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… 21, 2023 Opponents of religious freedom love to use “separation of church and state” as a misguided battle cry to … block faithful Christians from public service. Meanwhile, real violations of religious freedom have occurred across the … Cedar Park, requiring them to pay for abortions. This is a violation of churches’ religious freedom. That’s why Cedar …

… Washington State Treated Churches Worse Than Breweries and Cannabis Retailers Washington State treated Christ’s Church of Mt. Spokane and Westgate Chapel differently than … to sanctuary seating designed to provide six feet of separation between families and individuals; and thoroughly …

… (and unconstitutional) double standard. So one Nevada church took a stand to correct it. Read on to learn more … started to reopen at the beginning of June 2020, the church hoped to resume in-person worship services with …  before the 9th Circuit, and the court ruled against the state , striking down the COVID-19 restrictions that treated …

… The Administrative State: The Lawmakers No One Votes For The unchecked power of the administrative state presents a serious threat to liberty, democracy, and … law and structural constitutional doctrines such as separation of powers as additional tools in ADF’s legal …

… Attached: Why the Government Shouldn’t Tax Churches Church tax exemptions protect our First Amendment freedoms by … likely have difficulty explaining why they believe their church should remain tax-exempt. If we want to protect … property tax exemptions for churches, further ensuring the state cannot control the church. Should churches be taxed? …

… A Pending Human Rights Violation A U.N. official cries foul as the Biden … in the conference championship. If it weren’t for the very real injustice countless women and girls have experienced, … female athletes; it would also put the United States in violation of its own international human rights commitments. …

… Court. This time around, the question at issue involves state Medicaid funds. In 1965, Congress created Medicaid to … on Medicaid. In other words, which takes precedence: a state’s ability to determine which medical providers are … taxpayer Medicaid funds to medical providers offering real health-care services instead of abortion providers like …

… The State of Colorado Is Considering European-Style Repression of … her opinion on marriage and human sexuality in a 2004 church pamphlet, for comments made during a 2019 radio … clearly stated that government-coerced speech is a violation of the First Amendment, Colorado is tripling down. …

… President Biden Redefines Freedom in State of the Union The president claims to stand for freedom, but the policies he promoted in his State of the Union address tell a different story. Written by … procedures on any patient, including a child, in direct violation of a doctor’s medical judgment or religious …

… their services. In 2015 and 2016, ADF sent letters to both state legislators and the governor warning them that SB 1564, … signed the amendment into law. ADF then filed federal and state lawsuits challenging SB 1564. Thankfully, in December 2016 and August 2017 respectively, both state and federal courts agreed to put an injunction on the …