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Kentucky Appeals Court Revives IVF Legal Challenge Despite State’s No-Prosecution Pledge
Court finds legal uncertainty over IVF embryo disposal creates real risk, despite state’s pledge not to prosecute. On July 11, 2025, the Kentucky Court…
Trump Administration Directs Federal Agencies to Boost Religious Accommodations
OPM memo urges telework, flexible schedules, and leave options to prevent conflicts between faith and federal service The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)…
Religious Liberty in the States 2025 Report Highlights Evolving Landscape
The Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy (CRCD) and First Liberty Institute have released their fourth annual “Religious Liberty in the States Report 2025,”…
John MacArthur’s Death Renews Examination of His Legacy on Religious Liberty, Calvinism, and the Church’s Role in Society
John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church for 55 years, died on July 14, 2025, at the age of 86 following complications from pneumonia.…
Federal Court Blocks Trump Order on Birthright Citizenship, Extending Protection to 'Future Persons'
Ruling halts executive order targeting children of undocumented and temporary immigrant parents, while raising legal questions about unborn children and potential future claims to human…
What Churches Can and Cannot Do: Detailed Legal Boundaries of Political Endorsement in the July 2025 Consent Judgment
The July 7, 2025, joint motion for a consent judgment in National Religious Broadcasters v. Long offers a carefully constructed interpretation of the Johnson…
With IRS Backing Off, Churches Must Police Their Own Pulpit Politics
As the IRS steps back from regulating church political speech, leaders face growing pressure to adopt neutrality policies to preserve unity.
The Feast of Shadows
This story isn’t a call to compromise—it’s a call to press together. To stop assuming the worst, to stop feeding division, and to start…
Silencing the Noise, Remembering the Call
A Reflection on General Conference Session 2025