4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (341+ words) A dozen men gathered to pray in a private home in University Heights, Ohio. The city responded with a cease-and-desist letter. That sequence, simple on its face, now sits before the Supreme Court. The justices are expected to decide by…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (390+ words) The view from Pepperdine's law school in Malibu runs straight out to the Pacific. For three days in early June the people gathered there kept their attention on something harder to see, the future of religious freedom. For its third…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (208+ words) The big picture: The intersection of faith and public policy is tightening. Courts and legislatures remain the primary battlegrounds, with a distinct shift toward administrative action and conscience protections as the 2026 cycle matures. Global religious freedom: Italy's recognition of the…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (340+ words) Three Protestant bodies spent one week at war over the body. The only church adding members is the one that refused to hold the argument. Fine. Test the premise. A slope is a claim about where a road leads, and…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (418+ words) The detail that makes this news, noted from the floor by Old Testament professor Wonil Kim, is that this was the first year senior administrators took part. President Christon Arthur and the interim provost did not merely attend. They lent…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (202+ words) Gorsuch asked the right question in 2013. To what degree are we willing to be made instruments of wrongdoing. The believer who answers honestly will sometimes pay dearly for his answer. The person who treats that question as a tax shelter…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (452+ words) Before dawn in Nigeria's Middle Belt, the roosters do not get to finish. The men arrive with rifles and machetes while the village is still folded in sleep, and by the time the sun clears the hills there is a…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (137+ words) For seventy years the Creator held the center. Then the center moved. Manifest Destiny and the Momentum of Empire: Making Sense of America's Global War on Terrorism The role of religion under Obama (CS Monitor) Workplace Discrimination Claims On the…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (496+ words) Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places) Date: June 4, 2026 (Senate Passage) Link: Parliament of Canada: Bill C-9 Status This bill represents a move toward increased state oversight of public…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (161+ words) In 1890 the Supreme Court knew exactly what religion was, which should have been the first warning. For seventy years the Creator held the center. Then the center moved. Manifest Destiny and the Momentum of Empire: Making Sense of America's Global…...