Man sentenced to 10 years for firing shotgun outside Albany synagogue in religious hate crime
Albany, NY – A Schenectady man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for firing a shotgun outside Temple Israel in Albany during a Hanukkah celebration, in what officials say…
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 elected officials continue to introduce legislation with…
‘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 Tucker Carlson said Friday that environmentalism was…
‘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 comments about the injustice of the criminalization…
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 a report at its annual Human Rights…
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 and the Department of Health and Human…
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 a class action lawsuit against the Biden…
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 decided regarding school prayer and public funding…
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 construction of private religious high schools approved…
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 updated to include a statement from Alliance…
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 the classroom. The current bill aims to…
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 flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem, adding internal…
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 said she is “encouraged” in an interview…
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 pause on separations for airmen who have…
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 announced its creation of a LGBTQ club…
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 Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU companies…
‘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 suing University of Michigan Health – West…
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 application, citing a personal conflict of interest…
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 SEALs continue fighting in the courts to…
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 pulled out after 20 years of war,…
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 to a new level this week, a…
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 Saturday’s Shabbos observance have been arrested and…
Jackson Republicans Narrowly Survive in Failed Takeover Attempt of Party Leadership by Religious Voting Bloc
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A coup of the Jackson Township Republican Club led by Mayor Michael Reina, former Jackson School Board member Tzvi Herman, and Rabbi Mordechai Burnstein, who also serves on…
Factbox-U.S. Supreme Court takes broad view of religious rights in key cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued another significant ruling broadening religious rights, siding with a Christian former public high school football coach in Washington state who sued after being…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Voucher Program That Discriminated Against Religious Schools
Supreme Court Strikes Down Voucher Program That Discriminated Against Religious Schools Reagan Reese on June 21, 2022 The Supreme Court struck down a Maine education policy Tuesday that excluded religious schools from…
Left Melts Down On Cable News And Social Media Over Supreme Court Ruling On Religious Schools
Left Melts Down On Cable News And Social Media Over Supreme Court Ruling On Religious Schools Harold Hutchison on June 21, 2022 Liberals criticized the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that Maine could…
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