Religious Liberty

“2019 is the ten-year anniversary of a statement that drew the line for Christians on three central issues: life, marriage, and religious liberty…. Half-a-million Christians signed on.” - BreakPoint

“The high court announced April 22 it would review appeals in three different cases on an issue that touches on the continuing conflict between religious liberty and sexual liberty.” - BPNews

“The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Monday that the city of Philadelphia can exclude a Catholic foster care agency form its placement program for its refusal to work with same-sex couples.” - Jurist

“With new law, president Evo Morales comes through on his promise of greater religious freedom.” - Christianity Today

The measure “would prohibit civil servants, teachers, nurses, bus drivers, lawyers and other people who interact with the public from wearing religious symbols while at work. It would apply to Sikh turbans, Christian jewelry and Jewish kippahs, but the focus of the controversy has been over hijabs worn by many Muslim women in Quebec.” - Fox

“Shouwang and Early Rain are two high-profile examples of China’s renewed crackdown on unregistered churches, just one part of the Chinese government’s campaign to ‘sinicize’ religion, which means to reshape religion so that it supports the ideology of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).” - World

“[T]he school’s Public Interest Committee unanimously decided not to fund any student working at an organization that they deem to be discriminatory. This includes any organization that upholds the value of biblical marriage and asks the same of its employees.” - Christian Headlines

“The high court opted not to review a Hawaii Court of Appeals decision against a bed and breakfast that declined to rent a room to a same-sex couple. By their refusal, the justices permitted the lower court ruling to stand in their March 18 orders.” - BPNews

In a statement, New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan ilmplied that Chick-fil-A does not comply with anti-discrimination laws. “In response to the news, the chicken sandwich company released a statement denouncing the ‘inaccurate narrative’ being advanced about them.” - Christian Post

The bill “would prohibit a state agency from adopting ‘any rule, regulation, or policy’ that would burden an occupational license holder’s ‘free exercise of religion’ or ‘freedom of speech regarding a sincerely held religious belief.’..The proposed legislation has been criticized by LGBT rights advocates who claim it will permit discrimination.” - Jurist