I’ve been a Newsboys fan for more than 30 years. I’ve attended their concerts, shared their music, and promoted their ministry because their songs brought truth and encouragement into my life. In college, our local youth praise team even played covers of their songs. Their music wasn’t just entertainment—it was ministry. And their words were…
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Updated: Prisoner RLUIPA Claims Aim at Guards, but States Usually Pick Up the Tab
When Damon Landor arrived at Louisiana’s Raymond Laborde Correctional Center in July 2020, he brought two things that mattered to him: waist-length dreadlocks grown for his Rastafarian faith and a copy of Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections (2017), a Fifth Circuit decision holding that RLUIPA protects religious hair. Guards tossed the opinion in the…
Adventist Church’s Employment Autonomy Arguments Advance in Challenge to Maryland Law
A lawsuit brought by the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and Adventist Risk Management, Inc. against the State of Maryland will continue after a federal court decision on June 18, 2025, allowed several key constitutional claims to move forward. The ruling came after a hearing in which the church asked for a preliminary injunction to…
Supreme Court to Decide If Prison Guards Can Be Sued Personally for Alleged Religious Rights Violations
Landmark suit may reshape personal financial exposure for frontline prison staff in religious rights cases.
Supreme Court to Decide If Prison Guards Can Be Sued Personally for Alleged Religious Rights Violations
Landmark suit may reshape personal financial exposure for frontline prison staff in religious rights cases.
Inspiration: You Don’t Need the Full Map: Faith, Discernment, and the God Who Leads Through Chaos
As war breaks out abroad and instability spreads at home, believers are reminded: trust doesn’t require total understanding—just confidence in the One who knows.
Fifth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Louisiana Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms
On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. The court found the statute facially unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, upholding a preliminary…
Avoiding the Trap: Why Restraint on Iran Is the Safer Long-Term Strategy
Launching a preemptive strike might feel decisive—but it could make the very outcome we fear far more likely. In the long shadow of past Middle East conflicts, the growing clamor for a more forceful U.S. response to Iran’s nuclear posture risks repeating a familiar pattern: rushing into action with too little thought about what comes…
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Law Banning Gender-Affirming Treatments for Minors
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on June 18, 2025, to uphold a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical treatments for minors. In a decision that turned on what “standard of review” applied rather than direct engagement with the rights of transgender individuals, the Court concluded that the law does not violate the Equal Protection Clause…
Judge Denies Free Speech Claim in Abortion Pill Reversal Case, Citing Misleading Medical Advertising and Financial Incentives
Federal ruling allows California to pursue enforcement against clinics promoting unproven treatment, including those accepting insurance payments On June 13, 2025, a federal judge in San Diego ruled that a Catholic-affiliated clinic’s advertisements for “abortion pill reversal” (APR) are commercial speech that can be regulated under California’s false advertising laws, even if they are connected…