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Eller: The Challenge Ahead – Religious Liberty

Chris Eller: As Americans, we lived for over 200 years as a people blessed with religious liberty and freedom of speech and they are at great risk.

The U.S. Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Iowa’s U.S. Senators and conservative activists react to U.S. Senate voting to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court 52 to 48.

Farris: What Homeschoolers Can Teach Churches About Standing Up For Freedom

Michael Farris: In light of the Supreme Court’s refusal to stop state’s threatening churches during COVID-19, churches can learn from homeschoolers.

Supreme Court Supports Religious Liberty in Two Decisions

The Supreme Court in two 7 to 2 decisions sided with two Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Little Sisters of the Poor.

AG Barr: Churches Can’t Be Singled Out During COVID-19 Crisis

Attorney General William Barr said that state and local governments could not single out churches for “special burdens” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Win for Religious Freedom and Free Speech in Federal Court

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals said that wedding videos created by Carl and Angel Larsen are a “form of speech that is entitled to First Amendment protection.”

HHS Adopts Conscience Protections for Healthcare Workers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services adopted a rule enforcing federal law that protects the conscience rights of healthcare workers.

U.S. Dept. of Ed to Investigate Sexual Assault Linked to School’s Transgender Policy

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced that it will investigate a complaint filed against the City Schools of Decatur on behalf of a kindergartener who was sexually assaulted in her school bathroom by a boy who identified as “gender fluid.”

Jeff Sessions Rebukes SPLC for Using Hate Group Label on Conservatives

AG Jeff Sessions said Southern Poverty Law Center uses the hate group label “as a weapon and they have wielded it against conservative organizations that refuse to accept their orthodoxy.”

The National LGBT Bar’s “Commit to Inclusion Campaign” is Discriminatory

The National LGBT Bar launched a campaign that attempts to get attorneys to pledge not to offer pro-bono services for groups defending religious liberty. 

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces DOJ Religious Liberty Task Force

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of a Religious Liberty Task Force at the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday morning.

Graham, Dannenfelser, and Farris to Speak at the 2018 Family Leadership Summit

Dr. Jack Graham, Marjorie Dannenfelser, and Michael Farris will speak at the 7th Annual Family Leadership Summit on September 14, 2018 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Pro-Lifers Respond to Supreme Court’s NIFLA v. Becerra Decision

Pro-life leaders celebrated the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in NIFLA v. Becerra protecting crisis pregnancy centers from California’s forced speech law.

SCOTUS Sends Christian Florist’s Case Back to Washington Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States vacated the Washington Supreme Court’s ruling against Barronelle Stutzman in Arlene’s Flowers v. State of Washington and remanded the case back to that court for consideration in light of their recent ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

SPLC Pays $3.3 Million After Falsely Labeling Group “Anti-Muslim Extremists”

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) apologized to the Quilliam Foundation and its founder, Maajid Nawaz, for labeling them “anti-Islamic extremists” and agreed to pay $3.375 million.

DOJ Seeks to Protect Houses of Worship from Illegal Land Use, Zoning Discrimination

The U.S. Department of Justice launched the Place to Worship Initiative that will focus on protecting the ability of houses of worship and other religious institutions to build, expand, buy, or rent facilities.