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Religious Freedom Wins in Mississippi
In a victory for religious freedom, last week Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant (R) signed into law the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The Mississippi law… Read More
Second Circuit Rules Against Religious Freedom of NYC Churches
In the latest episode of a nearly 20-year legal battle for religious freedom in New York City, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday upheld… Read More
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Actually, Hobby Lobby Can Have Religious Freedom…and a 401(k)
Mother Jones and a number of other liberal news sites are accusing the owners of the arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby of “hypocrisy.” Why? Because the… Read More
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Religious Freedom in the House Budget
The budget presented by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R–WI) takes a positive view of religious freedom, calling for funding and reforms that advance… Read More
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Support the Green Family on #HobbyLobbyDay, March 29
Saturday, March 29, is Hobby Lobby Appreciation day—an opportunity for Americans to support the Green family and their arts-and-crafts chain’s fight to preserve religious freedom… Read More
Blacklisted: Kevin Sorbo on Being Shunned by Hollywood for His Beliefs
Kevin Sorbo, star of the film “God’s Not Dead,” ranked fifth at the U.S. box office, says he knows he’s on a blacklist in liberal Hollywood… Read More
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The Pope Talked to Obama Today About Religious Liberty. Will It Matter?
During a meeting today, Pope Francis talked to President Obama about religious freedom, an issue that has come under heightened scrutiny in recent years as… Read More
Heritage’s Salvatori Prize Goes to Families Fighting for Religious Freedom
NEW ORLEANS — Two days after the Supreme Court heard arguments in defense of religious liberty against a controversial Obamacare mandate, The Heritage Foundation awarded its Salvatori Prize… Read More
WATCH: Religious Liberty Goes to the Supreme Court
Passionate advocates on both sides of the issue showed up outside the Supreme Court this morning as the justices heard arguments in two cases in… Read More
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Freedom Is Everyone’s Business—Not the Government’s
The Supreme Court is currently embroiled in oral arguments over one of the most important religious liberty issues in recent years: Hearing challenges to Obamacare’s… Read More
INFOGRAPHIC: What Exactly This Hobby Lobby Case Is About
Today at the Supreme Court, some courageous Americans are standing up to Obamacare’s trampling of religious freedom. But outside the Court, the debate rages over… Read More
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It Doesn’t Matter if You’re Conservative or Liberal. You Should Believe in Religious Freedom.
Across social media last week, some in the Twittersphere claimed family businesses fighting for a fundamental freedom want to impose their religious and moral beliefs… Read More
WATCH: Tough Questions on Religious Freedom, Abortion Drugs
Two cases before the Supreme Court are not about limiting a woman’s freedom to buy birth control, as they have been widely mischaracterized, but about… Read More
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Gingrich: Americans in ‘Grave Danger’ of ‘Losing Our Religious Liberty’
As the date for the oral arguments in the Supreme Court case over the Health and Human Services mandate nears, Newt Gingrich is concerned that… Read More
The HHS Mandate and the Facts of Life
Two families will be before the Supreme Court next week challenging the Obamacare mandate that requires employers—under threat of crippling fines—to provide coverage of potentially… Read More
Taking a Stand Against Obamacare
Obamacare has caused seemingly endless problems, and one of the big—and very personal—ones will be on display at the Supreme Court next week. Often called… Read More
Meet the Two Families Fighting for Religious Freedom
In less than two weeks, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in cases challenging an Obamacare mandate that is trampling on religious freedom. The Hahn… Read More
Here’s What the Media Got Wrong on That Arizona Bill
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday night vetoed what should have been a straightforward religious freedom bill. Minor clarifications to existing law got lost in… Read More
Questions You’re Asking About Cakes, Gays, and Religious Freedom
Cases have been popping up across the country where individuals have declined to bake cakes or take photos for same-sex wedding ceremonies—and government has punished… Read More
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Brewer Vetoes Legislation Designed to Protect Religious Liberty
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced tonight she had vetoed SB 1062, state legislation that was designed to protect the religious liberty of business owners. “Senate… Read More
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George Washington: An Indispensable Birthday
While all men are created equal, some stand head and shoulders above others. Consider George Washington. He was that rarity: an indispensable man, crucial to… Read More
Ryan Anderson to Kirsten Powers: Jim Crow? Government Shouldn’t Intimidate Christians
Liberal-leaning commentator Kirsten Powers strays from a common understanding of faith in asserting that Christians who support protections for religious views on marriage “are essentially… Read More
7 Things It’s Not Too Late For
Presidents offer pie-in-the-sky visions in their State of the Union addresses. But if President Obama—and Congress—were willing to “roll up their sleeves” (another common State… Read More
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Obama Administration Misses the Mark on Religious Freedom
January 16 marked National Religious Freedom Day. While religious liberty is one of our most cherished freedoms, it’s a right that is under increasing threat… Read More
Meet the Humble Nuns Who Just Shook Up the Obama Administration
Who takes care of poor people when they get old—when they are on their deathbeds? For thousands of people, the answer is Little Sisters of… Read More
Supreme Court Stays Obamacare Mandate for Little Sisters of the Poor
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor really knows how to ring in the New Year. Just hours before the countdown to 2014 in Times Square, she… Read More
Duck Dynasty Star Phil Robertson Faces Backlash for Religious Views on Sexuality
Phil Robertson, the patriarch and star of A&E’s Duck Dynasty, is under attack for his religious views on homosexuality. The beloved TV personality was indefinitely… Read More
The Government Can Now Force You to Bake a Cake
An administrative law judge in Denver, Colorado—a state that constitutionally defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman in 2006—has declared that… Read More
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Wife of Saeed Abedini Fights for His Freedom
Saeed Abedini, a Christian pastor and American citizen, has been imprisoned in Iran for more than a year. In that time period, he has been… Read More
What Will Happen When (and If) HealthCare.gov Actually Works
HealthCare.gov may or may not be working—for some people. That seems to be the clearest assessment after the Obama Administration has flubbed two deadlines to… Read More
