Religious Freedom by the Numbers
04.22.16
It’s remarkable, really. At the same time religious freedom appears both at a height of controversy in America and utterly collapsing in the Middle East, the world has at its fingertips volumes of research that affirm how good religious freedom is for every human on earth.
The Sickening Hypocrisy of Starbucks and Apple
By Dr. Michael L. Brown   |   04.20.16
She was only 17 years-old when she died. Her father cut out her tongue and burned her alive. What was her crime, and why did this man kill his own daughter in the most horrific imaginable way? He was a...
‘Progressives’ Demonize Christianity as a Global Menace, Ignoring the Great Progress It Ignited
04.20.16
Can you believe anyone even organizes a “white privilege” conference these days — seven years into Barack Obama’s presidency? Well, you’d better believe it, and you should also know that at least one of the speakers at this conference is militantly Christophobic.
Kim Davis Finally Gets Religious Freedom Accommodation to Keep Name Off Gay Marriage Licenses
04.18.16
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a bill Wednesday that removes the names and titles of county clerks from marriage licenses, giving legal "finality" to the religious accommodation that Rowan County clerk Kim Davis was looking for.
“Progressives” and Religious Liberty
By Laurie Higgins   |   04.16.16
“Progressives” who view the cultural embrace of deviant sexuality as good seek to eradicate the last cultural obstacle to its universal embrace: biblical truth. Since that’s not possible, they seek instead to eradicate religious liberty by incrementally narrowing the cultural...
Three Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Rulings Christians Should Know About
By Andrew Willis   |   04.12.16
In what is already a controversial session amidst the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on many cases in the upcoming months that will have wide reaching effects in American life. Here are three decisions which Christians should know about.
PayPal Scorns Conservative Americans While Embracing Cuban Communists
By Dr. Michael L. Brown   |   04.09.16
In an act of extraordinary hypocrisy, PayPal, which last month announced its plans to expand into Cuba, has decided not to expand into North Carolina because the state is determined to keep its public bathrooms and locker rooms safe. PayPal...
Americans know that Religious Freedom is Under Fire
By Micah Clark   |   04.08.16
According to a new national survey, a growing number of Americans believe that religious liberty is now in decline in the U.S.  They are observing that Christians face a growing intolerance according to LifeWay Research. Here is what they found...
Christian B&B Owner is Not Backing Down
By David E. Smith   |   04.01.16
Christian Jim Walder, owner of the Timber Creek Bed & Breakfast in Paxton, Illinois, who because of his faith declined to allow his facilities to be used for the celebration of a same-sex union is not backing down even as the state of Illinois stands ready to persecute him and destroy his business.
NBA, NFL Choose Sides in Culture War Battles
By   |   04.01.16
The NFL and the NBA are tackling issues having nothing to do with football or basketball, and they’re putting a full court press on our freedom.
UPDATE:  Christian B&B Case Not Over
By Laurie Higgins   |   03.31.16
Initial press reports suggested that the case against the Christian owner of the Timber Creek Bed and Breakfast in Paxton, Illinois, Jim Walder, was settled. The Illinois Human Rights Commission has clarified that administrative law judge Michael R. Robinson’s decision...
Illinois Christian Businessman Fined $80k for His Faith — But There is More
By Laurie Higgins   |   03.29.16
Another Christian business-owner has been persecuted for his faith. Jim Walder, owner of an Illiois bed and breakfast, has been fined $80,000 by the Illinois “Human Rights” junta (also known as the Illinois Human Rights Commission) for refusing to rent...
Georgia Governor Caves to Big Business, Vetoes Religious Freedom
03.29.16
Georgia’s Republican Governor Nathan Deal has caved to pressure from big business and special interests and vetoed a very modest religious liberty bill. This shows the lack of courage of many in the political class, and also highlights the extreme nature of the Left and the business community. To these groups, even mild religious liberty protections are unacceptable.
Georgia Guts Religious Freedom Bill
03.24.16
On Wednesday night, the Georgia legislature introduced new language to its religious freedom bill and passed the bill in mere hours. Haste makes waste. This new language significantly waters down a religious freedom bill that had real force even though it was, as we pointed out three weeks ago, already lacking in certain respects.
As Predicted, Here Come The LGBT Bullies
By Dr. Michael L. Brown   |   03.18.16
I’ve been saying that, in the LGBT activist lexicon, “tolerance” means the intolerance of all views but their own, “diversity” means their way or the highway, and “inclusive” means the exclusion of all opposing opinions and values. Day by day,...
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