“Whether it’s endorsing a candidate for Congress or lobbying against a ballot measure involving, say, the legalization of marijuana, they can respond as they feel led. But … the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) lays out two requirements for nonprofits and churches in order to maintain their tax-exempt statuses.” - C.Leaders
Canada’s New Hate Bill & the Future of Religious Liberty
“Canada’s House of Commons has advanced a bill to combat hatred, but it actually threatens religious liberty. Here’s why every Christian should pay attention.” - IFC
Supreme Court Rejects Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban
“In an 8-1 decision, the court ruled that Colorado’s law, even though it was tailored to licensed professionals, does not overrule free speech protections.” - Axios
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Free Speech for All?
“The Finnish court ruling should be denounced not just as an attack on traditional Christianity but more broadly an attack on freedom of speech and liberty for all. Hate speech laws, with their identitarian political assumptions, make such prosecution of free speech inevitable.” - Juicy Ecumenism
The Latest Legal Battle of the Pronouns
“At issue in Defending Education is whether Ohio’s fourth-largest school district could discipline students for purposefully using what are sometimes known as ‘biological pronouns’ rather than what are sometimes known as ‘preferred pronouns’ when referring to transgender or nonbinary classmates.” - L&L
Supreme Court seems skeptical of state bans on ‘conversion therapy’
“The court’s conservative majority didn’t seem convinced that states can restrict talk therapy aimed at changing feelings or behavior while allowing counseling that affirms kids identifying as gay or transgender. Justice Samuel Alito said the law ‘looks like blatant viewpoint discrimination.’” - Baptist Press
Cycles of Censorship in a Nation of Speech
“One party’s freedom of speech is another party’s disinformation and hate speech. Until it isn’t. Repeat.” - Acton
Jimmy Kimmel, Religious Broadcasters, and You
“I’m no fan of Jimmy Kimmel…. But if it turns out to be true that he was fired because the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put pressure on ABC to take him off the air, that should cause all honest, limited-government conservatives to pause.” - MinistryWatch
Judge Sides With Babylon Bee To Strike Down Newsom’s Anti-Deep Fake Law—‘Low-Brow Humor’ Has ‘Equal Entitlement to First Amendment Protection’
“A federal judge has sided with satirical news site The Babylon Bee and other plaintiffs by striking down a California state bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that prohibited the distribution of deep fake images and videos of politicians.” - C.Leaders
550 US rabbis sign letter condemning Trump's antisemitism policy
“The letter comes after a poll found that most American Jews oppose the way President Donald Trump is handling antisemitism.” - RNS