A Christian pastor on Wyoming's Wind River Reservation is refusing to leave after two tribal councils declared her unwelcome and passed ordinances restricting religious groups, a standoff that pits tribal sovereignty against religious liberty and private property rights. Sarah Lucas, who leads Foundations for Nations Church in Arapahoe, Wyoming, preached a sermon during the Arapaho […] The post Arapaho tribes move to expel Christian pastor who condemned sundance ceremony as idol worship appeared first on American Almanac .
A Christian pastor on Wyoming's Wind River Reservation is refusing to leave after two tribal councils declared her unwelcome and passed ordinances restricting religious groups, a standoff that pits tribal sovereignty against religious liberty and private property rights. Sarah Lucas, who leads Foundations for Nations Church in Arapahoe, Wyoming, preached a sermon during the Arapaho sundance ceremony calling the sacred practice "idol worship." A video of the sermon circulated in July, just as Arapaho people emerged from their weeklong ceremony. The backlash was swift. Both the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribal councils passed ordinances requiring religious groups to seek tribal approval before operating on the Wind River…Open
State University of New York campus sued for requiring student ministries to make leadership eligible to non-Christians. Whitman College faces legal threat for student government's ideological demands on GOP club.
A West Virginia couple represented by Alliance Defending Freedom has petitioned the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that forces their daughter to receive vaccinations to attend a fully virtual school, a mandate the family says violates their religious beliefs and ignores recent high court precedent. Krystle and Anthony Perry want their […] The post West Virginia family asks Supreme Court to stop lower courts from defying its parental rights rulings appeared first on American Almanac .
A West Virginia couple represented by Alliance Defending Freedom has petitioned the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that forces their daughter to receive vaccinations to attend a fully virtual school, a mandate the family says violates their religious beliefs and ignores recent high court precedent. Krystle and Anthony Perry want their daughter enrolled in the West Virginia Virtual Academy, where every lesson takes place at home. West Virginia requires students at the academy to be "fully vaccinated" as a condition of attendance. The Perrys object on religious grounds, specifically to vaccines developed using aborted fetal cell lines. In their view, receiving the vaccine "is permanent and is itself a sin" because it…Open
The fight reflects a larger American phenomenon: Churchgoers increasingly want decisions to be made at the local level, not by a national denomination.
A groundbreaking settlement between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Christian Employers Alliance exempts thousands of employers from gender identity discrimination claims.
A groundbreaking settlement between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Christian Employers Alliance exempts thousands of employers from gender identity discrimination claims. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal settlement has given qualifying Christian employers new protections from certain Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforcement actions involving transgender and gender-identity policies. The agreement, reached in a lawsuit brought by the Christian Employers Alliance and represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, prevents the EEOC from pursuing covered Christian employers over workplace policies that conflict with their sincerely held religious beliefs. DETAIL: The protections include disputes…Open
Rep. Nancy Mace called every Muslim holding public office in America "a trojan horse" and doubled down over the weekend, drawing condemnation from Democrats and left-wing commentators who demanded Republicans denounce her. Mace, a South Carolina Republican who has served in the House since 2021, posted the statement on X on Friday. "Every single Muslim […] The post Nancy Mace draws fire from Democrats after declaring Muslim public officials a national security threat appeared first on American Almanac .
Rep. Nancy Mace called every Muslim holding public office in America "a trojan horse" and doubled down over the weekend, drawing condemnation from Democrats and left-wing commentators who demanded Republicans denounce her. Mace, a South Carolina Republican who has served in the House since 2021, posted the statement on X on Friday. "Every single Muslim holding public office in America is a trojan horse, and a threat to both national security and our republic," she wrote. "We refuse to be silent." No specific officeholders were named, and no triggering event was cited in the post. The response came fast. By Saturday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington state Democrat, fired back on X, calling the remarks "absolutely disgusting and…Open
The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the lawsuit Thursday on behalf of the Silver Spring Jewish Center and Rabbi J. Menashe Shapiro. The lawsuit asks the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to block the law while the case moves forward.
By Mike McDaniel We must decide, and soon, if a “religion” that preaches slavery and mass slaughter of those who refuse to convert is compatible with American religious liberty.