As of this writing (1 PM, ET, Sunday, September 13), two young Los Angeles sheriff deputies are fighting for their lives after being shot in the head and face. One is just 31 years old and a married mother; the other is only 24. They were ambushed and shot in cold blood by a single suspect last night, but as...

Historically, religion and its adherents have been often oppressed by government. By contrast, America has been singular in its dedication to preserving the freedom of its people to expect and experience religious freedom. That is now rapidly changing. Source: Religious Freedom Is Under Attack Like Never Before | Opinion

Decent Americans who are feeling perplexed today shouldn’t be ashamed about it. There is good reason to be perplexed. On the one hand, in the name of health and safety, we are being asked by the government to compromise personal freedoms that we have always taken for granted: going to work, going to church, sending our children off to school,...

By: First Liberty Live – firstliberty.org – June 25, 2020 R. Albert Mohler Jr. Discusses the Continued Constitutional Crisis with Kelly Shackelford The recent protests across America have focused a new and powerful spotlight on the ongoing discrimination against local faith communities in key hotspots. Joining Kelly Shackelford to discuss this crucial issue and many more is leading theologian and president of...

By: President Trump – whitehouse.gov – June 2, 2020 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1.  Policy.  (a)  Religious freedom, America’s first freedom, is a moral and national security imperative.  Religious freedom for all people worldwide is a foreign policy priority of the...

By: Sen. Josh Hawley – thepublicdiscourse.com – June 16, 2020 I rise today to offer a few thoughts about the Bostock case handed down by the Supreme Court yesterday. I have it here. I have now had the chance to read the case, the decision by the majority of the court, and the two dissenting opinions, and I have to say I...

By:  John Daniel Davidson – thefederalist.com – May 22, 2020 On Friday, President Trump said churches and houses of worship are “essential”and called on governors nationwide to allow them to open this weekend. If they don’t, Trump said he would “override” governors, citing forthcoming guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In remarks Thursday, the president criticized some governors who have...

By: Jonathan Turley – usatoday.com – May 18, 2020 The case against Micheal Flynn is abusive and should be dismissed, as the Justice Department requests. But Judge Emmet Sullivan has other ideas. The case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn is rapidly moving from the dubious to the preposterous. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan is being widely applauded for resisting the...

By: Staff – firstliberty.org – May 12, 2020 First Liberty Institute Leads Coalition of Religious Leaders Calling for Congress to Protect America’s Houses of Worship as They ReopenReligious liberty law firm asks Congress to guard against a possible ‘swarm of lawsuits blaming’ America’s churches, synagogues, and houses of worship Washington, DC—As America’s houses of worship begin to carefully reopen, First...

By: Kelly Shackelford – Newsweek.com – May 13, 2020 Americans are experiencing a nearly unprecedented event in our nation’s history. For people of faith, temporary limitations on the freedom to meet together have impacted one of the church’s most fundamental doctrines—communal gatherings. While Americans of faith treasure that freedom, their love for neighbor drove them to abide by government recommendations...