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.
New Federal Law Gives Clergy a Temporary Window to Opt Back Into Social Security and Medicare <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511686" data-title="New Federal Law Gives Clergy a Temporary Window to Opt Back Into Social Security and Medicare" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
This act establishes a two-year window for members of the clergy who have opted out of Social Security…
The Math Finally Broke: How "Free" Systems Bankrupted Europe's Youth <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511694" data-title="The Math Finally Broke: How "Free" Systems Bankrupted Europe's Youth" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
The European model relies entirely on a delicate balance. It requires a highly productive, high-tax-paying population continuously funding…
America Has Plenty of Religious Freedom Laws. Why Aren't They Enough? <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511692" data-title="America Has Plenty of Religious Freedom Laws. Why Aren't They Enough?" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
iStockPhoto America does not suffer from a shortage of laws protecting religious freedom. It suffers from a shortage…
Fidel Castro's Revolution Had Little Room for Religious Freedom <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511691" data-title="Fidel Castro's Revolution Had Little Room for Religious Freedom" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
“Within the revolution, everything; outside of it, nothing.” Fidel Castro – Words to the Intellectuals speech delivered on…
New Federal Law Gives Clergy a Temporary Window to Opt Back Into Social Security and Medicare <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511690" data-title="New Federal Law Gives Clergy a Temporary Window to Opt Back Into Social Security and Medicare" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump signed H.R. 227, the Clergy Act (Public Law 119-125), into law on October 20,…
Fidel Castro’s Revolution Had Little Room for Religious Freedom <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511646" data-title="Fidel Castro’s Revolution Had Little Room for Religious Freedom" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Castro remains an icon to parts of the political left. His own speeches reveal how the Cuban government…
America Has Plenty of Religious Freedom Laws. Why Aren’t They Enough? <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511644" data-title="America Has Plenty of Religious Freedom Laws. Why Aren’t They Enough?" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
America already has laws protecting religious liberty. The greater challenge is enforcing them, and a single court victory…
In a Constitutional Republic, the Majority Doesn’t Get to Take Your Rights <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511642" data-title="In a Constitutional Republic, the Majority Doesn’t Get to Take Your Rights" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
The Constitution protects Americans from tyranny., including tyranny at the ballot box
The Math Finally Broke: How “Free” Systems Bankrupted Europe’s Youth <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511639" data-title="The Math Finally Broke: How “Free” Systems Bankrupted Europe’s Youth" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
A continent-wide look at why heavily taxed citizens are taking to the streets as the socialist model runs…
The Facade of the Classroom: Why France’s Unrest Exposes a Dangerous Red-Green Alliance And Why America Should Be Paying Attention <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511636" data-title="The Facade of the Classroom: Why France’s Unrest Exposes a Dangerous Red-Green Alliance And Why America Should Be Paying Attention" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Look at the footage coming out of Paris, Lyon, and Marseille right now, and you will see a…
Letters to the Editor <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511633" data-title="Letters to the Editor" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Readers sound off
France Is Burning Again. Why? <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511630" data-title="France Is Burning Again. Why?" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
France is burning once again.
A Defense of American Exceptionalism <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511622" data-title="A Defense of American Exceptionalism" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Where the machinery of the law meets the absolute sovereignty of the human heart.
California AB 1803: What Churches and Ministries Need to Know About the New 'Anti-Hate Speech' Training Mandate <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511627" data-title="California AB 1803: What Churches and Ministries Need to Know About the New 'Anti-Hate Speech' Training Mandate" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
On September 27, 2026, California enacted Assembly Bill 1803, expanding the state’s mandatory workplace harassment training requirements to…
A Defense of American Exceptionalism <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511624" data-title="A Defense of American Exceptionalism" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
If you turn on the news today, you listen to the media, or you step foot onto virtually…
Untangling the “Christian Nation” Debate and the Challenge of Pluralism <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511619" data-title="Untangling the “Christian Nation” Debate and the Challenge of Pluralism" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
How believers and secular citizens alike bring inherited moral traditions into the public square without establishing a theocracy.
Equipping Your Congregation: Introducing Our New Print & Share Feature for Religious Liberty Leaders <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511616" data-title="Equipping Your Congregation: Introducing Our New Print & Share Feature for Religious Liberty Leaders" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
Print Vital Legal News Straight to Your Church Community
California AB 1803: What Churches and Ministries Need to Know About the New ‘Anti-Hate Speech’ Training Mandate <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511542" data-title="California AB 1803: What Churches and Ministries Need to Know About the New ‘Anti-Hate Speech’ Training Mandate" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
On September 27, 2026, California enacted Assembly Bill 1803, expanding the state’s mandatory workplace harassment training requirements to…
Before Mojave: Burt Rutan, the Pathfinders, and the Ethos of Direct Construction <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511537" data-title="Before Mojave: Burt Rutan, the Pathfinders, and the Ethos of Direct Construction" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
How a Church Youth Society Provided the First Runway for Private Spaceflight
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Washington Firefighters' Title VII Vaccine Challenge <label class="rltv-edition-check-wrap" onclick="event.stopPropagation();" title="Add to 5-Story Mini-Newspaper"><input type="checkbox" class="rltv-story-checkbox" data-id="170511532" data-title="Supreme Court Declines to Hear Washington Firefighters' Title VII Vaccine Challenge" /><span>+ Edition</span></label>
TLDR – In its first day of the 2026-2027 term, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a…