By: Dan McLaughlin – nationalreview.com – April 22, 2025 Parents in deep-blue Montgomery County, Md., want the right to opt their kids out of lessons, beginning in pre-K, involving ‘LGBTQ-inclusive’ storybooks. The Supreme Court’s argument this morning in Mahmoud v. Taylor dramatically illustrated the extremism of the defenders of woke education in general and of the school board in deep-blue Montgomery County,...

Federal Judge Stops Discriminatory Action Against Chinese- and Taiwanese-American Church City barred church from using its facility for religious services for two years. Santa Ana, CA—Late yesterday, United States District Court Judge John W. Holcomb ordered the city […]

Coach Joe Kennedy joins The City of God to share his incredible journey from coaching high school football to fighting for religious freedom at the U.S. Supreme Court. Fired for praying on the field, Coach Kennedy refused to back down, taking his case all the way to the highest court in the land. In this episode, he unpacks his legal...

Law Firm Applauds Return of Ten Commandments Monument to Kentucky’s State Capitol Grounds Fraternal Order of Eagles will return monument to the state. Frankfort, KY—Today, Kentucky House Joint Resolution 15 (HJR-15), which passed the state legislature by an […]

By: Lathan Watts – nationalreview.com – March 14, 2025 Chase’s decision to drop discrimination based on politics and religion is good for business. After a series of negotiations with attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom, JPMorgan Chase has agreed to adopt language in its code of conduct that protects against political and religious de-banking. The changes mark a crucial step forward at the nation’s...

Texas Senate Passes Bill Requiring Classrooms to Display the Ten Commandments The bill is similar to those passed in other states that require privately funded, passive displays of the Ten Commandments in schools.

Yesterday, First Liberty Institute and the law firms Gibson Dunn and Spencer Fane filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the U.S. Supreme Court with Gibson Dunn representing First Liberty and First Liberty representing Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Department of Education, and the Oklahoma Board of Education. The brief challenges the exclusion of religious schools from the state’s charter school program, thus...

Pastor Chris Avell is facing criminal charges. His alleged crime? Ministering to the community of Bryan, Ohio 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No matter the time of day, Pastor Chris wants to keep the doors of his church open as a refuge for those in need. But city officials are blocking him from helping the vulnerable. He...

Ohio Court Stays Imposition of Sentence of Bryan, Ohio Pastor State appellate court ruling is the second favoring the church’s overnight ministry. Toledo, OH—A panel of judges on the Court of Appeals of Ohio, Sixth Appellate District, granted […]

In this case—Carson v. Makin—the Institute for Justice (IJ) and First Liberty are challenging this Maine law that bans families from participating in a student-aid program if they choose to send their children to religious schools. This law unjustly discriminates against both religious schools and religious families. We could not allow this law to stand.