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- The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Ryan Tucker, director of ADF’s Center for Christian Ministries regarding Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 order updated Tuesday that lifted the hard cap of 200 people for churches and other religious gatherings: “Gov. Inslee has finally acknowledged that even during this difficult time, the First Amendment cannot be put away and forgotten. As the Supreme Court recently affirmed, the Constitution doesn’t allow government officials to treat religious Americans like second-class citizens. There is no ...
- The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Ryan Tucker, director of the ADF Center for Christian Ministries regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday night to immediately halt enforcement of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s discriminatory COVID-19 restrictions on churches and synagogues: “Last night’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that ‘even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten.’ The Constitution forbids government officials from treating religious Americans like second-class citizens. As the court made ...
- Policy threatens religious school operators with fines, jail time but allows public schools of same size to reopen
- State officials provide tuition vouchers for students who select public or private secular schools but not private religious schools
- The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Ryan Tucker, director of the ADF Center for Christian Ministries, regarding ADF’s appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on behalf of Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley, a Nevada church challenging Gov. Steve Sisolak’s church gathering ban that allows casinos, restaurants, theme parks, and gyms to operate at 50% capacity but restricts churches to gatherings of 50 or fewer people: “If crowds of hundreds to thousands of people can meet in casinos for hours to play the slots or blackjack, then churches ...
- ADF to court: Revised gathering ban treats churches worse than casinos
- Josephine, Douglas county churches can plan to resume worship without facing penalties
- The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Director of the ADF Center for Christian Ministries Ryan Tucker regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to deny interim relief in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom: “The Supreme Court’s opinion is procedural in nature, narrow in scope. The court simply chose not to grant temporary relief on an emergency motion. Religious freedom means more than treating churches like secular businesses. The church in this case—and, indeed, the vast majority of churches—agreed to abide by the same ...
- Gov. Inslee says cannabis retailers and breweries essential, but spiritual gatherings are ‘superspreader’ events
- Gov. Brown says gyms and restaurants okay, churches not