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15 Quotes From the 2016 National Prayer Breakfast
American leaders expressed the role faith plays in shaping people’s lives at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning. The bipartisan event is traditionally held the… Read More
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17 Facts About Football Star Giving Closing Prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast
University of Alabama football player and Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry will be giving the closing prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast held in Washington,… Read More
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Conservative Lawmaker Calls for More ‘Compassion’ on Social Issues
Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., addressed the elephant in the room: Conservatives, he said, aren’t doing well on the social issues. “I’m not going to paint… Read More
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Christian Family Sues Over ‘Islamic Indoctrination’ Homework
A Maryland couple are suing their county school system, the school board, and their daughter’s high school principal over what they claim was “Islamic indoctrination and propaganda”… Read More
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This College Stands Ground Against Obamacare Mandate to Give Abortion Drugs to Employees
A 168-year-old Christian college in Pennsylvania is going to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend its refusal to obey an Obama administration mandate to provide what the school considers abortion… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Atheists Tried to Stop These Christians From Helping Ex-Convicts. What a Judge Then Ruled.
A judge has rejected the complaints of a New York-based atheist organization and ruled that two Christian organizations in Florida can continue helping newly released… Read More
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What a Gay Man’s Court Victory Over a Catholic Girls School Means
A court ruling against a Catholic girls school that declined to hire a gay man in a non-classroom job highlights the need for such religious institutions… Read More
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Coach Kennedy Shares the ‘Hardest Thing’ About Losing His Job
BREMERTON, Wash.—Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach in Bremerton, Wash., served in the Marines for 20 years, including in operations Desert Storm and Desert… Read More
LawCommentary
Why This Local Pharmacist’s Religious Liberty Case Could Go to Supreme Court
Can a state force pharmacists to prescribe abortion-inducing drugs at the expense of their religious beliefs? This is the central issue in a case the… Read More
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After Losing His Public School Job for Praying, Coach Kennedy Speaks Out
After refusing to comply with orders to stop kneeling at the 50-yard line and praying after games, Coach Joe Kennedy was banned from participating in any Bremerton… Read More
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Christian School’s Plea for ‘Equal Protection’ on Playground Goes to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a state natural resources agency violated the First Amendment when it refused to grant funds to a preschool and daycare… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Obama’s Hypocrisy on Religious Freedom
President Barack Obama’s 2016 proclamation for Religious Freedom Day, which was celebrated Jan. 16, rightly stated that religious freedom has long been considered one of… Read More
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Farm Owners Lose Appeal, Ordered to Pay $13,000 for Declining to Host Same-Sex Wedding
The New York Supreme Court found a Christian couple in violation of a human rights law for refusing to host a same-sex wedding at their… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Proposed Obama Rule on Transgender Persons Could Affect Homeless Shelters
Emergency shelters are the next target for regulations elevating gender identity over health, safety, privacy, and religious liberty concerns. Emergency shelters are the next target… Read More
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Mike Pence Promises to Protect Religious Freedom in Indiana
Last March, Indiana became a hot zone in the culture wars when big business and the cultural left teamed up to water down Indiana’s Religious… Read More
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Poll: 8 in 10 Americans Support Religious Freedom for Christians
A new poll shows that Americans prioritize protecting Christians’ religious freedom. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research’s poll found that 82 percent of… Read More
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Oregon Bakers Pay $135K Fine After Refusing to Bake Cake for Lesbian Wedding
The Oregon bakers who refused to bake a same-sex couple’s wedding cake have paid over $135,000 in fines. Aaron and Melissa Klein, former owners of… Read More
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Eric Metaxas Explains Why a Secular, Liberal Culture Is Bad for America
Bestselling author and talk radio host Eric Metaxas calls religious freedom the core of America’s freedoms. In an interview with The Daily Signal, Metaxas addresses why… Read More
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How This Governor Upheld Religious Freedom in Issuing Marriage Licenses
Acting to resolve a conflict between personal conscience and political duty on the subject of same-sex marriage, Kentucky’s new governor decided that marriage licenses don’t… Read More
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Oregon Bakers Read Mean Tweets
Aaron and Melissa Klein, the Oregon bakers who were ordered to pay $135,000 for refusing to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, are no… Read More
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Police Lift Ban on Christmas Caroling Outside Abortion Clinic
Police lifted a ban on Christmas caroling after ordering a group of pro-life activists to stop singing “Silent Night” and other carols on a sidewalk outside an… Read More
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LGBT Group Calls on Government to Address ‘Disturbing Trend’ on Religious College Campuses
The largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activist group in the country is calling on the Department of Education to address what it calls a… Read More
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Benched Football Coach Talks Prayer, ‘Dynamite Kids’ With Megyn Kelly
A high school football coach suspended for praying after games expressed gratitude on Megyn Kelly’s Fox News show to his players and other students for… Read More
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School District Casts Out Bible Verses From ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
Elementary school students in Johnson County, Ky., performed a version of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” purged of Bible verses after the school district barred religious references in holiday… Read More
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‘Significant’ Step in Former Atlanta Fire Chief’s Case Alleging Unfair Termination Over Christian Views
A federal judge denied Wednesday the city of Atlanta’s attempt to throw out a wrongful termination case brought by former fire chief Kelvin Cochran. Cochran,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Laws: When Anti-Discrimination Becomes Discrimination
After the June Supreme Court ruling mandating same-sex marriage in all 50 states, the left has proposed sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) “anti-discrimination” laws… Read More
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Football Coach Was Sidelined for Praying. Now He’s Fighting Back.
The high school football coach who was removed from his job for praying at the 50-yard line after games filed a federal complaint today with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
LGBT Activists Fight State Law That Protects Believers Against Gay Marriage
Historically, Democrats and Republicans have agreed that religious liberty is a core American value that should be protected whenever possible. Yet over the past decade,… Read More
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Why Marco Rubio Is Worried About the IRS Targeting Churches
Sen. Marco Rubio said he believes pastors must be both cautious and bold against an intrusive IRS that may be looking more carefully at their words from… Read More
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Two Christian Schools Denied Prayer Over PA System at State Football Championship
Representatives of two Christian high schools in Florida were not allowed to say a prayer over a loudspeaker before a state championship game. Cambridge Christian School… Read More
