Oklahoma Approves Nation’s First Religious Charter School
Oklahoma Approves Nation’s First Religious Charter School Katelynn Richardson on June 5, 2023 Oklahoma approved the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school during a Oklahoma …
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Suspect Indicted in shooting outside religious school
QUEENS, NY – A grand jury indicted Jeffrey Morel for attempted murder related to a shooting incident in Far Rockaway. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz …
FBI Offering $15,000 Reward For Information About Threats To Nebraska Religious Centers
FBI Offering $15,000 Reward For Information About Threats To Nebraska Religious Centers Kate Anderson on June 1, 2023 The Omaha FBI field office is offering …
Religious Employees Win $100,000 In Settlement Over Influenza Vaccine Mandate
Religious Employees Win $100,000 In Settlement Over Influenza Vaccine Mandate Kate Anderson on May 31, 2023 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Wednesday …
Religious Parents File Lawsuit Over School Board Forcing Students To Attend Pride Storybook Time
Religious Parents File Lawsuit Over School Board Forcing Students To Attend Pride Storybook Time Kate Anderson on May 24, 2023 A group of Christian and …
California Agrees To Pay Religious Doctors $300,000 After Attempting To Mandate Assisted Suicide Treatment
California Agrees To Pay Religious Doctors $300,000 After Attempting To Mandate Assisted Suicide Treatment Kate Anderson on May 17, 2023 A Christian group of doctors …
New York Loosens Church Gun Restrictions, But Religious Advocates Say It’s Not Enough
New York Loosens Church Gun Restrictions, But Religious Advocates Say It’s Not Enough Kate Anderson on May 14, 2023 Recent changes to New York’s concealed …
Religious Freedom Commission Demands State Department Include Afghanistan On Watchlist
Religious Freedom Commission Demands State Department Include Afghanistan On Watchlist Kate Anderson on May 1, 2023 The State Department was criticized Monday for failing to …
Red State Passes Bill Allowing Religious Institutions Access To State Funding
Red State Passes Bill Allowing Religious Institutions Access To State Funding Kate Anderson on April 26, 2023 The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill …
Supreme Court Weighs Overturning Decades-Long Precedent That Curtailed Religious Freedom In Workplace
Supreme Court Weighs Overturning Decades-Long Precedent That Curtailed Religious Freedom In Workplace Katelynn Richardson on April 18, 2023 The Supreme Court weighed whether the U.S. …
‘Squad’ Member And Israel Critic No Longer Listed Speaker At Religious Freedom Event
‘Squad’ Member And Israel Critic No Longer Listed Speaker At Religious Freedom Event Kate Anderson on April 17, 2023 Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota …
Religious Nonprofit Files Lawsuit Challenging Colorado’s Partial Ban On Abortion Reversal Pills
Religious Nonprofit Files Lawsuit Challenging Colorado’s Partial Ban On Abortion Reversal Pills Kate Anderson on April 14, 2023 A religious nonprofit filed a lawsuit Friday …
Nation’s First-Ever Religious Charter School Denied By State
Nation’s First-Ever Religious Charter School Denied By State Kate Anderson on April 12, 2023 The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board (OSVCSB) voted on Tuesday …
Upcoming Supreme Court Case Could Impact Everything From Online Jokes To Religious Speech
Upcoming Supreme Court Case Could Impact Everything From Online Jokes To Religious Speech Katelynn Richardson on April 8, 2023 An upcoming Supreme Court case considers …
Florida Abortion Ban Provokes Conflict Between Jewish Leaders Over Religious Rights
Florida Abortion Ban Provokes Conflict Between Jewish Leaders Over Religious Rights Kate Anderson on April 7, 2023 Florida recently passed a six-week abortion ban that …
Christian School Sues State For Trying To Sidestep SCOTUS Decision On Religious Discrimination
Christian School Sues State For Trying To Sidestep SCOTUS Decision On Religious Discrimination Kate Anderson on March 29, 2023 A Christian school in Maine filed …
Nashville Police Chief Says He ‘Can’t Confirm’ Whether Shooter Targeted Christian School For Religious Reasons
