The language of the new Los Angeles COVID restriction specifically exempts religious gatherings as a matter of constitutional right.
LA County recognizes churches are constitutionally exempt from stay-at-home order Read More »
What if the church is a place where lives are transformed from the inside out, where people make decisions to follow Christ, and find not only find community, but actual real and powerful solutions to their failing marriage, their chronic mental illnesses, their abject loneliness, their anger and fear and judgment, and pain?
Goulard: Churches are Absolutely Essential Read More »
In June, a Florida Seventh-day Adventist school that received state and federal funding fired a teacher because of his sexual orientation.
Five months into the pandemic shut-down, Los Angeles County is asking for the courts to find that Grace Community Church Pastor John MacArthur acted in contempt of court for holding services this past weekend, and for fines of $20,000 against church leaders and the congregation.
Why Churches are Fighting Shutdown Orders Read More »
With the death of state Blaine Amendments this week, religious schools that welcome state money might find that they are now subject to regulation that may undermine their very reason for existence.
Did the Supreme Court open the door to regulation of religious schools? Read More »
A federal court in the San Francisco Bay Area has determined that churches do not contribute to a vibrant and fun atmosphere and therefore may be excluded from Salinas’ downtown area.
Federal Court rules church can be excluded from California city downtown area Read More »
The Supreme Court ruled today per curiam that the Puerto Rico Supreme Court erred when it determined that the “Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church” was responsible for properly administering a pension plan for the employees of Catholic Schools Trust.
On February 24, 2020, the Supreme court agreed to hear an appeal brought against the city of Philadelphia by Catholic Social Services (CSS). The city has a standing policy of not referring foster children to CSS because CSS will not certify same-sex couples as foster parents.
Supreme Court agrees to hear Philadelphia faith-based adoption agency case Read More »
This decision is a good primer on the actual harm element requirement needed in order to have standing in Federal Court.
Judge dismisses pension funding case against religious hospital chain Read More »
The United Methodist Church, via a regional conference, has sued for injunctive relief, alleging that Southern Methodist University (SMU) “covertly” modified its bylaws to eliminate church control over the 12,000-student Texas institution.
Methodist denomination files suit alleging SMU covertly severed relationship with church Read More »
