Discrimination
When Legislation Fails, Gov Jindal Orders ‘Protection of Conscience’
[dc]W[/dc]hen the Louisiana state legislature failed to pass the “Marriage and Conscience Act” (HB 707) earlier this year,…
COVID-19
Goulard: Churches are Absolutely Essential
What if the church is a place where lives are transformed from the inside out, where people make…
Employment Law
Legal and Legislative Update
An update on the status of Patterson v. Walgreen, New York expands statute of limitations on child sexual…
Constitution
LA County recognizes churches are constitutionally exempt from stay-at-home order
The language of the new Los Angeles COVID restriction specifically exempts religious gatherings as a matter of constitutional…
Church and State
What Changed? Will the Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Cases Affect You?
Neither Hollingsworth nor Windsor demand that any church, even in states that allow gay marriage, be forced to…
Church and State
Free Exercise After Obergefell: Warnings from the Dissent
Statements of Justices Roberts, Thomas, and Alito on free exercise of religion in light of the same-sex marriage…
Discrimination
LGBTQ+ Students Sue to Eliminate Title IX Religious Exemption
A group of current and former LGBTQ+ students have sued the U.S. Department of Education to either force…
Discrimination
Defense budget bill would roll back Obama’s 2014 anti-discrimination order
President Obama threatens to veto defense budget bill if language permitting discrimination on basis of religion or sexual…
Employment Law
Reviewing 2013 – The Year in Religious Liberty
By Stephen N. Allred - Ultimately, 2013 was a rough year for Christians in many parts of the…
Current Events
Methodist denomination files suit alleging SMU covertly severed relationship with church
The United Methodist Church, via a regional conference, has sued for injunctive relief, alleging that Southern Methodist University…