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New Arkansas Law Says Gov’t Can’t Close Churches Unless Everything Else Is Closed, TooMonday, February 15, 2021A bill that limits the governor’s power to close churches and that broadens religious liberty protections for houses of worship became law in Arkansas this week. The bill, HB...Supreme Court allows California churches to hold indoor services at limited capacitySunday, February 7, 2021After months of legal battles over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19-related restrictions, churches in California can finally restart their indoor worship services, though only at 25%...Supreme Court Rejects Church, Refuses to Further Ease Covid CapsTuesday, January 26, 2021The U.S. Supreme Court declined a chance to further buttress religious rights during the pandemic, turning away an appeal from a Nevada church that said a federal appeals court...‘We Have to Obey God's Word’: Calif. Church Fined $1 Million for Worshiping IndoorsTuesday, January 26, 2021A California judge on Thursday said the pastors of a well-known church that has held indoor worship services won’t have to serve time jail, although the congregation still faces...2 New Mexico megachurches fined over packed Christmas Eve servicesThursday, December 31, 2020Two megachurches in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are facing stiff fines and community backlash after health officials alleged the houses of worship violated Gov. Michelle Lujan...Federal appeals court rules against New York COVID restrictions on religious gatheringsWednesday, December 30, 2020The federal Appeals Court for the 2nd Circuit has ruled in favor of religious groups, blocking the state of New York's restrictions on gatherings that were enacted to stop the...Christians' 'deference to authority has gone too far'?Monday, December 28, 2020One of the most prominent and outspoken opponents of government restrictions on worship is John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church, which has remained open in spite of fines and...California district judge refuses to lift COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worshipSaturday, December 26, 2020Despite US Supreme Court decisions to strike down COVID-19 worship service restrictions in two recent cases, a federal judge again refused to lift worship restrictions in a case...Rand Paul: Mask mandates are 'all about submission'Thursday, December 24, 2020Mandates that claim to be fighting the coronavirus are exercises in making individuals submit to the power of government, according to Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky....Los Angeles County lifts ban on indoor worship after Supreme Court rulingsTuesday, December 22, 2020Los Angeles County recently announced that it was allowing houses of worship to hold both indoor and outdoor services, reversing an earlier ban on indoor services. In a statement...SCOTUS Delivers Another Win For Places Of WorshipWednesday, December 16, 2020On Tuesday, the Supreme Court, drawing from the ruling they issued last month in favor of New York churches and synagogues against New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic...Victory for CA Church After Ninth Circuit Reverses Ruling Upholding In-person Worship RestrictionsSaturday, December 12, 2020California churches experienced another victory in court this week as the U.S. Supreme Court instructed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate a district ruling against the...Study: 88% of colleges, universities restrict free speech in some formSaturday, December 12, 2020A new study from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has found that 88% of American universities restrict free speech in some form. FIRE’s 2021 Spotlight on Speech...Secular Democrats urge Biden to pounce on U.S. ChristianityFriday, December 4, 2020A Democratic political action committee representing "secular values" issued a sweeping agenda for Joe Biden to reverse many of President Trump's advances for religious liberty...Supreme Court blocks ruling against church fighting California's worship restrictionsFriday, December 4, 2020The United States Supreme Court granted temporary relief to a church fighting a legal battle against California over its restrictions on in-person worship gatherings. Harvest...‘Biblical mandate.’ California churches ready to defy Newsom after Supreme Court rulingThursday, December 3, 2020Greg Fairrington, pastor of a Rocklin megachurch that’s been defying California’s pandemic restrictions on indoor churchgoing, opened Sunday’s service by pulling out his cell...Ex-Obama staffer calls Supreme Court ruling 'illegitimate'Sunday, November 29, 2020A former Obama White House employee rejected the Supreme Court's decision to block New York from enforcing occupation rules for churches amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ben...California Pastor Temporarily Turns His Chapel Into a Strip Club to Be Deemed 'Essential'Friday, November 27, 2020Since the time various shutdowns, stay-at-home orders, et cetera, were enacted to “slow the spread” of the Wuhan flu, the list of businesses and activities considered “essential”...Supreme Court blocks New York's COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worshipFriday, November 27, 2020The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in favor of a Catholic diocese and an Orthodox Jewish group, temporarily blocking New York’s COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship....Kentucky attorney general sues Governor for banning in-person learning at religious schoolsWednesday, November 25, 2020The attorney general of Kentucky has joined a lawsuit filed by a Christian school against Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., that seeks to prevent the implementation of a state COVID-19...Obama Says We Need More "Regulations and Standards" on the Practice of Free Speech on Social MediaSunday, November 22, 2020Oh, look. It's just the former President of the United States of America slandering half the country as conspiracy theorists and saying that we need local and national, as well as...“All Speech Is Not Equal”: Biden Taps Anti-Free Speech FigureThursday, November 19, 2020For those of us who have been critical of the growing anti-free speech movement in the Democratic Party, the Biden transition team just took an ominous turn. The New York Post...NJ: No singing? No Thanksgiving?Wednesday, November 18, 2020New Jersey officials -- like others in the tri-state -- have urged residents not to travel and advised against gatherings of any size during the upcoming holidays. For those who...Justice Samuel Alito rips Supreme Court for not considering church coronavirus lawsuitsTuesday, November 17, 2020Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday criticized his colleagues' decision not to consider two lawsuits in which churches fought state coronavirus worship restrictions....Michigan county shuts down Christian school amid court battle over COVID-19 ordersMonday, October 26, 2020Last Sunday, the school filed a lawsuit against the state and local health department, challenging the state’s mask mandate. That led the OCDPH to issue additional...Even atheists are siding with Christian student after university's harsh punishmentWednesday, October 7, 2020The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a former student evangelist who was punished for trying to share his faith in July 2016 on the campus of Georgia Gwinnett College,...