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Barrett has ties to the Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization that fought against same-sex marriage for years...

How Amy Coney Barrett could change the Supreme Court’s balance on religious liberty

Amy Coney Barret at the White House
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2020 (RNS) — Since the moment Judge Amy Coney Barrett was announced as President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the Supreme Court seat leftRead More

Federal judge accepts religious liberty defense of immigrant rights activists

Immigration at the boarder
by: Jack JenkinsFeb. 4, 2020 (RNS) — An Arizona federal judge has reversed the convictions of four faith-based volunteers who were fined and put on probation for aiding migrants atRead More

Students at the event held in the Oval Office included those of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths, NPR reported.

Trump affirms religious liberty in schools

by Tess SchoonhovenWASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2020 (BP) — In observance of National Religious Freedom Day, President Donald Trump hosted a gathering today (Jan. 16) of students from different religions toRead More

The FAA launched the investigation at the request of religious liberty advocate First Liberty Institute...

TX sues San Antonio for Chick-fil-A decision docs

San Antonio Chick-fil-A
by Diana ChandlerAUSTIN, Texas, June 04, 2019 (BP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the San Antonio City Council yesterday (June 3) for public records involved in the council’sRead More

Senate Bill 1978 is designed to prevent discrimination based on a person's religious beliefs and conscience...

‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill headed to TX gov.’s desk

Save Chick-fil-A Day in Texas. Chick-fil-A bill
by Diana Chandler AUSTIN, Texas, May 24, 2019 (BP) — A religious freedom initiative dubbed the “Save Chick-fil-A bill” jumped its last hurdle in the Texas Legislature late yesterday (MayRead More

Enforcement of the order will be left to federal agencies that award grants, according to media reports.

Trump’s campus free-speech order praised, critiqued

by David RoachWASHINGTON, March 22, 2019, (BP) — An executive order by President Trump seeking to protect free speech on college campuses — especially by Christians and political conservatives —Read More

Southern Baptist religious freedom leader Russell Moore has denounced a ruling in a Middle Eastern Islamic court against a Christian family...

Moore decries Islamic court’s ruling in UAE

by Tom Strode Date: January 23, 2019 – Wednesday WASHINGTON (BP) — Southern Baptist religious freedom leader Russell Moore has denounced a ruling in a Middle Eastern Islamic court againstRead More

"reforming the mind-set of Muslims and their views towards different faiths could be possible."

Opinion: A Long Way before Muslims Believe in Religious Liberty

Hesham Shehab
Muslims have a long way to go before they believe in religious liberty the way Christians do because Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, is their example in life; Islam isRead More

Editor's Links of Interest

Do Muslims Understand Religious Liberty the Same Way Christians Do? – Christianity Today

How Christians can partner with Muslims on religious freedom. Source: Do Muslims Understand Religious Liberty the Same Way Christians Do? – Christianity Today

"Today's decision confirms that people of faith should not suffer discrimination..."

USCCB Chairmen Applaud Supreme Court’s Respect for Religious Liberty in Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision

June 4, 2018 WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The case involves a Christian baker named Jack Phillips who declined inRead More