By Steve Warren CBN News August 8, 2019 The US Supreme Court announced on Tuesday it will take up the case involving a Michigan Christian funeral home’s objection to an employee’s decision to transition to a different sex. The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) reports the case could bring a definitive ruling on the future rights […]
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Supreme Court Vacates Ruling against Christian Bakers Punished for not Making Gay Wedding Cake
By Michael Gryboski Christian Post June 17, 2019 The United States Supreme Court vacated a ruling against a Christian couple forced to pay $135,000 for refusing to make a gay wedding cake. In an order released Monday morning, the high court vacated an earlier ruling against Aaron and Melissa Klein, a Christian couple from Oregon […]
NC Bill Seeks to Protect Religious Meeting Places; Liberal Clergyman assails it
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueApril 11, 2019 RALEIGH – Americans keenly remember that horrific night in 2015 when a gunman killed nine people during a prayer service at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2017, a murderous fiend parked his SUV in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas. […]
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Dear friend of the Christian Action League, We need your help! The sanctity of human life and religious liberty are in great peril, right here in North Carolina! This past week 2 significant events took place – 2 significant events that pose a great threat to human life and religious freedom: A Federal Judge Strikes […]
Rowan County Prayer Battle Costly; Religious Freedom Worth Fighting For
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action League Six months after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case involving prayer at the start of public meetings, the Rowan County Board of Commissioners was ordered to pay $285,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union for legal fees. Members approved the payment Jan. 7, disappointed to turn over […]
Street Preacher’s Arrest in Lincolnton Causes Concerns about Free Speech Rights
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 27, 2018 LINCOLNTON – The First Amendment right of a person to express his beliefs in public could be put to the test next month when a case involving a street preacher in Lincolnton goes to court. Preachers who frequently take to the streets of the Lincoln County […]
Bi-Partisan Provision Crafted to Deny Turkey F-35 Fighter Jets Unless Pastor Andrew Brunson is Freed
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League May 25, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, the office of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis rolled out a press release explaining a new means for ramping up pressure on the Turkish government to free Pastor Andrew Brunson. Brunson is a Presbyterian Pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, who has been […]
Abortion Speech Law Case Heard at Supreme Court; Pro-Life Advocates Anticipate Win
By Brandon Showalter Christian Post March 23, 2018 WASHINGTON D.C. — Hundreds of pro-life advocates assembled on the steps of the Supreme Court to rally in support of crisis pregnancy centers, contesting a California law which compels them to advertise and promote abortion. The nation’s highest court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the case of […]
Former NC Magistrate Wins Landmark Federal Ruling for Religious Liberty
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League February 9, 2018 A former North Carolina magistrate has secured a landmark federal ruling for religious liberty. In response, the state has agreed in a settlement to pay the magistrate $300,000 for lost pay, retirement benefits, and attorneys’ fees. The case involved the magistrate being forced out of her […]
Erosion of Religious Liberty in Canada and the United States
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 5, 2018 Mention nations where religious liberty is under attack, and most Americans think of Egypt, China, Pakistan or other points far from home. But a recent report from the Heritage Foundation’s Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society warns of a growing hostility toward […]