Pompeo and Brownback Address Religious Freedom Summit

'All people from every place on the globe must be permitted to practice their faith openly'

Jeffrey Cimmino
July 17, 2019 2:05 PM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom Sam Brownback addressed the second-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom on Tuesday.

Supremes OK Cross Memorial

7-2 ruling shoots down atheist attempt to tear down WWI memorial

Bill McMorris
June 20, 2019 12:45 PM

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, said the suit should have been dismissed earlier given the lack of standing of the association and called on lower courts to dismiss "offended observer standing."

SCOTUS Punts on Gay Wedding Cake, Nun Cases

Charles Fain Lehman
June 17, 2019 3:45 PM

The United States Supreme Court on Monday avoided taking action on two potentially inflammatory cases that touched on issues of religious liberty.

Supreme Court Declines Challenge to ‘In God We Trust’ Motto

Jeffrey Cimmino
June 10, 2019 4:50 PM

The Supreme Court declined to take up a legal challenge to the inscription of "In God We Trust" on coins and currency.

Ohio City Backs Down After Catholic School Files Lawsuit Over Religious Rights

Jeffrey Cimmino
May 29, 2019 9:25 AM

The city of South Euclid, Ohio has backed down after a Catholic school filed a lawsuit challenging the city's anti-discrimination law on the grounds that it infringed on its religious freedom.

Pennsylvania School to Stop Saying ‘God Bless America’ After Reciting Pledge of Allegiance

Jeffrey Cimmino
May 10, 2019 8:00 AM

A Pennsylvania elementary school will no longer say "God Bless America" after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance following a legal complaint brought by a parent.

French Churches Under Attack, But Media and Politicians Remain Apathetic

Attacks on Christian sites in France increased about 250 percent between 2008 and 2018

Jeffrey Cimmino
May 9, 2019 4:20 PM

French churches are increasingly under threat from arson and desecration, but the government and press continue to provide little coverage of these attacks.

Trump Admin Will Protect Rights of Doctors Who Decline to Perform Abortions

Department of Health and Human Services adopted regulations to guarantee conscience protections for medical professionals

Bill McMorris
May 2, 2019 1:10 PM

The Trump administration will safeguard the rights of doctors to decline performing procedures they find morally objectionable.

Report: Religious Freedom Conditions Worsening in China

New regulations ban 'unauthorized' religious teachings in effort to 'sinicize' beliefs

Chinese policemen push Uighur women protesting in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang region in China

Jeffrey Cimmino
April 30, 2019 5:00 AM

The 2019 annual report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) highlights worsening religious freedom conditions in China over the past year.

Secular Group Calls for Arizona Governor Ducey (R) to Remove Easter Facebook Post

Ducey: 'We won't be removing this post.'

Jeffrey Cimmino
April 26, 2019 9:15 AM

A secular advocacy group called on Gov. Doug Ducey (R., Ariz.) to remove a religious post on the governor's Facebook page from Easter, but the governor does not intend to take it down.