Religious Liberty

“Megachurches and the men who lead them can be superrich. So why don’t the IRS and local authorities see a cent in taxes?” - RNS

Texas: Federal court blocks transgender mandate for healthcare professionals

Indiana: Catholic high school can fire staff in same-sex marriages, court rules

“New Hampshire has passed a law that prohibits the state government from treating houses of worship with harsher restrictions during times of emergency than organizations and businesses deemed to be essential services.” - C.Post

“Brent Leatherwood, vice president of external affairs and chief of Staff for SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, said in a statement that he has ‘long called for America to be a bold voice for liberty against these oppressive regimes.’” - C.Post

“In a notice filed Monday, lawyers for Jack Phillips asked the appeals court to review the June ruling by a Denver judge by looking at both procedural issues and whether the ruling violated Phillips’ constitutional rights to freedom of speech and religion.” - RNS

“Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission filed a petition Monday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide a case in which the Washington Supreme Court ruled in favor of a bisexual lawyer who sued the mission over its anti-LGBTQ hiring policy.” - C.Leaders

“The analysis by Reuters found that the Court’s shadow docket’ in which emergency applications are decided hurriedly, provided religious applicants a win in every case.” - RNS

“While a baker from the same state won his challenge, court upholds Colorado anti-discrimination requirements for the owner of a creative agency..” - C.Today

“Whilst he was in a gathering and therefore in breach of regulation 7, however, the parties were together and were allowed to rely on articles 9, 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights. Their gathering was limited in duration, and they were entitled to gather for street evangelising.” - PCN

“A federal appeals court on Friday slammed the University of Iowa for punishing InterVarsity Christian Fellowship because it limits leadership to Christians. The court said the school violated the organization’s free speech rights.” - WORLD