By: Kelly Shackelford – dailycaller.com – January 16, 2019 Today, Americans will pause to honor one of the core principles upon which our nation was founded: religious freedom. On January 16, 1786, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom — the forerunner to the First Amendment penned by Thomas Jefferson — was adopted. In it, Jefferson stated that “no man shall...

By: Todd Starnes – foxnews.com – January 11, 2018 The Freedom From Religion Foundation has earned its reputation as a notorious gang of atheists, agnostics and freethinkers waging a wicked campaign against Christian symbols on public property. The Wisconsin-based group is especially fond of preying on small-town America where many communities cannot afford to fight back against their baseless legal...

By: Kelly Shackelford – baltimoresun.com – January 2, 2018 As many gathered around a Christmas tree last week, attorneys representing thousands of Americans were busy putting the finishing touches on friend-of-the-court briefs in support of the Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial. The “Peace Cross,” as local residents call it, is a simple cross-shaped memorial of concrete and bronze, sitting...

By: Joe Palazzolo – wsj.com – Dec. 27, 2018 5:39 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of prayers during state legislature sessions and town council meetings. Now the justices may be asked to clarify the separation of church and state in a new forum: school board meetings. The high court has long held that prayer in public schools...

By: Todd Starnes – toddstarnes.com – December 20, 2018 Tavia Hunt, of Dallas, Texas, wanted to add a personal touch to her family’s Christmas cards this year. So she decided to create a customized stamp for her cards. Mrs. Hunt, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs chairman and chief executive officer Clark Hunt, selected a photograph that featured her family...

By: Todd Starnes – toddstarnes.com – December 20, 2018 Tavia Hunt, of Dallas, Texas, wanted to add a personal touch to her family’s Christmas cards this year. So she decided to create a customized stamp for her cards. Mrs. Hunt, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs chairman and chief executive officer Clark Hunt, selected a photograph that featured her family...

By: Girien Salazar – faithandeducation.com – 2018 Where the NHCLC Stands on Public Education Since the inception of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and the countless prominent Hispanic Evangelicals from around the nation have stood for the “Lamb’s Agenda” not only from behind their pulpits but also in America’s public spheres. Recently, the NHCLC refined...

By: Liberty McArtor – stream.org – November 4, 2018 The memorial honors 49 men who died serving in WWI, but the American Humanist Association argues it is unconstitutional because of its shape. If a war memorial is shaped like a cross, is it unconstitutional? That’s what the U.S. Supreme Court will decide next year. The court announced Friday it will...

By: Jeremy Dys – wsj.com – October 11, 2018 As a lowly corporal, Milton Edward Hartman’s death shouldn’t have drawn much attention. But on a summer day in 1919, it seemed as if half the town of Forestville, Md., came to his memorial service. His commanding officer attended, as did the bishop of Washington. As the Churchman periodical reported on...

By: First Liberty Staff – firstliberty.org – October 2018 Case History Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a popular organization that seeks to “engage, equip and empower” coaches and athletes to “unite, inspire and change the world” through their Christian faith. There are nearly 20,000 FCA “huddles” around the world, many meeting in public high schools. In Hardin County, Kentucky, high...