LawNews
Same-Sex Marriage Trumps Religious Liberty in New Mexico
Earlier today, the Supreme Court of New Mexico ruled that the First Amendment does not protect a Christian photographer’s ability to decline to take pictures… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare HHS Mandate Headed to Supreme Court?
On Friday, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a temporary halt to the coercive Obamacare mandate that requires employers to provide coverage of abortion-inducing… Read More
SocietyNews
Family Fact of the Week: Americans Have Religious Liberty Every Day of the Week
What days should Americans be able to live out their religious beliefs? Is religious liberty limited to church on Sunday or synagogue on Saturday? Or… Read More
Health CareNews
Family Fact of the Week: Majority of Americans Pray
A new Pew Forum poll shows that 48 percent of Americans say a decline of religion is bad for American society. But do fewer Americans… Read More
News
Edward Snowden and His Friends
Edward Snowden, the self-glamorizing leaker of National Security Agency secret programs, is still holed up in an airport in Moscow, where he’s been stuck for… Read More
Concerned About the Country’s Direction? Join Us at the Values Voter Summit
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decisions on marriage, the movement to uphold America’s core principles heads to the states, where many challenges to… Read More
Health CareNews
Fortnight for Freedom: Religious Liberty and the Obamacare Mandate
A coalition of religious leaders from a broad spectrum of faith backgrounds gathered in Washington this week to release a letter denouncing an Obamacare health… Read More
SocietyNews
DeMint: Do Traditional Marriage Supporters Deserve to Be Treated with Dignity?
Some people can’t seem to understand why anyone would support marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Indeed, Justice Anthony Kennedy argued… Read More
Health CareNews
Hobby Lobby Wins Major Victory Against Obamacare Mandate
Late this afternoon, a federal court granted a major victory to the Green family and Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., issuing the company a temporary restraining… Read More
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INFOGRAPHIC: What You Should Know About Marriage
Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will release its opinions in cases challenging state and federal laws that define marriage as the union of a man… Read More
SocietyNews
Marriage: Consequences of Redefinition
Three recent articles on the online journal Public Discourse examine different ways in which the institution of marriage would be affected if it is redefined… Read More
SocietyNews
Colorado Baker Faces Heat for Religious Expression
A same-sex couple in Denver has filed a discrimination complaint against baker Jack Phillips for refusing to provide his services to help celebrate their wedding…. Read More
SocietyNews
5 Things You Need to Know About the Supreme Court’s Marriage Cases
Next week the Supreme Court will decide two cases dealing with the definition of marriage. One concerns the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which… Read More
SocietyNews
Civil Rights and Marriage
Earlier this week, Pew released a report showing that media coverage of the debate over the redefinition of marriage was biased by a factor of… Read More
SocietyNews
Equality and the Redefinition of Marriage
At a reception last week for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, President Obama reiterated his support for the redefinition of marriage, claiming inspiration… Read More
Health CareNews
Congress: Obamacare Assaults Religious Freedom
Obamacare’s threats to religious freedom were denounced on the floor of the House of Representatives this week. “All we’re asking is to take us back… Read More
News
One Thing All Faiths Agree On: Religious Liberty
A Jew, a Catholic, and a Protestant—but also a Muslim, a Mormon, a Sikh, and an Orthodox Christian—walk into, not a bar, but a religious… Read More
Pro-Marriage Victory in Illinois
On Friday, the Illinois legislature ended its session, failing to pass a much-anticipated same-sex marriage bill. The New York Times reports that the bill’s failure… Read More
Obamacare’s Liberty-Crushing Mandate in Court
Three family businesses were in court this week asking federal judges for relief from a coercive Obamacare mandate that forces employers to provide and pay… Read More
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Indonesia Continues to Disappoint on Religious Freedom
The United States Commission on Individual Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has again rated Indonesia as a Tier 2 country. The Tier 2 designation indicates that “violations… Read More
SocietyNews
Religious Liberty May Be Threatened for U.S. Military
Recent events involving perceived restrictions on religious liberty within the Army, Air Force, and the Pentagon have many concerned about the military’s stance toward people… Read More
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Senate Chaplain Barry Black: If There’s One Place Prayer Is Needed, It’s Capitol Hill (VIDEO)
People of faith should serve an essential role in the secular world. The political sphere needs contact with the transcendent insights of religion. That’s according… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Thankful for Religious Freedom on National Day of Prayer
Millions of people of faith in America will participate today in the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer. Although the National Day of Prayer was… Read More
Morning Bell: Remember the Economy? It’s Still Bad
According to a poll earlier this year, voters have a higher opinion of cockroaches than Congressmen. President Obama’s personal popularity remains solid, but his job… Read More
Penalizing Religious Belief: No Bed of Roses
A Washington state florist is facing a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general because she desires to conduct her business in accord with the principles… Read More
Health CareNews
Americans Continue to Oppose Obamacare’s HHS Mandate
On Monday, hundreds of thousands of public comments flooded the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as individuals and groups expressed concern with the… Read More
China’s Egregious Human Rights Record
Human rights advocates stressed the importance of U.S. leadership in fighting violations of liberty in China in testimony before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee in… Read More
Health CareNews
Morning Bell: Don’t Stop Our Freedom to Debate
There’s a heated debate going on in this country about marriage—and at times, it’s less than civil. Heritage’s William E. Simon Fellow, Ryan Anderson, faced… Read More
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Marriage: Children, Freedom, and a Crucial Debate
Those pressing the Supreme Court to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8 essentially argue that marriage as we’ve always… Read More
SocietyNews
Redefining Marriage Threatens Religious Liberty
Religious liberty doesn’t stop at the church doors. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, the nonpartisan public-interest law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression… Read More