Nashville Police Chief Says He ‘Can’t Confirm’ Whether Shooter Targeted Christian School For Religious Reasons Kate Anderson on March 28, 2023 The Nashville police chief …
Most Americans Fear Expressing Political, Religious Views At Work: POLL
Most Americans Fear Expressing Political, Religious Views At Work: POLL Alexa Schwerha on March 14, 2023 A majority of Americans are afraid to express political …
‘Gonna Blow Up’: Oklahoma Seeks To Open First-Of-Its-Kind Religious Virtual Charter School As Court Cases Loom
‘Gonna Blow Up’: Oklahoma Seeks To Open First-Of-Its-Kind Religious Virtual Charter School As Court Cases Loom Reagan Reese on March 12, 2023 The Oklahoma Statewide …
Tucker Carlson Calls Out ‘Professional Christians’ Who Don’t Speak Up For Religious Freedom
Tucker Carlson Calls Out ‘Professional Christians’ Who Don’t Speak Up For Religious Freedom Harold Hutchison on March 2, 2023 Fox News host Tucker Carlson called …
Red State Passes Bill Aimed At Protecting Religious Liberty
Red State Passes Bill Aimed At Protecting Religious Liberty Kate Anderson on March 1, 2023 The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) passed the West Virginia …
‘God-Given Natural Right’: Catholic Nonprofit Asks Supreme Court To Protect Religious Freedoms In The Workplace
‘God-Given Natural Right’: Catholic Nonprofit Asks Supreme Court To Protect Religious Freedoms In The Workplace Kate Anderson on February 28, 2023 A Catholic nonprofit filed …
Governor ‘Troubled’ By Oklahoma Attorney General’s Opinion On Religious Charter Schools
Governor ‘Troubled’ By Oklahoma Attorney General’s Opinion On Religious Charter Schools Kate Anderson on February 27, 2023 Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma sent a …
‘Day Of Hate:’ Chicago Police Warn Religious Groups To Be Alert As Neo-Nazi Groups Plan Hate Crime Day
‘Day Of Hate:’ Chicago Police Warn Religious Groups To Be Alert As Neo-Nazi Groups Plan Hate Crime Day Kate Anderson on February 23, 2023 The …
City’s Law Illegally Forces Catholic Bookstore To Violate Religious Beliefs On Marriage And Gender, Lawsuit Alleges
City’s Law Illegally Forces Catholic Bookstore To Violate Religious Beliefs On Marriage And Gender, Lawsuit Alleges Kate Anderson on February 22, 2023 A Catholic bookstore …
Religious University To Ax Religious Studies Program Due To ‘Low Enrollment’
Religious University To Ax Religious Studies Program Due To ‘Low Enrollment’ Kate Anderson on February 21, 2023 A Catholic university in Virginia is looking to …
Biden Admin Looking To Remove Religious Student Groups’ Protections On Campus
Biden Admin Looking To Remove Religious Student Groups’ Protections On Campus Kate Anderson on February 21, 2023 The Department of Education (DOE) announced a proposal …
Federal Judge Rules State’s School Choice Funds Can Be Used For Religious Schools
Federal Judge Rules State’s School Choice Funds Can Be Used For Religious Schools Katelynn Richardson on February 17, 2023 Vermont must reimburse parents denied state …
Majority Of Americans Respect Religious Conviction Over Cultural Pressure: POLL
Majority Of Americans Respect Religious Conviction Over Cultural Pressure: POLL Kate Anderson on February 14, 2023 A majority of Americans indicated that they had more …
States Have Become The New Battleground For Religious Liberty
States Have Become The New Battleground For Religious Liberty Kate Anderson on February 12, 2023 Many states are looking at upcoming religious liberty battles as …
‘Cult Of Climate’ Is Filling Void Left By A Lack Of ‘Religious Faith,’ Tucker Carlson Says
‘Cult Of Climate’ Is Filling Void Left By A Lack Of ‘Religious Faith,’ Tucker Carlson Says Harold Hutchison on February 10, 2023 Fox News host …
‘This Is A Sin’: Religious Leaders Condemn Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality
‘This Is A Sin’: Religious Leaders Condemn Laws Criminalizing Homosexuality Kate Anderson on February 6, 2023 Anglican and Presbyterian religious leaders echoed Pope Francis’ recent …
UN Looking To Push Religious Communities To ‘Fully Comply’ With LGBTQ Agenda
UN Looking To Push Religious Communities To ‘Fully Comply’ With LGBTQ Agenda Kate Anderson on February 5, 2023 The United Nations is set to release …
Biden’s Removal Of Employers’ Ability To Cite ‘Moral Objection’ For Contraception Coverage Could Target Religious Liberty
