Cissie Graham Lynch, Granddaughter of Billy Graham, Tapped for Religious Freedom Ambassador
If approved by the Senate, Lynch would hold an office that has been unoccupied since the beginning of the second Trump administration.
RNS Tracked the Religious Lawsuits Against Trump’s Immigration Policies. Here’s What We Found.
Eighty religious plaintiffs from 11 major faith traditions have joined lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according to a tracker developed by RNS with the Law, Rights, and Religion Project.
Celebrating Religious Liberty at Colonial Williamsburg
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside a recent conference that celebrated America’s heritage of religious freedom, with a special Seventh-day Adventist flavor.
‘A Weaponized Bureaucracy That Chills First Amendment Activity’
As the Trump administration claims ‘anti-Christian bias’ under Biden, activists and mainline Protestant denominations are pushing back against ‘church invasions by ICE.’
DHS Denies Violating Injunction, but Refuses to Give Evidence or Detail Extent of Church Spying
The Department of Homeland Security insists its surveillance at University Baptist Church and other houses of worship was only about alleged criminal violations unrelated to immigration.
Department of Homeland Security Spied on Churches in the Twin Cities
A surveillance incident at a Baptist church particularly raises questions since the congregation’s building is covered by a federal injunction blocking warrantless DHS actions there.
Flunk Those Who Want a Religious Test for Office
In light of advocacy from figures like Doug Wilson and Micah Beckwith, it’s worth remembering why the American experiment includes a ban on religious tests for office.
Houston Mothers Challenge Texas Ten Commandments Law Under State Religious Freedom Protections
Other attempts under federal law to prohibit the display of a highly edited version of the religious text in public schools — primarily the First Amendment’s guarantee of separation of church and state — have been unsuccessful so far.
Federal Judge Dismisses a Lawsuit Over Makeup of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission
Judge John P. Cronan said the commission is diverse through including both clergy and lay people and has 'adherents of at least five different religions' — by citing the one Jewish member and members of various Christian denominations.
USDA Serves Up Rightwing Christian Worship Services
This issue of A Public Witness documents several outlandish events beyond those named in a recent church-state lawsuit by employees or a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.