‘Religious Institutions Have Been A Problem’: Andrew Cuomo: Shut Down Churches, SynagoguesTuesday, October 6, 2020“We know religious institutions have been a problem,” Cuomo said at a Monday press conference. “We know mass gatherings are the super spreader events. We know there have been mass...Seattle shuts park to Christians, but allows leftistsWednesday, September 9, 2020The same city that allowed anarchists to take over its downtown for weeks and is playing host to anti-Trump protests over Labor Day weekend has slammed the door on a Christian...Calif. church appeals governor's ban on Bible studies, in-person worshipMonday, September 7, 2020The Pasadena-based Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry have appealed their case regarding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ban on all in-person worship, including home Bible...Student sues after university punishes him for sharing faithSunday, September 6, 2020"In a June 3 private text conversation with fellow Catholic students, Jack Denton suggested that BlackLivesMatter.com, Reclaim the Block, and the ACLU advocate for causes opposed...Grace Community Church, LA County square off in courtSunday, September 6, 2020LiMandri leaned on what he called the church’s roster of experts, who said that there was little chance of thousands who have been attending indoor services for the past seven...Pasadena Threatens Church Members with 1 Year of Jail for Attending Indoor WorshipFriday, August 21, 2020The city of Pasadena, Calif., is threatening a local church with fines, jail and even closure for violating government restrictions prohibiting indoor worship services. The...Religious schools sue Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom over school closure orderFriday, August 21, 2020At issue in the lawsuit is a state order that closes both public and private schools in California as part of the state's continued lockdown in response to the novel coronavirus....Albert Mohler hits out at “cancel culture” in joint statementThursday, August 20, 2020The President of one of the largest evangelical Bible colleges in the US has signed a declaration calling America to reject a culture of censorship and to instead promote freedom...LA County seeking $20G in fines for church that opened amid COVID-19 restrictionsThursday, August 20, 2020But MacArthur's attorney contends that the county is engaging in an "unconstitutional attack" on the church. “The L.A. County Board of Supervisors has decided to continue their...John MacArthur sues state over worship restrictionsThursday, August 13, 2020Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church has filed a lawsuit against California over restrictions on indoor worship after the state issued a second lockdown order as part...Police arrest pro-life activists for ‘Black Preborn Lives Matter’ sidewalk chalkMonday, August 3, 2020Two activists with Students for Life of America (SFLA) were arrested Saturday morning while peacefully attempting to chalk “BLACK PREBORN LIVES MATTER” outside of the Planned...Third church looks to Supreme Court for protection from state-ordered worship restrictionsFriday, July 31, 2020A Chicago church on Tuesday announced its intentions to appeal to the Supreme Court, following an unfavorable ruling from an Illinois federal appeals court upholding Gov. J.B....Northern California Churches Defy Governor’s Order To Close Indoor OperationsWednesday, July 22, 2020It’s the first Sunday church congregations are heading back to their houses of worship after the governor ordered counties on the monitoring list to shut down those indoor...Michigan says Hillsdale’s graduation weekend broke the law despite masks and social distancingWednesday, July 22, 2020Graduate Arena Lewis, who brought family members from New Mexico to the ceremonies, said she was surprised by the strictness of the protocol: “I hardly ever see kids without masks...California Bans Singing in ChurchFriday, July 3, 2020The State of California has banned singing in any indoor religious services, even with masks on, under new guidelines issued by the Department of Public Health to control the...Ohio Gov. Signs Bill Protecting Students' 'Religious Expression' at School, in HomeworkMonday, June 29, 2020A bill that protects the religious expression of public school students throughout the school day and even with homework and other assignments was signed into law by Ohio Gov....Instagram brands Christian worship ‘harmful’Monday, June 29, 2020The headline to this article is not sensationalistic. It is not click bait. It is truth. Shocking truth. Yes, Instagram has designated videos of live worship on the streets to be...CA Federal Judge Rules Against Churches: 'Less Deserving of Equal Treatment'Sunday, June 21, 2020The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) announced on Wednesday that a San Francisco area federal court ruled that churches have no place in the dynamic downtown area of one northern...Trump DOJ: States Must Loosen Church Restrictions If They Allow ProtestsWednesday, June 17, 2020The Trump Justice Department is pressuring Washington Gov. Jon Inslee to loosen restrictions on churches by arguing the state’s policy of allowing unlimited peaceful protests..."Informed Commentary" Criticizing Prostests is Racism?Saturday, June 13, 2020Yesterday, we discussed the effort to remove one of the country’s most distinguished economists from his position because Harald Uhlig, the senior editor of the Journal of...Jeff Sessions says gov't agencies cutting ties with Ala. megachurch is attack on religious libertyFriday, June 12, 2020Former U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions, who is campaigning to return to his seat in the U.S. Senate, slammed decisions by the Birmingham Board of Education and the Birmingham Housing...If You Don’t Support Black Lives Matter, You’re FiredFriday, June 12, 2020There will be no opting out of the Black Lives Matter movement. You’re either for BLM or against it—and if you’re against it, you’re a racist. You will either support BLM publicly...City pays street preacher targeted by cop $50,000Sunday, May 31, 2020The city of Portland, Oregon, has agreed to pay a street preacher $50,000 after a law enforcement officer infringed on his speech rights. The Pacific Justice Institute negotiated...Roberts joins court's liberals to deny California church's lockdown challengeSunday, May 31, 2020A sharply divided Supreme Court late Friday turned aside a church's urgent plea that California's coronavirus lockdown orders are putting an unconstitutional burden on religious...
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