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.
The Sabbath Stand-Off Outside a Jerusalem Café
Outside an alley espresso counter near Mahane Yehuda, a dispute over weekend caffeine lays bare the fractured state…
The Table-Turner’s Foreclosure: Why Jesus Wasn’t Just Losing His Temper
We’ve all seen the dramatic Sunday school depictions: Jesus, eyes wild, braiding a whip in a sudden fit…
The Scaffolding of Faith: Why Religious Freedom Matters Every Day
I am often asked by friends and fellow believers why religious freedom should matter to us right now.…
When the Fringe Enters the Ballot Box: The Bilzerian Ad and a Bipartisan Reckoning
WASHINGTON – For years, the digital ecosystem has operated on a logic of shock value, where outrage serves…
ACLU Appeals Texas Ten Commandments Law to Supreme Court
A broad coalition of Texas parents and faith leaders petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to strike down…
Faith, Mercy, and the Necessary Limits of Religious Exemptions
In an era defined by expanding definitions of religious liberty, a federal courtroom in Fort Worth recently offered…
The False Mercy of the Missed Connection
9/11 Memorial in New Jersey – photo by author The alarm clock in Queens failed to sound. On…
The Pulpit, the Ballot, and the Law
Screenshot from Dudley Rutherford’s Sermon 8/15/2026 Church in Dix, Illinois In an 1870 clapboard church in southern Illinois,…
The Pulpit, the Ballot, and the Law
How American houses of worship speak out on contentious public issues without forfeiting their tax exemption.
The False Mercy of the Missed Connection
Attributing survival on September 11 to divine intervention offers comfort to the living, but it distorts the teachings…
Faith, Mercy, and the Necessary Limits of Religious Exemptions
When a neutral public-health or child-protection law imposes an incidental burden on a religious practice, the law must…
ACLU Appeals Texas Ten Commandments Law to Supreme Court
A coalition of parents from diverse faith traditions is asking the justices to overturn a contentious ruling that…
When the Fringe Enters the Ballot Box: The Bilzerian Ad and a Bipartisan Reckoning
The normalization of bigotry under the guise of "political provocation" or "edgy internet culture" has metastasized into a…
The Scaffolding of Faith: Why Religious Freedom Matters Every Day
Regardless of whether the end of time is one year away or several centuries away, we are called…
The True Existential Threat: A Republic at War with Itself
By Michael Peabody – In today’s hyper-charged political climate, it is easy to assume that the greatest threat…
The Wall Before Jefferson
Roger Williams left Massachusetts Bay in the winter of 1636 with a sentence of banishment behind him and…
A Small Spa, a State Mandate, and a Constitutional Test for the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – For more than two decades, Olympus Spa has operated in the San Fernando Valley style of…
Federal Court Revives Michigan Parents’ Challenge to School Gender Policy
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A federal court in Michigan has revived a lawsuit brought by parents who claim…
Safeguarding the Cornerstone: Why Founders First Freedom Matters Now More Than Ever
Founders’ First Freedom sponsored a conference of judges and legal scholars at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law…