Archive for the 'Church and State' Category
Friday, June 21st, 2019
Yesterday (6/20/19) SCOTUS ruled that a WWI memorial cross on state land in Bladensburg, Maryland could stay where it was. From Christianity Today: On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of allowing a memorial cross to remain on a state-owned median in Bladensburg, Maryland, and declared that government efforts to maintain the landmark […]
Filed under: Church and State, Court Decisions, Culture & Religion, Freedom of Religion, SCOTUS, USA
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
Congress passed the so-called ‘Equality Act’ on Friday that many believe would criminalize Biblical Christianity if it were to become the law of the land. From Townhall: … It provides the state with the power to persecute anyone who won’t celebrate any aspect of the LGBTQ agenda. Far from merely expanding civil rights categories, it […]
Filed under: Christian Businesses, Christian Organizations, Christian Schools, Christianity, Christianophobia, Christians, Church and State, Congress, Discrimination, Freedom of Religion, LGBT, Politics & Religion, Transgender Rights, US Government, USA
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Friday, March 15th, 2019
(Image Source: Wikipedia) The State of Washington is forcing churches to provide for abortions in their health care package if they offer coverage for maternity care. State officials are literally forcing churches to provide for abortions or pay fines and even go to jail. Cedar Park Assembly of God Church in Seattle is suing […]
Filed under: Abortion, American Church, Christians, Church and State, Culture & Religion, Evangelical Christians, Freedom of Religion, Lawsuits, Politics & Religion, Pro-Life, Progressive Agenda, USA, Washington
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Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Two Christian high Schools in 2015 were playing in a state football championship game at Florida’s Citrus Bowl. The school’s traditional pre-game prayer was outlawed by state officials in charge of the game supposedly because it was being played in a government owned stadium. Adding to the confusion was the fact that the stadium itself […]
Filed under: Christian Schools, Church and State, Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, Lawsuits, Prayer, Schools and Religion
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Monday, August 27th, 2018
A left-wing political group is suing the Trump administration over a Bible study being conducted in the White House. It is the contention of the ‘People for the American Way’ that they have a right under the ‘Freedom of Information Act’ to know exactly what is being taught in any ‘government’ facility. From Christian Today: […]
Filed under: Church and State, Culture & Religion, Free Exercise of Religion, Freedom of Religion, Lawsuits, LGBT, Trump Administration, USA
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Saturday, May 5th, 2018
On the National Day of Prayer, President Trump signed an executive order protecting religious liberty in America. From Townhall: President Trump announced the signing of a new faith based executive order that will allow religious organizations to obtain resources from federal government programs. "The faith initiative will help design new policies that recognize the […]
Filed under: Church and State, Freedom of Religion, President Trump, US Government, USA
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Saturday, April 28th, 2018
VS. The title of this article may sound ridiculous but I believe that it is apropos. The California State Assembly recently passed a bill (AB 2943) that could result in the banning of Christian ministries, counseling, books, and conferences, which support Biblical teaching on sexuality. If the measure passes the California Senate, Gov. Brown has […]
Filed under: California, Church and State, Freedom of Religion, Gay Agenda, LGBT, Politics & Religion
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Friday, February 9th, 2018
President Trump addressed those gathered for the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning. His thoughts actually took us back to the very founding of our nation reflecting similar observations of divine providence made by our first president George Washington with echoes from Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence: "Our rights are not given to us by man," […]
Filed under: Church and State, Culture & Religion, Freedom of Religion, Prayer, President Trump, USA
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Monday, January 22nd, 2018
It has been a year since Trump became the 45th President of the United States. In that time Franklin Graham has on occasion been critical of this president. However on Sunday Graham said that so far President Trump was ‘defending the Christian faith’ better than any recent American leader. From Fox News: Graham said […]
Filed under: Christianity, Church and State, Freedom of Religion, President Trump, USA
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Thursday, January 18th, 2018
The HHS under President Obama tried to override and destroy religious freedom and conscience which was clearly demonstrated in that administration’s HHS Contraceptive Mandate. Now the Department of Health and Human Services under President Trump is going an entirely different direction and in the process has established a new division to actually support and encourage […]
Filed under: Church and State, Constitutional Rights, Culture & Religion, Freedom of Religion, HHS Mandate, Obama Administration, President Trump, US Government, USA
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