A gavel is displayed. Massachusetts religious college to face teacher’s suit State’s top court found job didn’t make her a ‘minister’ A Massachusetts religious college failed to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to review a state court ruling that a former teacher can sue for alleged job bias because she…
Potential Supreme Court nominee faces questions on religious rights case
Leondra R. Kruger argued 12 cases at the Supreme Court, representing the United States in both Republican and Democratic administrations, and one of them is receiving special scrutiny as President Biden decides whether to nominate her to the bench. The Supreme Court’s 2012 decision in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v.…
Charter challenge by 2 Ontario churches opposed to public health restrictions gets underway Monday
A challenge by two Ontario churches of public health restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic begins Monday, with their lawyers arguing the measures violate the right to freedom of religion and assembly under the Constitution. The proceedings from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in St. Thomas will be before Justice…
Charter challenge by 2 Ontario churches opposed to public health restrictions gets underway Monday
Lawyers for Waterloo’s Trinity Bible Chapel, Aylmer’s Church of God begin arguments in St. Thomas court Members of the Aylmer Church of God spent time inside their church building in defiance of Ontario’s emergency orders. Church of God is one of two churches involved in a constitutional challenge of the…
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Boston’s Refusal to Fly Christian Flag
City Hall in Boston. The city refused to fly the flag of Camp Constitution, a Christian organization, saying that it would amount to government endorsement of religion.Credit…Ted Shaffrey/Associated Press WASHINGTON — The City of Boston, which refused to let a private group raise a Christian flag in front of its…
OPINION: What is a chaplain?
Having talked a lot about being a Christian and church life, perhaps I also need to point out some salient issues involving chaplains. When I was a chaplain for the Bella Vista Police Department, I knocked on one door and introduced myself as a chaplain. The person at the door…
[OPINION] Thoughts on mandatory military service for all Filipinos
Primarily, I want to focus my argument on the effects of mandatory military service on civil liberties since many have already cited the adverse impact on government funding. As Dean Ronald Mendoza of ASoG stated, a “mandatory and poorly funded program is a waste of time for our youth (and…
EXPLAINER: The Boston flag case
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Shurtleff v. Boston , a key First Amendment case before the court this term. Here’s what you need to know about this case: What is this case about? The City of Boston manages three flagpoles in front of…
Supreme Court takes up former football coach’s firing for praying on field
High school football players are seen in this illustration photo. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters) The Supreme Court announced Jan. 14 that it would hear an appeal from a former high school football coach in Washington state who says his rights to freedom of speech and religion were violated when he…
Supreme Court takes up former football coach’s firing for praying on field
High school football players are seen in this illustration photo. CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters The Supreme Court announced Jan. 14 that it would hear an appeal from a former high school football coach in Washington state who says his rights to freedom of speech and religion were violated when he…
Supreme Court to decide a key case in separation of church and state
One of the smartest things the framers of the United States Constitution did for the future of the government they were designing was to both mandate freedom from state-sponsored religion and freedom to choose one’s own form of worship. These principles were concisely summed up in a single phrase in…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear dispute over football coach’s on-field prayers
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by a Christian former high school football coach who was suspended from his job at a high school in Washington state for refusing to halt his practice of praying…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear dispute over football coach’s on-field prayers
Jan 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by a Christian former high school football coach who was suspended from his job at a high school in Washington state for refusing to halt his practice of praying at mid-field after games – a…
Supreme Court must determine religious voices deserve a place in the public square, Notre Dame experts say
On Tuesday (Jan. 18), the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in Shurtleff v. Boston, a case that asks the court to hold that government officials may not exclude religious expression from the public square. At issue is whether the city of Boston can exclude a…
Supreme Court must determine religious voices deserve a place in the public square, experts say
Supreme Court On Tuesday (Jan. 18), the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in Shurtleff v. Boston, a case that asks the court to hold that government officials may not exclude religious expression from the public square. At issue is whether the city of Boston can…
Guest column: Is the United States still a Christian nation?
Is America a Christian nation? Should it be? What does it even mean for a country to be a Christian nation or a nation of any other religion? These were among the questions Pastor Jim Eaton of Mosaic Church in Frederick, Md., and I discussed for the National Day of…
European Court Rejects ‘Gay Cake’ Case as Inadmissible; Ruling in Favor of Christian Bakery Stands
“The UK Supreme Court engaged at length with the human rights arguments in this case and upheld the McArthurs’ rights to freedom of expression and religion,” Calvert said. On Jan. 6, the ECHR determined that Lee’s case was inadmissible because he had “failed to exhaust domestic remedies.” (photo: Sara Valenti…
First Amendment group urges Hutchinson to stop quoting scripture in social media, says it’s unconstitutional
FILE – Gov. Asa Hutchinson answers questions from the press Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, during the weekly briefing at the state Capitol. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff) Religious social media posts from Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson are unconstitutional, Americans United for Separation of Church and State said in a letter to the…
First Amendment group urges Hutchinson to stop quoting scripture in social media, says it’s unconstitutional
FILE – Gov. Asa Hutchinson answers questions from the press Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, during the weekly briefing at the state Capitol. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff) Religious social media posts from Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson are unconstitutional, Americans United for Separation of Church and State said in a letter to the…
First Amendment group urges Hutchinson to stop quoting scripture in social media, says it’s unconstitutional
FILE – Gov. Asa Hutchinson answers questions from the press Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, during the weekly briefing at the state Capitol. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff) Religious social media posts from Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson are unconstitutional, Americans United for Separation of Church and State said in a letter to the…
Religious News From Around the Web December 27, 2021
Houses of Worship Struggle to Rebuild Attendance; Michigan City Gets Ready for All-Muslim Government; New York Can Force Photographer to Take Pictures for Same-Sex Wedding; Archdiocese sues LAUSD, alleging it kept federal funds from Catholic schools; Maine Tuition Case Before SCOTUS; China Will Ban Foreigners From Offering Online Religious Services;…
Christian Company Takes Legal Action Against The Department Of Defense
(Photo : Shields of Strength) Shields of Strength dog tag with Joshua 1:9 inscribed above the American flag In response to their attempt to create a problem for a Christian-owned company in an area where one had not existed for more than 23 years, the Department of Defense (DOD) is…
Rep. Jackson joins amicus brief in support of servicemembers seeking religious exemption
United States Representative for Texas District 13 Ronny Jackson (File) WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVII) — United States Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) joined an amicus brief to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in support of 35 Navy servicemembers who are seeking religious accommodations from the Department…
U.P. Congressman Supports Religious Exemptions For Navy Vaccine Mandate
Rep. Jack Bergman and 37 House Republicans led by Rep. Mike Johnson, filed an Amicus Brief before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in support of 35 Navy service members seeking religious accommodations for the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The brief states: “The…
Federal Judge Dismisses Case of Christian Photographer Who Refuses to Take Pictures of Same-Sex Weddings
Emilee Carpenter is seen in a Fox News Channel screengrab. An Upstate New York wedding photographer has lost her bid to refuse service to same-sex couples after a federal judge dismissed with prejudice her lawsuit against the state. Emilee Carpenter , a photographer and blogger based in the Southern Tier,…