Court upholds Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue’s denial of COVID-19 vaccine accommodations for eight firefighters, citing health, operational, and financial burdens. The courtroom was silent when the Ninth Circuit judges dropped their hammer on September 2, 2025. Eight Snohomish County […]

AUSTIN — On September 2, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told every school district in the state to clear their throats and prepare for prayer. Backed by Senate Bill 11, which became law September 1, Paxton urged schools to begin

Peter Thiel has never been content to play the part of a typical Silicon Valley billionaire. While many of his peers in the tech world chase longevity pills and dream up new social apps, Thiel is talking about the Antichrist.

In the United States, disputes over religious exemptions to vaccines often surface when outbreaks of preventable diseases coincide with falling vaccination rates. Parents seeking to avoid immunization mandates frequently invoke the First Amendment, citing sincerely held religious beliefs. Religious exemptions

Cracker Barrel has done the unthinkable: it changed its logo. Not the menu, not the rocking chairs, not the gift shop full of candy you thought was discontinued in 1982, but the logo. And America, bless its heart, is not

Fascism, Defined: What It Is, What It Is Not, and Why the Label Often Misses the MarkHistorians give fascism a clear meaning. Campaigns and commentary often use the word for many things it does not describe. A hard word can

Decision blocks state effort to ban religious colleges from requiring faith statements for dual-credit students, setting up likely appeal. What this is: This article covers a federal judge’s August 22, 2025, ruling striking down Minnesota’s 2023 law that barred religious

On August 21, 2025, Christian revival organizers filed suit against the City of Los Angeles, alleging that their attempt to host a MayDay USA event on Hollywood Boulevard was derailed by viewpoint discrimination. The federal complaint, lodged in the Central

Court says church autonomy forecloses claims tied to religious teachings and finds causation lacking for tithing-use theory Filed August 26, 2025. They came to court with two paths to a racketeering claim. One turned on what church leaders taught about

The FBI has imdicsted that the August 27, 2025 shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, which killed two children and wounded 17 others, is being investigated as a hate crime directed at Catholics. The gunman, 23-year-old Robin M. Westman,