A program co-sponsored by Founders’ First Freedom and the Byington Center and hosted by Washington Adventist University gave thirteen high school students front-row seats to history this summer.
Category: Current Events
Supreme Court Rules First Amendment Protects Wedding Website Designer’s Freedom of Speech
The Supreme Court ruled that Colorado can’t force a website designer to create designs that go against their beliefs, protecting free speech rights. This decision has implications for artists and creative producers who have reasons to decline certain projects.
Live Hope
Our journey started for us a long way from home, in a city we’d never heard of, with a precious little boy looking for his parents. Today our lives are filled with his love and joy and his excitement for life.
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Accommodating Religious Practices in the Workplace: Groff v. DeJoy Case Update
The Supreme Court is hearing a case about how far employers must go in order to accommodate religious practices in the workplace. Read on for more information and analysis on the case. #SupremeCourt #ReligiousAccommodation #UndueHardship
Learn About US Government and Liberty of Conscience in the Nation’s Capitol: New Course for Adventist High School Students Gives College Credit
Discover the US Government course of your dreams! Taught by experts, the experience is anchored in faith and based on experiential learning. Open to high school students with GPAs above 3.0, attendees will receive 3 college credits. Thanks to Founders’ First Freedom, this course is finally affordable. Join us this summer at Washington Adventist University, located only 7 miles from the US Capitol, for visits to government agencies and guest lectures by insiders.
Founders’ First Freedom files Amicus Brief in US Supreme Court in Support of Workplace Religious Freedom
Founders’ First Freedom filed a brief in the US Supreme Court in support of workplace religious freedom, calling for the overturning of a 1977 case that defined “undue hardship” in federal religious accommodation laws as any “de minimis cost or expense.” The case involves a US Postal Service worker who was required to work on Sundays in violation of his religious beliefs.
Supreme Court to Hear Christian Postal Employee Religious Discrimination Claim – Groff v. DeJoy
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian mail carrier on his claim of religious discrimination over his request for exemption from working on Sundays. This case could significantly change employers’ approach to accommodating their employees’ religious beliefs.
Analysis of AB 2098 and Its Potential to Suppress Free Speech of Medical Professionals in California
Why AB 2098 could lead to a chilling effect among California’s medical professionals
Has America Ever Been a “Christian Nation”?
What exactly is Christian Nationalism? And should I, as a Christian, jump on board with it? Or is it the big, bad wolf that many have made it out to be?
The Countercultural Idea of a Christian University
By Dr. Ted McAllister and Dr. Andrew Yuengert – Any university that is serious about its Christian mission must recognize that today it confronts an educational establishment that operates with a vision that is incompatible with the most basic philosophical commitments of a Christian institution.