Opinion & Analysis
Commentary, legal analysis, and perspective on the pressing religious liberty questions of our time. Opinion pieces represent the views of the named author.
Hegseth Establishes Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs in Sweeping State of the Force Address
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled six structural overhauls at Marine Corps Base Quantico, including direct cabinet-level access for…
The Johnson Amendment Handshake: Can the White House Cut a Deal to Cancel a Law?
Put aside the furious argument over church politicking. The real fight inside the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals…
Netherlands Euthanizes 2-Year-Old Child
We have arrived at the stage where the state looks upon an acknowledged, living human being, notes their…
Chasing Shadows on Ararat: Why Faith Doesn’t Need a Wooden Boat
Noah’s Ark is in the news again but it’s too early to anchor your faith in an archaeological…
The Outer Limits of Religious Accommodation: Nasal Swab Test Refusing Hospital Worker Asks Supreme Court to Decide
Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Ninth Circuit Vacates Protection for Religious Employers in Hiring Dispute to Hear Case En Banc
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered an en banc rehearing, vacating a panel decision that protected…
A Seat at the UN over the Posture of Fatalism
Why the church must unapologetically leverage global diplomacy rather than surrender to the margins by default.
The Johnson Amendment Handshake: Can the White House Cut a Deal to Cancel a Law?
Showdown in the 5th Circuit
When Religion Doesn’t Make Us Good
Religion and morality belong in the same life, but they are not the same thing.
Navigating Foghorn Rhetoric and the Reality of Global Mission
A Response to Fulcrum7’s Unhinged Critique of UN Diplomatic Engagement
Fulton Sheen’s Declaration of Dependence
As Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s beatification remains pending, his 1941 warning about freedom, rights, God, and the moral…
“Faithful Unto Death”: The Theology of Vaccine Refusal – Was It Faith, Fear, or Legal Strategy?
The pandemic forced a difficult question: when does genuine faith end and strategic religious language begin?'''
The Court Beyond the State: Yom Kippur and the Limits of Law
Faith begins where the law ends.
Faith, Fact, and Pretext: Further Examination of the Fetal Cell Argument Against COVID-19 Vaccines
A follow-up on yesterday’s article.
The Vaccine Paradox: Why the Fetal Cell Argument is Inaccurate and Needs to Be Retired
How decades of medical history exposed the bad-faith rhetoric behind one of the biggest arguments in the vaccine…
Who Speaks for the Children?
If the unborn child can be a homicide victim when the mother wanted the child, what changes about…
9th Circuit Upholds $7.8 Million BART Verdict as Vaccine Battles Redefine “Religious Liberty”
A federal appeals court upheld a 7.8 million dollar jury verdict for six transit workers fired by the…
Inconsistent Liberty: How the Ninth Circuit Both Wields and Wrecks Employment Division v. Smith within 72 Hours
Federal appellate jurisprudence often demands a strong stomach, yet rarely has a single court exhibited such breathtaking intellectual…
Who Speaks for the Children?
Photo: iStockPhoto.com Nearly everyone in the Lindsay Clancy case has an advocate. Clancy has defense lawyers arguing that…
Inconsistent Liberty: How the Ninth Circuit Both Wields and Wrecks Employment Division v. Smith within 72 Hours
Federal appellate jurisprudence often demands a strong stomach, but rarely has a single court exhibited such breathtaking cognitive…