Biden’s Removal Of Employers’ Ability To Cite ‘Moral Objection’ For Contraception Coverage Could Target Religious Liberty Kate Anderson on February 2, 2023 The Biden administration …
Navy SEALs Still Face ‘Religious Discrimination’ Even After Vaccine Mandate Overturned, Complaint Alleges
Navy SEALs Still Face ‘Religious Discrimination’ Even After Vaccine Mandate Overturned, Complaint Alleges Micaela Burrow on January 30, 2023 Attorneys for unvaccinated Navy SEALs in …
In Courts Across America, Religious Liberty Is On The Docket In 2023
In Courts Across America, Religious Liberty Is On The Docket In 2023 Kate Anderson on January 15, 2023 Last year, major religious liberty cases were …
Deal to relocate private religious schools from Leesville Road at risk over political grievances
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina and residents in the area of Leesville Road worked out a tentative agreement to stop the …
Court Rules Religious Universities Can Receive Federal Funding While Adhering To Their Faith Beliefs
Court Rules Religious Universities Can Receive Federal Funding While Adhering To Their Faith Beliefs Kate Anderson on January 13, 2023 UPDATE: This piece has been …
Pennsylvania Senators Aiming To Repeal Law Banning Teachers From Wearing Religious Emblems In The Classroom
Kate Anderson on January 11, 2023 Pennsylvania state lawmakers are in the process of repealing a law that bans teachers from wearing religious emblems in …
Religious dissent in Israel at Ben-Gvir’s Al Aqsa compound visit
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Leading ultra-Orthodox Jewish figures supporting Israel’s coalition government on Wednesday criticised a visit by a far-right minister to a …
Christian Web Designer Suing For Religious Freedom Says She’s ‘Encouraged’ After Supreme Court Arguments
Christian Web Designer Suing For Religious Freedom Says She’s ‘Encouraged’ After Supreme Court Arguments Kate Anderson on December 6, 2022 Christian web designer Lorie Smith …
Court Decides Air Force ‘Wrongly’ Dismisses Religious Exemption Requests From Unvaxxed Airmen
Court Decides Air Force ‘Wrongly’ Dismisses Religious Exemption Requests From Unvaxxed Airmen Micaela Burrow on November 30, 2022 An Ohio court Tuesday upheld a legal …
Yeshiva University Creates Its Own LGBTQ Club Amid Legal Battle Over Religious Freedom
Yeshiva University Creates Its Own LGBTQ Club Amid Legal Battle Over Religious Freedom Reagan Reese on October 24, 2022 Yeshiva University in New York City …
Employers may need to justify bans on wearing religious signs, EU court says
(This Oct. 13 story has been corrected to clarify the circumstances under which companies in the EU can ban religious signs, including headscarves.) By Foo …
‘Blatantly Intolerant’: Physician Assistant Sues Michigan Health For Allegedly Firing Her Over Religious Beliefs
‘Blatantly Intolerant’: Physician Assistant Sues Michigan Health For Allegedly Firing Her Over Religious Beliefs Laurel Duggan on October 12, 2022 A physician assistant is …
Flemming recuses self over conflict of interest with developer of proposed religious school application
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Council President Marty Flemming, who also serves on the Jackson Township Planning Board, recused himself from a controversial development …
Navy SEALs Are Fighting For Religious Exemptions To Vaccine Mandates, And The Battle Is Far From Over
Navy SEALs Are Fighting For Religious Exemptions To Vaccine Mandates, And The Battle Is Far From Over Micaela Burrow on September 5, 2022 U.S. Navy …
Taliban impose ‘harsh’ limits on Afghans’ religious freedom -U.S. panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conditions for religious freedom in Afghanistan have “drastically deteriorated” since the Taliban seized power last year as the last U.S.-led foreign troops …
Jackson GOP Sued in an Attempt to Force Nomination of Reina for Mayor, Claim of Religious Discrimination
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – The rift between Jackson Mayor Michael Reina’s “Republicans for Jackson” and the old-time leaders of the Jackson GOP has been taken …
Four Charged with Hate Crimes in Ramapo After Attacking Religious Jews
RAMAPO, NY – Four suspects accused of driving around and shooting BBs and throwing eggs Jewish residents in Rockland County’s Orthodox Jewish enclave during last …