By Michael Peabody – Cathy Miller, owner of Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield, has been standing in a courtroom as much as she’s stood at an oven for nearly a decade. What started in 2017 with a request for a custom wedding cake has spiraled into one of the longest-running free speech and religious liberty fights…
Category: Current Events
The Great American Logo Sacrifice, Now With Extra Gravy
Years ago on the John and Ken Show on KFI in Los Angeles, they came up with this thing called “political human sacrifice.” The idea was voters get mad at Washington, but you can’t fire all of Congress. Too many parking spots to fill. So they pick one random politician, dump every ounce of rage…
Minnesota Pharmacists Sue Walgreens Over Religious Objections, Same Week as Minneapolis School Shooting
Filing coincides with school shooting in which the suspect, who identified as transgender, left writings expressing regret over transitioning as a minor On August 22, 2025, two Minnesota pharmacists filed a federal lawsuit against Walgreens and the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, claiming they were penalized for refusing to dispense gender-transition drugs and certain vaccines due…
Minneapolis Shooting Is Being Investigated as a Hate Crime Against Catholics
The FBI has imdicsted that the August 27, 2025 shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, which killed two children and wounded 17 others, is being investigated as a hate crime directed at Catholics. The gunman, 23-year-old Robin M. Westman, who reportedly was known as Robert Westman before changing names in 2020, died by suicide…
Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of RICO Suit Against LDS Church
Court says church autonomy forecloses claims tied to religious teachings and finds causation lacking for tithing-use theory Filed August 26, 2025. They came to court with two paths to a racketeering claim. One turned on what church leaders taught about foundational events of the faith. The other challenged how tithes were used. On Tuesday, a…
MayDay USA Lawsuit Claims Los Angeles Blocked Religious Speech on Hollywood Boulevard
On August 21, 2025, Christian revival organizers filed suit against the City of Los Angeles, alleging that their attempt to host a MayDay USA event on Hollywood Boulevard was derailed by viewpoint discrimination. The federal complaint, lodged in the Central District of California, names Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, Interim Fire…
Federal Judge Strikes Down Minnesota Law Restricting Faith-Based Colleges in Student Enrollment Program
Decision blocks state effort to ban religious colleges from requiring faith statements for dual-credit students, setting up likely appeal. What this is: This article covers a federal judge’s August 22, 2025, ruling striking down Minnesota’s 2023 law that barred religious colleges from requiring faith statements in admissions under the state’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program….
Fascism, Defined: What It Is, What It Is Not, and Why the Label Often Misses the Mark
Fascism, Defined: What It Is, What It Is Not, and Why the Label Often Misses the MarkHistorians give fascism a clear meaning. Campaigns and commentary often use the word for many things it does not describe. A hard word can travel faster than a careful fact. In a single news cycle, “fascist” might be pinned…
Cracker Barrel’s Culture War Barrel: How a Logo Became Holy Ground
Cracker Barrel has done the unthinkable: it changed its logo. Not the menu, not the rocking chairs, not the gift shop full of candy you thought was discontinued in 1982, but the logo. And America, bless its heart, is not okay. A Barrel of Feelings The old design, with a kindly bearded fellow leaning against…
Just Wars – Killing in the Name of Love
Nations claim His banner, but Jesus offered a different weapon—love. by Charles Mills Bible-preaching Christians tend to maintain the seemingly off-the-wall concept that God will fight their wars for them. They may have developed this idea from verses such as: “The Lord will fight for you: you need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14, NIV)…
