COVID-19 Phase 2: Guidelines and Recommendations for Reopening Places of Worship
When can we go back to church? First Liberty’s legal experts explain how federal guidelines apply to places of worship, and recommends three key phases.
Monthly Mail Bag: Send Us Your Questions and Comments About Military Appreciation Month
Take this new opportunity for YOU to submit questions and get answers. For Military Appreciation Month, we especially want to hear from service members.
First Liberty Reclaims Religious Liberty for Two Churches Hosting Drive-In Services
Churches that follow CDC guidelines while also creatively serving their communities should be applauded, not targeted. Singling out churches with restrictions that are not required for other entities is simply unconstitutional. Learn how First Liberty continues to successfully defend pastors and churches who are living out their faith through drive-in services.
Why Online Church Could be a Bad Thing for Religious Freedom in the Long-Term
America’s promise of religious liberty extends far beyond the bandwidth of smartphones, tablets, YouTube videos or Facebook Live. To ensure a lasting legacy of freedom for future generations, people of faith shouldn’t get too comfortable to this “new normal” of having church online. Otherwise, they may not realize how much of their religious liberty they’re giving up.
Oppression Often Starts When Gov’t Says Religious Services are “Non-Essential”
The viral outbreak hasn’t just forced us to confront a very real threat to our physical health. We’ve also had to deal with underlying threats that could cause serious damage to our political, economic and constitutional health. This crisis clearly shows us there are ongoing and underlying dangers to our freedoms, especially religious liberty.
Key Updates as Congress, Justices and Executive Branch Officials Resume Work in D.C.
Lawmakers, federal courts and executive branch officials in Washington, D.C. had to put much of their usual business on hold the last several weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak. Read our monthly round-up of religious liberty updates as the Executive Branch, Congress and the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court begin to resume their work in our nation’s capital.
