Disagreements and projections abound in the dialogue about marriage and its redefinition to include same-sex couples. But both sides agree on one issue: redefining marriage significantly jeopardizes religious freedom—the first liberty upon which our nation was founded.

A middle school student in New York who was told she could not include religious references in her graduation speech is appealing an adverse judicial decision.  The student, whose name has been withheld, was the co-president of her 8th grade...

Long before homosexual activist Floyd Corkins entered the D.C.-based Family Research Council (FRC) with the intent to commit mass murder, I warned from the rooftops that the hard-left Southern Poverty Law Center’s anti-Christian “hate group” propaganda might spur such bloodshed....

The Obama administration proposed a rule change Friday it says will appease the concerns religious organizations have about the abortion/contraceptive mandate, but legal groups who defend religious liberty called the proposal inadequate and said it fell far short of what is needed.

A university employee who was suspended from her job because of her support for the institution of marriage has been reinstated to her position.   Angela McCaskill was relieved of her job last October as the chief diversity officer for Gallaudet...

Thomas More Society Says Triune Health Group’s Religious Liberty Protected  Today, Judge Terence M. Sheen of the DuPage County Circuit Court granted Triune Health Group’s motion for a temporary restraining order against Illinois’ contraception mandate, which forces coverage of abortifacients...

A new chapter in America’s moral revolution came today as Atlanta pastor Louie Giglio withdrew from giving the benediction at President Obama’s second inaugural ceremony. In a statement released to the White House and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, Giglio said that he withdrew because of the furor that emerged yesterday after a liberal watchdog group revealed that almost twenty years ago he had preached a sermon in which he had stated that homosexuality is a sin and that the “only way out of a homosexual lifestyle … is through the healing power of Jesus.”

A Christian counseling student who was the subject of religious discrimination has won a major settlement against Eastern Michigan University.  University officials have agreed to pay Julea Ward $75,000, after having expelled her from the school’s graduate counseling program.  As...

The far-left student government at the University of California-Berkeley is calling for the removal of Salvation Army donation boxes from the campus, charging that the charity organization is “homophobic.” The Associated Students of the University of California have passed a...

Pharmacists in Illinois are now permitted to have a conscience, as they can refuse to sell birth control or abortion-causing drugs if it violates their faith.

Mark Rienzi of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty explains that the battle began...

Not only was there no room for Baby Jesus in the inn, but for a few a days it appeared there was also no place in a public park. In Arlington Heights, the Illinois Nativity Scene Committee attempted to place the familiar symbol of the holy family in the North School Park. However, after filling out the appropriate permit papers, the group’s request was denied by the local park district.

In an overt act of religious discrimination, a Kentucky T-shirt manufacturer has been found guilty of “sexual orientation” discrimination for refusing to print T-shirts for a community  homosexual festival.  Organizers of the Lexington, Kentucky “gay pride” event had filed the...

The Freedom from Religion Foundation has pressured the mayor of Alsip, Illinois to discontinue erecting a cross on its water tower as part of its annual Christmas tradition. Mayor Patrick Kitching reports former Mayor Arnie Andrews started the tradition in...

From www.lc.org Today, Liberty Counsel filed a federal lawsuit against the Village of Plainfield for violating First Amendment rights. In addition to the First Amendment, the Village’s Community Room Policy also violates the Establishment Clause, Equal Protection and the Illinois...

When my family and I started our company 40 years ago, we were working out of a garage on a $600 bank loan, assembling miniature picture frames. Our first retail store wasn't much bigger than most people's living rooms, but we had faith that we would succeed if we lived and worked according to God's word. From there, Hobby Lobby has become...