Religious Liberty

“The jury ruled that the Conrad Hotel managed by Park Hotels and Resorts Inc. … violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it failed to accommodate Jean-Pierre’s Sunday worship…. The hotel fired Jean-Pierre in March 2016 [for her refusal to work on Sundays] and plans to appeal the verdict.” - BPNews

“The list of interesting characters will include what many will regard as adherents of fringe religions like The Satanic Temple and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti.

“The number of Christians suffering high to extremely high persecution is 14 percent more in 2019, Open Doors reported, counting 245 million individuals globally.” - BPNews

Religious Freedom Day

“Earlier this week, the FFRF threatened public schools in an effort to bully them not to send public school classes to visit our two Christian facilities.

“Christian cake artist Jack Phillips can proceed with his latest lawsuit alleging Colorado harassed him based on his religious beliefs, but he may no longer seek damages from nine of the 10 defendants targeted.” - BPNews

The “fight continues as foster families, historic crosses, students, and pastors, imams, rabbis, and nuns face off against anti-religious activist groups and government agencies — some going all the way up to the Supreme Court. Here’s a preview of the top religious liberty victories to come.” - W.Examiner

“Despite this being our first freedom, challenges to the right of individuals and organizations to practice this right arise constantly. That is why we are fortunate to have groups like Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).” - TGC

“Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday (Dec. 11) he had added Pakistan to the list of ‘countries of particular concern’ (CPCs), a category reserved under federal law for governments that have committed or tolerated ‘systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.’” - BPNews

Partnership with the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) was a recurring theme at [SBC] Baptist state convention annual meetings this fall. - BPNews