Constitution Education Parental Rights

Federal Court: Pennsylvania Parents of First Graders Can Sue School District for Violating Parental Rights

Parents can sue a Pennsylvania school district that allowed a teacher to tell first graders “secrets” about transgender topics.

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Christian Education Education

An Urgent Message to the World, Church, American Academia, and Christian Colleges

This post is an edited and compiled version of my last six essays. Together they present a message I believe is sorely needed among educators, colleges and churches.

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Current Events Education Free Speech

Academic Freedom in Context

The rise of political correctness signals a return to the traditioning and character-forming model of education but with a different tradition to pass on, a different moral vision to inculcate, and a different vision of how character should be formed.

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Free Speech

Alex Jones, PayPal, and Freedom of Speech – An Explainer

This week as Alex Jones was hit with a nearly $1 billion judgment for what he said on his radio show and PayPal hastily withdrew a “misinformation fine” that it “accidentally” included in its user agreement, it’s worth taking a step back and understanding how the Courts have interpreted this fundamental right.

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Free Exercise Marriage Supreme Court

History in the Baking: Latest Wedding Cake Decision Appealed to Supreme Court

First Liberty has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Oregon Court of Appeals decision that upheld the state-imposed punishment of bakery owners, Melissa and Aaron Klein.

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Education Religious Institutions Supreme Court

Yeshiva University vs. YU Pride Alliance

The YU Pride Alliance at Yeshiva University announced on September 21st that they would agree to a “stay” of the June New York Supreme Court decision by Justice Kotler requiring the historically Jewish institution to officially recognize the LGTBQ club, including granting access to resources and equal treatment as other clubs.

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Employment Law Legal Issues Religious Accommodation Sabbath

Postal Worker Asks Supreme Court to Hear Workplace Religious Accommodation Case

A Christian US Postal Service employee in Pennsylvania is asking the Supreme Court to hear his religious accommodation case.

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Ethics Inspiration Peacemaking

A Christian Response to Moral Chaos

While some Christians are busy imposing themselves on society in the name of Christ, people who really want to follow Jesus will be seeking the Holy Spirit’s presence so that they can love their neighbors and live out the golden rule. 

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Free Exercise Free Speech Free Speech Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Decide Whether a State Can Compel Artists to Create Art Against Their Will (303 Creative v. Elenis)

During the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court will consider a case that raises this issue:  “Whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment.”

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Church and State Legal Issues Religious Institutions

Texas court’s refusal to get involved in church dispute underscores the need for Alternative Dispute Resolution

Churches could benefit from knowing how to fight, with clear rules of engagement, focused statements of the issues, negotiation to achieve a compromise, and how to know when the dispute has concluded.

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