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A Win for Religious Freedom in Illinois
On Tuesday, the state of Illinois declined to appeal a recent loss in the Illinois Court of Appeals, which ruled in late September that the… Read More
Health CareNews
Not-So-Safe Harbor: Court Allows Archdiocese’s HHS Mandate Challenge to Proceed
For the first time, a federal court has permitted a Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate challenge by a religious nonprofit organization to go forward…. Read More
How Conservatives Reach Out to Hispanics: Heritage Libertad Radio
How can conservatives connect with Hispanics? What exactly is religious liberty? These are just two of the many questions answered in this month’s installment of… Read More
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Americans Recognize Obamacare’s Religious Liberty Problem
Americans see the problem with the religious liberty violation at the leading edge of Obamacare implementation, according to a new poll released by Rasmussen Reports… Read More
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International Religious Freedom: President Obama Misses an Opportunity
President Obama missed a key opportunity to advance robust religious liberty in prepared remarks delivered in Burma recently. This is especially disappointing given that Burma… Read More
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HHS Anti-Conscience Mandate: Challengers Get Federal Appellate Court Victory
A family-owned business with religious objections to the conscience-crushing Obamacare mandate got a temporary reprieve last week. A three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court… Read More
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United Nations Declares Contraception Access a “Human Right”
In the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) recent State of World Population report, access to contraception is described as a “universal human right.” While the… Read More
Health CareNews
Some Obamacare Legal Challenges Are Alive and Well
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in granting a petition for rehearing in Liberty University v. Geitner, vacated the U.S. Fourth Circuit’s prior dismissal of… Read More
EducationNews
Oklahoma Supreme Court Throws Out Challenge to Special-Needs Scholarship Program
Last Tuesday, Oklahoma’s special-needs students received a pre-Thanksgiving win. The state’s Supreme Court ruled that two school districts that had challenged the legality of the… Read More
Health CareNews
Judge Grants Injunction Against HHS Mandate for Bible Publisher
Late last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting enforcement of the Health and Human Services… Read More
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Giving Thanks for Religious Liberty: Faith in Action Helps Those in Need
Americans will gather around Thanksgiving tables this week to reflect on the past year and give thanks for the blessings of family, friends, and fundamental… Read More
Health CareNews
Morning Bell: What Does the Election Mean for Obamacare?
What’s next for Obamacare now? The bad news is that many of the health care law’s serious effects were delayed until after the election. Ten… Read More
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Obamacare: The Battle Intensifies
Obamacare is not here to stay. Despite the 2012 election, the assumption that the health care law will stay on course is another example of… Read More
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Morning Bell: The President’s Top 5 Immediate Problems
Now that President Obama will never face re-election again, it is time for the campaigning to end. Perpetual political rhetoric and promises do not matter… Read More
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Anti-Conscience Mandate Halted Against Second Family-Owned Business
A second federal district court has granted a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of Obamacare’s conscience-crushing contraception mandate. Late Wednesday, Michigan Federal District Court Judge Robert… Read More
Health CareNews
A Frightful Halloween for Religious Liberty
There’s something frightful brewing in courtrooms across the country this week. In federal courts today and tomorrow, the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) will… Read More
Health CareNews
Backward on Women’s Dignity
“We have made woman a sex creature,” complained a psychiatrist at the Margaret Sanger clinic, according to Betty Friedan’s 1963 book The Feminist Mystique. A… Read More
Health CareNews
The Contraception Misconception
The contraception debate in a nutshell: There is no contraception debate. No one—neither Republicans nor the more than 100 individuals and organizations suing over the… Read More
SocietyNews
Guest Post: State Legislators Unite to Defend American Religious Freedom
Last Tuesday, a bipartisan group of more than 120 legislators in nine states announced the formation of the nation’s first state religious freedom caucuses. The… Read More
Health CareNews
Debunked: Biden Claims HHS Mandate Not an Assault on Religious Liberty
When the vice presidential debate last night turned to the issue of religious liberty and Obamacare’s Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate, the discussion didn’t… Read More
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Morning Bell: Heritage Experts React to Vice Presidential Debate
Vice President Biden and Representative Paul Ryan squared off last night for a spirited and intense 90-minute debate at Centre College in Danville, KY. Topics… Read More
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Plaintiffs Against the HHS Mandate Reach More Than 100 Strong
The number of plaintiffs that have joined legal challenges to Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate reached over 100 this week. On Tuesday, the Becket Fund for Religious… Read More
SocietyNews
Religious Freedom Restrictions on the Rise—Even in the U.S.
The Pew Forum recently released a noteworthy report demonstrating that religious restrictions worldwide are on the rise. Pew found that between mid-2009 and mid-2010, religious… Read More
Health CareNews
A Debate on Religious Liberty in America (VIDEO)
Religious freedom is one of the core principles on which America’s system of government is founded, with a historical groundwork that predates the Declaration of… Read More
SocietyNews
Religious Liberty of Illinois Pharmacists Vindicated
Illinois bureaucrats’ senseless, now seven-year-long crusade to crush the faith-based conscience rights of two pharmacists hit another snag recently when a state appellate court ruled… Read More
LawNews
Are Religious Institutions and Individuals Being Treated Like Second-Class Citizens?
Religious freedom is one of the core principles on which the American system of government is based. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides… Read More
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The Forgotten Constitution
Today is Constitution Day. It’s not a federal holiday, and that’s fitting. After all, for 225 years now, the Constitution has not taken a day… Read More
Health CareNews
Hobby Lobby Files Suit over HHS Mandate, Could Face $1.3 Million in Fines
Another family-owned business joined the fray over the Health and Human Services (HHS) anti-conscience mandate this morning. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., an arts and crafts… Read More
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HHS Mandate: More Legal Hassle, No Religious Liberty Resolution
Yesterday, Wheaton College appealed a federal district court dismissal of its lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its anti-conscience contraception… Read More
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Two More Evangelical Colleges Oppose HHS Anti-Conscience Mandate
Two more evangelical schools are challenging the Obama Administration’s anti-conscience mandate, filing a joint lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The… Read More
