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There’s a fight against religious freedom happening in suburban Dallas

May 9, 2018 • In the News

Congregation Toras Chaim sits on the corner of a noiseless street, in an affluent neighborhood of Far North Dallas, a beige water tower looming over its shoulder. From the street, the home—which lawyers have termed “the Mumford House”—looks like any of the neighboring houses, a mid-70s family home, with an […]

Air Force chaplain allegedly denied new position after converting to Judaism

May 9, 2018 • In the News

Following weeks of discrimination, Air Force officials cite no lawful reason for denying position as an Orthodox Jewish Chaplain

The Blaze

Remember Sweet Cakes by Melissa? Oregon Christian bakers haven’t given up the fight

May 7, 2018 • In the News

Aaron and Melissa Klein are a Christian couple who started their own business: a family bakery called Sweet Cakes by Melissa. After six years, Sweet Cakes was shut down in 2013 after the Kleins were fined $135,000 for declining to make a cake for a same-sex wedding. But their First […]

Oy vey: Another lawsuit filed in tiny North Dallas synagogue’s years-long dispute with City Hall

May 4, 2018 • In the News

Say this for Congregation Toras Chaim: That is one teeny but tenacious synagogue. And by “synagogue” I mean a 3,572-square-foot house in Far North Dallas, near Frankford and Hillcrest roads, which, far as the Collin County Appraisal District and I are concerned, might as well be Plano but whatever. If the name rings a […]

President Donald J. Trump Stands Up For Religious Freedom In The United States

May 4, 2018 • In the News

A VOICE IN THE WHITE HOUSE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to ensure that the faith-based and community organizations that form the bedrock of our society have strong advocates in the White House and throughout the Federal Government.

Lawmakers Say Army May Have Violated Law by Targeting Baptist Chaplain

May 2, 2018 • In the News

The U.S. Army may have violated the First Amendment rights of a decorated chaplain who is facing discipline for not conducting a marriage retreat that included a same-sex couple, according to a letter written by a group of Republican lawmakers. A military investigation at Fort Bragg determined Chaplain Scott Squires […]

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