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.
U.S. Brands Nigeria a Religious Freedom Violator as Christian Death Toll Climbs
Before dawn in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, the roosters do not get to finish. The men arrive with rifles…
Canada’s "Combatting Hate Act": Legislative Expansion of Criminal Speech Laws
Bill C-9, the *Combatting Hate Act*, has cleared the Canadian Senate, instituting expansive new criminal penalties for hate-motivated…
Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Governance Dispute
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a district court decision that dismissed…
What is "Religion" anyway?
In 1890 the Supreme Court knew exactly what religion was, which should have been the first warning. Certainty…
Conscience Is Not a Coupon
In April, Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill that cut a hole in Connecticut’s own Religious Freedom Restoration…
The Shield They Are Dismantling
On the evening of June 5, 2026, in a chapel in Riverside, the president of La Sierra University…
Everybody’s Wrong, and Rome Is Filling Up
Three Protestant bodies spent one week at war over the body. The only church adding members is the…
Everybody’s Wrong, and Rome Is Filling Up
This week, the SBC goes hard right while PCUSA and Adventists drift to the left. Catholic Church is…
The Shield They Are Dismantling
When a university president blesses what the church forbids, private dissent becomes public policy, and parents are entitled…
Conscience Is Not a Coupon
Governor Ned Lamont’s enactment of Public Act 26-3 on April 27, precludes Connecticut's Religious Freedom Restoration Act from…
What is “Religion” anyway?
In 1890 the Supreme Court knew exactly what religion was, which should have been the first warning.
Fifth Circuit Reverses Dismissal in Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Governance Dispute
An appeals court rules that a lower court improperly interpreted church governance, allowing a lawsuit regarding university control…
Canada’s “Combatting Hate Act”: Legislative Expansion of Criminal Speech Laws
The passage of Bill C-9 marks a significant shift in Canadian criminal law, broadening the scope of hate-motivated…
U.S. Brands Nigeria a Religious Freedom Violator as Christian Death Toll Climbs
More than 3,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria last year, according to one tally, even as the government…
The Weaponization of Faith: Cultural Anxiety and the Russian Trap
"Where law ends, tyranny begins." — William Pitt
The Church Outlived Rome's Plagues. It Almost Didn't Outlive the Webcam.
Michael Peabody, Esq. / ReligiousLiberty.TV ReligiousLiberty.TV launched on June 1, 2008. On June 1, 2026, it turns 18.…
West Virginia Appellate Court Blocks Retaliation Lawsuit Filed By Fired Children’s Minister
The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia affirmed a lower court order blocking a former minister’s lawsuit.…
Nationals Fire Executive for Blackballing Catholic Pitcher Trevor Williams
There is a particular kind of stupidity that only flourishes inside a professional sports franchise, where the money…
Eighteen Years, and the Doors Are Still Open
This morning, somewhere in America, a woman walked into a building of her own choosing, knelt where she…
The Tree, the Choice and the Court
We are about to enter Supreme Court decision season, the stretch of late June when the rulings that…