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What You Can Do to Promote Religious Freedom
Religious freedom is the cornerstone of the American experiment, yet it is increasingly under attack. That’s why many Americans are joining the Fortnight for Freedom… Read More
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Should Government Protect Only Religion Done “on Sunday in Church”?
At a recent press conference, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) declared in reference to the religious objections to the contraception mandate: “You know what?… Read More
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Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rallies: Our Rights Are Non-Negotiable
Thousands of Americans are gathering today at 160 locations across the United States to peacefully protest the federal government’s coercive trampling on religious liberty through… Read More
Morning Bell: Catholic Institutions Sue to Stop Obamacare’s Religious Liberty Violation
Three years ago, the University of Notre Dame invited President Barack Obama to deliver a commencement address and conferred on him an honorary law degree…. Read More
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America’s Necessary Loyalty to Human Freedom
There aren’t many people who justify comparisons to Nelson Mandela, but longtime Burmese political dissident Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the few. For… Read More
VIDEO: Rep. Gowdy’s Religious Liberty Lesson for Secretary Sebelius
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius made yet another embarrassing admission about the lack of constitutional analysis that went into the… Read More
Virginia Protects Adoption Agencies’ Religious Liberty
Virginians witnessed an important victory for religious liberty last week. On Monday, Governor Bob McDonnell (R) signed legislation that affirms the conscience rights of the… Read More
Church and State: Clearing Thomas Jefferson’s Good Name
Today, on Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, we remember the man who can list as his crowning achievement the Declaration of Independence. But with the Obamacare contraceptive… Read More
Catholic Bishops: ‘Constant Vigilance and Protection’ Required for Religious Liberty
This morning, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) published a document titled “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty: A Statement on Religious Liberty.” To… Read More
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Season of Scorn for Religious Liberty
As we mark Good Friday and Passover this year, Americans’ religious freedom has become palpably dearer. Religious expression is enduring a season of scorn from… Read More
Vanderbilt’s “Tolerance” Policy Forces Christian Groups off Campus
One of Vanderbilt University’s largest Christian student organizations has announced it will formally break ties with the Tennessee school, becoming the latest victim of the… Read More
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Alabama Joins Fight Against the “Unconscionable” HHS Mandate
Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) has found a new ally in its fight against the Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate’s coercive requirement that almost… Read More
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Religious Practice Alive and Well in America
A new Gallup poll finds that a majority of Americans are very or moderately religious, a statistic that bodes well for individual well-being and the… Read More
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Justice Kennedy Shows How Court Can Avoid Conflicts on Religious Freedom
Obamacare is a train wreck for religious freedom, and the federal courts are likely going to be forced into cleaning up the mess. However, at… Read More
Why Religious Liberty Is Important for Institutions
Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate has raised many questions about freedom. One of them is whether religious liberty is only for individuals or also for institutions. America’s… Read More
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Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rallies: Oppose HHS Mandate
Today, thousands of Americans gathered peacefully at over 140 capitols, government buildings and historical sites across the United States to protest the government’s latest attempt… Read More
Exclusive Interview: Sen. Marco Rubio Talks Cuba, Budget and Health Care
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the communist island of Cuba next week. But while there, the Catholic leader has no plans to visit Cuban dissidents… Read More
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Secular Employers: Obamacare Threatens Our Religious Liberty, Too
The fact that the Obamacare anti-conscience mandate undermines religious liberty for faith-based organizations has been well-documented. Attracting less attention is the fact that many other… Read More
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Is Anti-Conscience Mandate Dragging Down Obama’s Approval Rating?
Journalists and pundits are chalking up President Obama’s plummeting approval rating to the high cost of gasoline. No doubt that’s having an impact. But there’s… Read More
Morning Bell: The Calls for Liberty Have Not Been Silenced
Call it what you want — a circus, a sideshow, or just plain old political rhetoric — but for the past week America has watched… Read More
Morning Bell: Press Conference Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
Yesterday, President Barack Obama ended his months-long press conference drought and faced the White House press corps. Unfortunately for the American people, questions on some of… Read More
Disaster Relief Shows Why Government Should Protect Good Samaritans
The devastating tornadoes that ripped through the South and Midwest last week left broken homes and shattered lives in their wake. While the wind and… Read More
Setting Biden Straight on Obamacare’s Anti-Conscience Mandate
Vice President Biden didn’t get the story quite straight. As the Obama Administration reels from the backlash for Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate that forces religious employers… Read More
Video: Conscience Lost in Vast Verbal Oceania of Obamacare
Efforts to repel the Obama Administration’s attack on liberty of conscience suffered a setback today on the floor of the U.S. Senate, but in the… Read More
Senate Fails to Stop Obamacare from Fining the Good Samaritan
Today the U.S. Senate failed to save religious liberty from Obamacare’s collision course with freedom. The Senate blocked, by a vote of 51-48, a bipartisan… Read More
Rep. Sandy Adams Takes on NLRB, Seeks to Safeguard Employees’ Privacy
U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) is taking aim at a possible rule from the National Labor Relations Board that she believes infringes on the constitutional… Read More
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Senate to Vote Thursday on Blunt’s Conscience Protection Amendment
The U.S. Senate will consider legislation on Thursday that would prevent the Department of Health and Human Services from forcing religious employers and insurers from… Read More
Obamacare Mandate: Fighting for Our First Freedom All Over Again
Today, the House Judiciary Committee held a full committee hearing to investigate the Obama administration’s unprecedented overreach through the latest Obamacare mandate’s assault on religious… Read More
Women Speak Out: Obamacare Mandate Tramples on Religious Liberty
Anyone who hasn’t heard the women’s voices speaking out against the Obamacare anti-conscience mandate over the past few weeks hasn’t been listening very well. Yesterday,… Read More
Obamacare: Pay No Attention to Mandate Behind Curtain of Spin
In yet another slight to rule of law, the Obama Administration has asked a federal court to put a press conference pronouncement above official regulation…. Read More
