For These Conservatives, Winning Religious Freedom Lawsuits isn’t Enough
Religious conservatives failed to influence LGBTQ rights policy while Obama was in office. Under Biden, they don’t want to repeat the same mistakes Read full piece
Supreme Court Splits on California’s Pandemic Restrictions on Churches
The U.S. Supreme Court is telling California that it can’t bar indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic, but it can keep for now a ban on singing and chanting indoors.
Can an Employee Object to Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines on Religious Grounds?
Under new guidelines from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, employers are allowed to adopt mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies. But what happens if an employee refuses to take the shot, citing their religious beliefs?
Florida Church Says Offering Free Beach Parking is a Religious Act. Judge Agrees.
A federal judge in Florida ruled last week that a Gulf Coast community could not stop a local church from allowing beachgoers to use its parking lot, calling the practice, which allowed the church’s youth group to fundraise and evangelize those who used the lot,
Neither Democracy nor Religious Freedom are Biblical Concepts, John MacArthur Declares
The Bible favors neither democracy nor religious freedom, John MacArthur said in a pair of January sermons where he lamented the perceived persecution of his church by government. Read full piece
Iowa Judge: Mask Policy Didn’t Violate Worker’s Religious Rights
An Iowa judge has denied unemployment benefits for a dental technician who cited religious reasons for refusing to wear a face mask intended to help slow the spread of coronavirus.
There Should Be No Pandemic Privilege for Religion
Houses of worship should not be hit with harsher pandemic rules than similar organizations. But religious gatherings should not be exempt from the same life-saving health rules to which similar gatherings are subjected. Simply put, there shouldn’t be a pandemic privilege for religion.
Satanic Temple Sues Boston Over Opening Prayer Policy
The Satanic Temple has sued Boston after the city council declined to allow Satanists to deliver an invocation at the start of its meetings. The Salem-based group said Tuesday that the council’s policy for its opening prayer is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Montenegro’s Churches Get a Religious Freedom Do-Over
Property dispute between Orthodox church and government that sparked mass protests in the Balkans ends — for now — with a strengthening of religious rights for evangelicals and other faiths. Read full piece
Why One Man’s Supreme Court Case is Uniting the ACLU with the Catholic Church
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski on Jan. 12, 2021. Read full piece