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[dc]L[/dc]ast week the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit against the state and the city of Des Moines over l…

President Obama threatens to veto defense budget bill if language permitting discrimination on basis of religion or sexual orientation remai…

In a stunning report, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Chairman Martin Castro attacked the Religious Freedom Restoration Act at both the stat…

Michael PeabodySeptember 9, 2016

On August 15, 2016, a Federal Court in Maryland upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a 56-year-old injured music teacher at a Sevent…

By Bill Cork - It will be our fear, the fear we see around us today, that will be our undoing.

Bill CorkAugust 10, 2016

Contrary to Trump's representation, the voices of individual church members, or even church employees, have not "been taken away." Instead,…

On August 3, 2016, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider a bill that religious groups fear would make it…

To put it succinctly, the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ is suing for protection against a threat that does not exist under current law.

Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will do more to defend the Free Exercise Clause is an important factor in deciding which candidate t…

The latest version still faces constitutional hurdles as lawmakers seek to control morals policies of religion-based educational institution…