Religious Liberty

“Though some critiqued the office as inappropriate mixing of church and state, Bush argued in his memoir that ‘government need not fear religion’ even as it ‘should never impose religion.’ The Republican president aimed to create a nonpartisan initiative, choosing Democrats as the first two leaders appointed to direct the office” - MinistryWatch

“Chicago Public Schools (CPS) had excluded Moody’s elementary education students from its student teaching program unless the college agreed to hire employees who disagreed with the school’s biblical views on sex, sexuality and marriage.” - Daily Citizen

“In a per curiam opinion issued Monday evening, the nation’s high court sided with parents opposed to the state policy for various reasons, including religious objections.” - CPost

“The phrase ‘separation of church and state’ dates back to a letter from Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist congregation.” - RNS

“Catholic integralists want to bring back an Emperor under the authority of the Pope. Calvinist reconstructionists would like to see a church with temporal authority. Pentecostal Seven Mountain activists … So it’s a good time to think through whether Christianity can take on political power so as to impose its religious and moral teachings on non-believers.” - Veith

“With 388 million Christians enduring high levels of persecution and discrimination globally, compared to 380 million in the previous reporting year, Open Doors CEO Ryan Brown said persecution is increasing in breadth and severity.” - Baptist Press

“Conversion at the end of the sword is not true conversion. What’s more, the most vocal of those who call for this kind of arrangement don’t engender confidence that they can be trusted with this power. There’s a large gap between edge-lording meme-makers and a so-called Christian prince. In a fallen world, I’ll take my chances with the American experiment.” - Daniel Darling

“Jeffress told Baptist Press at the time it was not a campaign rally. ‘I would just say I’ve never seen a campaign rally where there was a plan of salvation given, and a prayer of salvation offered for those who wanted to trust in Christ,’ he said.” - Baptist Press

“… $67,000 worth of citation fines issued against them by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA) during the COVID-19 pandemic.pandemic…. The church continues its fight against another $1.2 million in fines by the county.” - MinistryWatch

“The West Virginia Board of Education on Tuesday reinstated a school vaccination mandate after the state Supreme Court paused a lower court’s ruling that allowed parents to cite religious beliefs to opt out of shots required for their children to attend classes.” - AP