Church and State
Op-Ed: How Abolishing the Johnson Amendment Would Harm Religious Liberty
By Gregory W. Hamilton - Repealing the Johnson Amendment is not about "free speech." It is about giving politicians tax-deductible donations…
Politics
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…
Supreme Court
Writing competition asks law students to write model Supreme Court opinion in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley
LOS ANGELES, CA – While most legal writing competitions ask participants to pick a side, Founders First Freedom is asking for much mor…
Current Events
A Pastor’s Guide to Being Political on the Internet
“And on the eighth day God created the internet so that Christians could judge non-Christians and each other more openly, instantly, and pub…
Current Events
Supreme Court to decide if religious hospital pensions are subject to ERISA
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear three cases involving whether the pension plans of religiously affiliated hospital systems a…
Supreme Court
What does the Trump win mean for religious liberty?
Donald Trump's transition team is making plans to occupy the White House. What does this mean for religious liberty?
Employment Law
Georgia drops subpoena request for laypastor’s sermons and Bible
After over 40,000 people signed a petition expressing outrage at the State of Georgia for demanding Seventh-day Adventist lay pastor Dr. Eri…
Arts
‘Hacksaw Ridge’ calls Adventists to revisit commitment to non-violence
Gibson's portrayal of Doss calls this generation of Seventh-day Adventists to rediscover and embrace the church's heritage of non-violence.
Discrimination
Iowa church drops transgender restroom lawsuit
[dc]L[/dc]ast week the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit against the state and the city of Des Moines over l…
Religious Institutions
Defense budget bill would roll back Obama’s 2014 anti-discrimination order
President Obama threatens to veto defense budget bill if language permitting discrimination on basis of religion or sexual orientation remai…
