Alliance Defending Freedom
Reformers want Congress to end ban on pulpit politicking
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 14, 2013
(RNS) An independent commission recommended that members of the clergy should be able to say "whatever they believe is appropriate" from the pulpit without fear of IRS reprisal.
White House denies contraception exemption to private businesses
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — June 28, 2013
(RNS) The new rules do not apply to private businesses whose owners have religious or moral obligations to contraception -- and that issue has already been a major battleground in federal courts.
Supreme Court to hear case on prayer at government meetings
By Richard Wolf — May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that the Greece (N.Y.) Town Board violated the separation of church and state when it repeatedly used Christian clergy to conduct prayers at the start of its public meetings.
U.S. Christians rally around home-schooling family facing deportation
By Krista Kapralos — April 22, 2013
(RNS) Home-schooling families in Europe have become a cause celebre for some U.S. conservatives, who are rallying around a family in Tennessee who could face fines or loss of custody if forced to return to their native Germany.
European court says U.K. equality laws trump personal religious beliefs
By Trevor Grundy — January 15, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that equality laws trump personal religious beliefs after rejecting three of four appeals filed by British Christians who were fired or disciplined for expressing religious beliefs in the workplace. By Trevor Grundy.
Update: Evangelical grad student settles with university
By Adelle M. Banks — December 12, 2012
(RNS) A graduate student who was expelled from Eastern Michigan University after citing her faith when she declined to advise a gay client has settled her case with the school. By Adelle M. Banks.
Ancient wisdom for 21st century problems
By A. James Rudin — November 15, 2012
(RNS) Trying to make sense of the 2012 election and the unfolding David Petraeus sex scandal, I consulted the Bible and the “Sayings of the Fathers,” a collection of rabbinic teachings written between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D. The ancient perceptions about politics and ethics are as insightful today as when they were first uttered. By A.James Rudin.
Pastors to challenge IRS over political endorsements, and they’re likely to get away with it
By Lilly Fowler — October 4, 2012
LOS ANGELES (RNS) In a matter of days, some 1,400 American pastors are planning to break the law by endorsing a political candidate. And they’re likely to get away with it. By Lilly Fowler.
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