Religious Liberty

“A Christian provider of foster-care services should be permitted to serve Christians only.” - N.Review

“[T]he more recent case of Aaron and Melissa Klein may present the court with an opportunity to provide clarity and guidance to businesses … on the fundamental question of whether they may operate in accord with their deeply held convictions or be forced to abandon their First Amendment rights when they enter the marketplace.” - W.Examiner

The settlement ends “a case he brought after the city fired him for writing — and distributing to a select few city employees — a self-published book that articulated an entirely orthodox Christian view of sex and marriage.” - National Review

“Evangelicals in the United Kingdom secured a major legal victory for freedom of conscience today, as the nation’s Supreme Court ruled on behalf of a Christian bakery that declined to fulfill an order for a pro-gay cake.” - CToday

“The state finds ‘probable cause’ that Jack Phillips violated the civil rights of someone who has been persistently trolling him with orders for provocative cakes.” - National Review

“The agreement between the University of Iowa and InterVarsity will temporarily reinstate all deregistered religious groups until the end of pending litigation with the university.” - W. Examiner

“The University of Iowa told InterVarsity Christian Fellowship they weren’t allowed to hold their meetings on campus because they require their members to hold to specific faith standards and kicked them out — in response, InterVarsity sued.” - W.Examiner

“Evangelist Greg Laurie, who leads the multi-campus Harvest Christian Fellowship, was recently forced to remove billboards promoting his annual SoCal Harvest event from two popular malls in Southern California because they featured him holding a nondescript Bible in his hand that some people found offensive.” - CPost

“PRRI finds most demographics have shifted in favor of religious freedom for small wedding business owners like Masterpiece Cakeshop’s Jack Phillips.” - CToday

“Promptly following the announcement, a cyber-mob inadvertently confirmed the importance of the new initiative. Participants practically trampled each other in a mad dash to denounce the Religious Liberty Task Force as the latest sign that the end is nigh.” - N. Review