Blessed are the Peacemakers: Why Adventist Clergy Stay Away from Partisan Politics
By Michael D. Peabody, Esq. [dc]I[/dc]n a study released June 11, 2017, researchers from Yale and Harvard concluded that Seventh-day Adventist clergy…
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Texas church subpoena bill appropriately limited in scope
The bill prevents the state or local government from subpoenaing sermons but does not prevent criminal investigations or government review of sermons disclosed by other…
Kentucky Appeals Court upholds free speech rights of Christian printer in narrow opinion
In a narrowly drafted opinion, the Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled that the government could not compel a Christian printer to promote messages that…
Trump order essentially affirms Johnson Amendment
Last Thursday, President Donald Trump marked the National Day of Prayer with an executive order that at most expressed the administration's desire that the Department…
Supreme Court schedules oral arguments in Trinity Lutheran case
ver a year after agreeing to hear the case on January 15, 2016, the Supreme Court has finally set a date for the oral arguments…
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 and endorsements in return…
America in Bible Prophecy
By Bill Cork - It will be our fear, the fear we see around us today, that will be our undoing.
Trump promises to repeal ban on church campaigning in GOP acceptance speech
Contrary to Trump's representation, the voices of individual church members, or even church employees, have not "been taken away." Instead, they may independently advocate for…
Key California Assembly Committee scheduled to hear SB 1146
On August 3, 2016, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider a bill that religious groups fear would make it difficult for faith-based…
California legislation seeks to prevent LGBT discrimination in higher education
The California legislature is considering two bills that would make it difficult for religious colleges and universities to discriminate on the basis of gender identity.