On Monday, a federal district judge appointed by President Obama struck down the section of Mississippi’s new religious freedom law allowing certain government employees to seek recusal from issuing marriage licenses or performing marriage ceremonies in violation of their sincerely held religious
The saga of the anti-religion bill pending in the California Assembly (see here, here, and here) has taken another turn. And this one — plus the relentless march of time — may lead to the demise of that execrable legislation for this year,
According to reports from Charlotte, N.C., local school districts are continuing to defy state laws restricting regarding bathroom policy. However, this isn’t even the worst part of the debacle. The Christian Post reports that training materials for Charlotte-area teachers are encouraging them to minimize
Last Wednesday Hillary Clinton made her pitch for the Mormon vote, publishing an op ed in the Deseret News about her devotion to religious freedom. Most observers don’t immediately associate Hillary Clinton with religious freedom, or for that matter with any conceivable
On August 2, Ohio Right to Life (Ohio RTL) blasted the state’s former governor, Ted Strickland, for his position on abortion. A Democrat, Strickland is running a close Senate race against incumbent Rob Portman, a Republican. According to Ohio RTL: “Ted Strickland
On Monday, Buzzfeed reported that a new executive order issued by the Obama administration will mandate that restrooms in federal facilities be made accessible to both employees and visitors based on their gender identity. “The regulation builds on and reinforces a growing
Christian colleges in California may be breathing a sigh of relief this week, but elsewhere across the country, the fight to defend religious liberty in education is just beginning. The latest salvo was fired yesterday by the editorial board of The Charlotte
Recently, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has been attempting to play both sides of the religious freedom debate. In an op-ed for Utah’s Deseret News, Trump wrote, “Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have tried to undermine our religious liberties on the altar of
In a new YouGov poll, a majority of Americans said that they oppose federal funding for abortions. According to the pollsters: YouGov’s latest research shows that most Americans (55%) support the federal law which prohibits taxpayers’ money from going to fund abortions.
