Courts
- Praying Football Coach Wins at Supreme CourtConservative majority says Washington school was wrong to worry about “excessive entanglement” between church and state.Daniel Silliman|
- Can the Church Still Enact Justice When a Pastor Sues His Accusers?The PCA takes up the case of a church leader who responded to sexual harassment claims with a defamation lawsuit against his accusers.Emily Belz|
- World Vision Employee Convicted of Terrorism, Despite Lack of Public EvidenceIsraeli court says the Palestinian who directed humanitarian aid in Gaza was secretly working for Hamas.Ken Chitwood|
- Why a Presbyterian Elder Defended Muslims Building a Mosque in Middle TennesseeQ&A with First Amendment champion Eric Treene on religious freedom, land use, and how the Westminster Confession contributed to his work at the Department of Justice.Interview by Daniel Silliman|简体中文繁體中文
- Mexican Megachurch Compares Pastor Jailed for Sex Abuse to the Apostle PaulUPDATE: The leader of La Luz del Mundo was sentenced to 17 years for sexual offenses against minors he groomed in the congregation.CT editors|
- German Minister Not Guilty of Anti-LGBT Hate SpeechMarriage seminar set up a clash between religious teachings and gay rights, but “alienating” comments are not criminal, court rules.Ken Chitwood |
- Pastors in the Valley of Death RowWhile a win for religious liberty, the Ramirez ruling will take a traumatic toll on an already burdened profession.Mark Fugitt|
- The Russell Moore ShowEpisode 17|40minRachael Denhollander Calls for a Southern Baptist Reckoning on AbuseDenhollander and Russell Moore respond to the third-party investigation of sexual abuse in the SBC.Russell Moore|
- Southern Baptists Refused to Act on Abuse, Despite Secret List of PastorsInvestigation: SBC Executive Committee staff saw advocates’ cries for help as a distraction from evangelism and a legal liability, stonewalling their reports and resisting calls for reform.Kate Shellnutt|españolPortuguêsIndonesian
- First Pastor to Defy COVID-19 Lockdowns Wins in CourtFollowing several earlier decisions siding with religious groups, the leader of a Oneness Pentecostal congregation in Louisiana declares, “Devil, you just got dethroned.”Daniel Silliman|
