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First Amendment
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Though a 2012 First Amendment Center survey noted that a majority of Americans identify that the First Amendment contains the freedom of speech, only about a quarter remembered its provision for freedom of religion. Simultaneously protecting religious freedom in America and complicating church-state relations, the right to religious freedom grounds debates over a range of issues, from religion in public schools to corporate expressions of free exercise.
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Judge Blocks Texas’ Campus Speech Cutoff After Student Ministry Lawsuit
District court: “The First Amendment does not have a bedtime of 10:00 p.m.”
News
Churches Can Endorse Political Candidates, IRS Says
New interpretation of tax law is a win for conservative Christians who have long opposed the Johnson Amendment.
Wire Story
Supreme Court Allows Religious Parents to Opt Out of LGBTQ Books in Class
Ruling says district’s refusal to allow students to skip lessons violates free exercise protections.
Analysis
Supreme Court Seems to Side with Faith-Based Charter School
Justices weighed First Amendment rights in the case of a publicly funded Catholic school in Oklahoma.
Wire Story
Supreme Court Upholds Porn Age-Verification Laws Against First Amendment Challenge
Christians and child safety advocates defend state regulations designed to keep kids from accessing inappropriate material online.
News
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Blocked in Court
Shall thou display them in thy classrooms? Federal judge orders education officials to not enforce the requirement that schools put up posters with the biblical directives.
News
Bethany Sues Michigan for Denying State Contracts Due to Faith-Based Hiring
The Christian ministry says it is being blocked from helping hundreds of refugee children and families, despite its decades-long history of service.
Wire Story
Evangelical Broadcasters Sue Over IRS Ban on Political Endorsements
Now that some nonprofit newspapers have begun to back candidates, a new lawsuit asks why Christian charities can’t take sides.
News
Gordon College Loses Religious Liberty Argument for Loan Forgiveness
Evangelical school sees discrimination in COVID-19 relief fund’s employee-counting rules.
Review
Christians Shouldn’t Run from a ‘Negative World.’ But They Can Depend on It Less.
Aaron Renn outlines individual, institutional, and missional strategies for adapting to a hostile culture.