Religious Liberty

“Trump administration lawyers have argued a key component of the Johnson Amendment, which bars nonprofits from taking part in political campaigns, should not apply to churches.” - RNS

“The greatest protection for our church isn’t the right Christians being in power but rather that our government is denied the authority to decide whether my church is sufficiently Christian.” - J.D. Greear

“The longtime president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary said he erred in saying the government should be able to punish those who don’t believe God was part of America’s founding.” - RNS

Mohler - Acknowledgement and blasphemy: Sometimes, critics have a good point

If progressives are going to use the power of the federal government to push their worldview, why shouldn’t Christians take the wheel and use that same power (even expand it further) to enforce a Christian order? … It sounds reasonable. It sounds like a strong defense against cultural decay.

“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

“A group of parents of various faiths sued Palo Alto Unified School District over a 2025 school trip to a mosque, claiming students were gifted Qurans and female students were encouraged to wear hijabs.” - RNS

“ ‘We would like for the Supreme Court to make clear that singling out Scripture for display in public schools is a violation of the First Amendment,’ Weaver said.” - RNS

“In a decision released Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a lower court decision in favor of a coalition of multiple Quaker meeting groups, a Sikh Temple and a Cooperative Baptist congregation.” - CPost

“We hold that the First Amendment generally prohibits fact finders from inquiring into a clergy member’s application of his particular religious doctrine — absent fraud or collusion for secular purposes — in determining whether reporting should be withheld if ‘reasonable and necessary.’” - RNS

“Conservatives in Washington now seek to leverage their newfound power over American higher education more decisively than ever before. But… reform efforts led principally by the executive branch may come with unintended consequences. Indeed, that is the lesson of one major clash involving race, religious liberty, and Bob Jones University that unfolded less than 50 years ago” - L&L