The First Amendment is under attack again – and in conservative Texas. Since 2012, the Kountze ISD school district has been fighting middle and high school cheerleaders over using a Bible verse on their run-through banners, even though the cheerleaders used their own money for their materials. The Texas Supreme […]
By: Stephanie Taub, First Liberty Institute Senior Counsel. Originally published in National Review on May 18, 2018. A bill in the state assembly would restrict access to information on marriage and human sexuality. People have a right to hear all sides of controversial issues and to decide for themselves what […]
By: Lathan Watts, First Liberty Institute’s Director of Community Relations. Originally published in the Daily Caller on May 15, 2018. Earlier this week, Minnesota State Senator Dan Hall (R) introduced a bill that would allow privately funded posters displaying the national motto “In God We Trust” to be placed in […]
After 25 years with the U.S. Army, Scott Squires is under investigation. His mistake? Following his religious beliefs and the rules laid out by the Southern Baptist Convention, the religious organization that endorsed him as a chaplain. In keeping with the SBC’s beliefs, Squires does not conduct marriage retreats or […]
Congregation Toras Chaim has spent about five years in a legal battle with the city of Dallas over parking ordinances. The city is refusing to give the synagogue a variance to a law on how many parking spaces it’s required to have – even though the Orthodox congregation does not […]
Americans have a long history of welcoming the compassionate and innovative work of religious individuals and organizations. On this year’s observance of the National Day of Prayer, President Trump extended that history by announcing the creation of The White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative (“Initiative”). The initiative, rebranded from prior […]
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