religious mission By Michael Peabody – On the morning of September 8, 2025, President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., during what organizers described as a “historic meeting of the presidential commission on religious liberty.” […]
Read MoreKaine’s Senate Hearing Remarks Clash With Founders’ View of Rights and Law
On September 3, 2025, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee convened at the Capitol to review five State Department nominees. The session was routine until Senator Tim Kaine broke with one of the oldest ideas in American political thought: that rights exist independently of government. The exchange began with Riley Barnes, nominee for assistant secretary for […]
Read MoreThe Founders’ Warning: Rights Not Written but Retained
“I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth—that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, […]
Read MoreBible Study Guide: Where Do Our Rights Come From?
To accompany https://religiouslibertytv.substack.com/p/the-founders-warning-rights-not-written Opening Question: When we think about freedom, do we see it as something governments hand out, or as something God has already given? Scripture Readings Genesis 1:27 – “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female h… Read more
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