The Trump administration came out strongly in defense of religious freedom Friday, with new legal guidance and a move to reverse one of the most controversial Obamacare mandates. “Every American has a right to believe, worship, and exercise their faith,” Jeff Sessions says. The Justice Department guidelines direct attorneys and agencies that freedom of religious…
An Anchorage civil rights panel cannot enforce an anti-discrimination ordinance against a battered women’s shelter that refused to admit a trans woman, a federal court in Alaska ruled. “Downtown Hope Center serves everyone, but women deserve a safe place to stay overnight,” said lawyer Kate Anderson of the Alliance Defending Freedom, a public interest law practice…
Thankfully, President Donald Trump has bypassed Washington and the globalists regarding Communist China. He is acting as if Communist China is (at the very least) a serious threat to U.S. economic security. Mostly because it is. Having a $1.2 trillion annual trade deficit with a country is certainly a serious threat to U.S. economic security….
Religious freedom has set our nation apart from the very beginning. Among its many benefits, religious freedom allows religious individuals and groups to make unique contributions to the public good. And those contributions are massive—from founding countless universities and hospitals to funding charities and the arts. The economic byproduct of religious liberty is also noteworthy….
On Monday morning, the Supreme Court heard arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the year, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31. This case involves forcing public employees who opt out of union membership to pay a fee for the “fair share” of costs associated with collective…
Almost 225 years ago to the day, Abigail Adams counseled her husband to “Remember the Ladies.” Her tone in their correspondence was playful, yet serious. Treat women as friends rather than vassals or else we will “foment a Rebelion,” she teased, or was it warned? She appealed to the principles of equality and consent of the governed…
A Christian charity worker in Malta faces prosecution for sharing his personal testimony about rejecting homosexual activity on the radio. Matthew Grech, 33, a trustee of the Christian nonprofit Core Issues Trust, will face trial on Feb. 3, 2023, at the Court of Magistrates in Valetta, along with the presenters of a media outlet, PMnews…
The man who will be serving as an outside adviser to the President Donald Trump for judicial nominations says that he thinks Justice Anthony Kennedy’s replacement will be like Justice Neil Gorsuch. “President Trump’s list of potential nominees for this vacancy includes many of the very best judges in America, judges who have records of…
If you think that regimes trying to control their people through suppressing expression the government doesn’t like only happens in “those” parts of the world, think again. From the U.K. and Canada to Australia, the powers that be are steadily promoting their agenda by censoring and punishing contrary views. And the censors are heading our…
Since the onset of the pandemic, churches around the country have had to make tough choices. Although suspending in-person gatherings was not an easy decision, an overwhelming percentage of churches closed their doors and reverted to virtual and online ministry. However, as the pandemic wore on and authorities began loosening restrictions on in-person meetings, churches—like restaurants, retail…
A federal judge stopped War Secretary Pete Hegseth—at least temporarily—from censuring Sen. Mark Kelly for his role in a video telling American soldiers to refuse illegal orders. Judge Rich Leon, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, on Thursday ruled in favor of Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy captain, who had joined five other Democrat members…
All six Republicans representing Alabama in the U.S. House signed on to a legal brief opposing the Justice Department’s broad subpoena of records from a small conservative group in their state, Eagle Forum of Alabama. The friend of the court brief, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, also…
The last week of May proved just how quickly the seemingly stable peace of our world can devolve into chaos and near-anarchy. Many of us, already concerned that police departments were stretched thin by COVID-19, watched in horror as law enforcement seemed to lose control of protests in major cities. For several nights, police officers…
As gunmakers flee an increasingly inhospitable environment in blue states, Tennessee lawmakers took action this month to protect the state’s firearms industry from a proliferation of “weaponized” lawsuits. On April 15, the Tennessee General Assembly passed House Bill 873 / Senate Bill 1360, which shields manufacturers and sellers of guns, ammunition, and other weapons from…
When Donald Trump is inaugurated as president in January, he has the authority to dramatically reshape immigration policy by himself. While Trump would need Congress to appropriate money to fund his biggest campaign promise—building a wall across the southern border—he can act alone in other areas, just like President Barack Obama has, in deciding how…
Each year during the Jewish religious festival of Sukkot, New York City shuts down Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights to allow thousands of local residents the opportunity to safely celebrate in dance and song. But this past week—under the guise of fighting COVID-19—New York City attempted to shut down this religious gathering by using physical…
How did Senate liberals convince 12 Republicans to break ranks and endorse a same-sex marriage bill that puts a giant target on people of faith? It took help from (some) people and organizations of faith, such as the National Association of Evangelicals and, most surprisingly, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which gave…
Declaring “I do not need to hear any campaign rhetoric in my court,” a federal judge known for strict sentencing of Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants on Monday imposed a gag order on former President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case in which Trump is charged with four…
In a reversal in the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville backed off his long-running pro-life fight. Tuberville, R-Ala., had been blocking hundreds of military promotions as a lever to challenge a Pentagon policy promoting abortion. On Tuesday, the Alabama lawmaker said he would free up most of the promotions to proceed after blocking them…
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday that law enforcement had arrested some of the agitators who invaded a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday. “Minutes ago at my direction [Homeland Security Investigations] and [FBI] agents executed an arrest in Minnesota,” Bondi posted on X Thursday morning. “So far, we have arrested Nekima Levy…