Religious Liberty

“[T]he city… subpoenaed communications, including sermon notes and email, from five area pastors related to ‘HERO, the Petition, Mayor Annise Parker, homosexuality, or gender identity.’ The pastors were not involved in the lawsuit but were involved in encouraging people to sign the petition.” CPost

City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons

Pew Research: “The number of people who say churches and other houses of worship should express their views on social and political issues is up six percentage points since the 2010 midterm elections, from 43 percent to 49 percent.” CPost

Satanic coloring books have allegedly been distributed at Orange County, Florida public schools:

“Now, it’s not persecution. Christians are not banned. People can share their faith. But, now, what we once called “equal access” has taken another hit—people of faith do not have equal access to the university community”

Will InterVarsity Losing Cal State Standoff Be Tipping Point for Campus Ministries Nationwide?

“In June, the U.S. Navy ordered housekeepers at thousands of Navy-owned guest lodges near U.S. and international bases to remove the Bibles and any other ‘religious materials’ from their rooms.” RNS

“[M]more than 1,600 churches have deliberately broke[n] the existing law since 2008, endorsing political candidates from their pulpits during Pulpit Freedom Sunday events organized by the Alliance Defending Freedom.” CT

56 senators voted to force employers to pay for abortifacients

America, the religious? - Constitutional scholar Steven D. Smith says the Founders did see a place for religion in public policy