
The Supreme Court announced today it would hear oral arguments in seven cases where Christian organizations say Obamacare violates their religious liberty that is shielded by the so-called “wall of separation” between churches and the ever-expanding state.
by Ken Klukowski6 Nov 2015, 2:44 PM PST0

The ACLU — whose stated mission was once “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States” — now states that while the organization supported the RFRA when it was passed, “we can no longer support the law in its current form” because “it is now often used as a sword to discriminate against women, gay and transgender people and others.”
by Dr. Susan Berry30 Jun 2015, 4:37 PM PST0

Freedom to Marry Campaign Director Marc Solomon argued that refusing to provide services for same-sex weddings is “a non-American approach” and “if you are open to business, you’re open to business for everybody” on Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports.” Solomon was
by Ian Hanchett29 Jun 2015, 10:46 AM PST0

This week, various appeals courts across the country ruled on whether religious institutions should be exempted from the Obamacare contraception mandate. The court decisions make it all but inevitable that the Supreme Court will be forced in the next few months to consider whether religious institutions must cover contraception in violation of their religious freedom.
by Ben Shapiro21 May 2015, 8:12 AM PST0

Openly gay pop singer Boy George stopped by Ora TV’s Larry King Now Wednesday, where he admitted that if given the opportunity, he would play a show in Indiana, despite calls to boycott the state over the newly adopted Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
by Kipp Jones8 Apr 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

In a ripped-from-the-headlines The Good Wife (Michelle King, Robert King, Ridley Scott), the character Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) is thrust in the middle of a case in which a Christian business owner denies service to a gay couple because it conflicts with her religious beliefs.
by Wynn Marlow7 Apr 2015, 10:43 AM PST0

A couple of days after Rihanna premiered her new single “American Oxygen” at the March Madness Music Festival in Indianapolis, the music video for the song debuted.
by Daniel Nussbaum6 Apr 2015, 6:31 PM PST0

Rihanna headlined the March Madness Music Festival in Indianapolis on Saturday, where she debuted her long-awaited new song “American Oxygen” and unloaded with both barrels on Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
by Daniel Nussbaum6 Apr 2015, 8:17 AM PST0

Former House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, joined “Breitbart News Sunday” radio program to discuss the media scrutiny over the Indiana religious freedom law.
by Alex Swoyer5 Apr 2015, 7:19 PM PST0

by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly4 Apr 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

As America continues the debate over laws securing religious freedom, several of the nation’s CEO’s are taking sides. Apple’s Tim Cook, for instance, excoriated Indiana over its law. But former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is disgusted at how business leaders like Cook are acting.
by Warner Todd Huston3 Apr 2015, 8:22 PM PST0

If Arnold Schwarzenegger could travel back in time, as he did in the Terminator movies, and stop himself from vetoing gay marriage in 2005 and 2007, then perhaps he could have saved his political career from its later, near-complete devastation. However, the Silicon Valley techies haven’t yet invented a time machine. So Schwarzenegger must content himself with an op-ed in the pages of the Washington Post, lecturing fellow Republicans about the evils of Indiana’s religious freedom law.
by Joel B. Pollak3 Apr 2015, 2:32 PM PST0

Friday on Iowa Public Television, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) said the debate over state versions of The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 is “both liberals and conservatives” promoting their agendas and he said, “That’s sad.” Grassely stood behind the
by Pam Key3 Apr 2015, 2:11 PM PST0

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Lew Alcindor in New York City on April 16, 1947. In 1971, at the age of 24, while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, he converted to Islam and changed his name to one that means “the noble one, servant of the Almighty.” There was, however, an ugly side to Jabbar’s conversion to Islam — a troubling and oppressive attitude towards women.
by John Nolte3 Apr 2015, 5:24 AM PST0

On Monday, the four men’s Final Four coaches, John Calipari of the University of Kentucky, Tom Izzo of Michigan State University, Bo Ryan of the University of Wisconsin, and Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University, released a joint statement regarding Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
by William Bigelow2 Apr 2015, 2:37 PM PST0

More college coaches are skipping the Final Four because of Indiana’s religious freedom law.
by Rich Tucker2 Apr 2015, 12:49 PM PST0

The greatly anticipated “fix” to the Indiana religious freedom law has been released by the Indiana legislative committee, and it is far worse than conservatives feared.
by Austin Ruse2 Apr 2015, 10:50 AM PST0

So Jeb Bush supports religious-freedom laws, opposes some forms of anti-gay discrimination, and disagrees with how Pence handled the situation? Not quite.
by Dan Riehl2 Apr 2015, 10:49 AM PST0

In the wake of the controversy surrounding both the Indiana and Arkansas religious liberty laws, presidential hopefuls have been weighing in either in defense or opposition to the laws.
by Alex Swoyer1 Apr 2015, 7:31 PM PST0

Faith is officially regarded as trivial now, a hobby to be practiced quietly in whatever private spaces the State chooses to permit. The case against the RFRA boils down to telling religious people they must set aside their faith if they want to do business, because the State has an interest in every transaction, no matter how small, and there are no valid objections to its moral judgment.
by John Hayward1 Apr 2015, 10:46 AM PST0

CNN’s Sally Kohn runs a small private for-profit business. Indiana Bob runs a small private for-profit business. Sally offers a product to the public as a speaker. Her product is inspirational speeches that conform to her worldview. Bob offers a
by John Nolte1 Apr 2015, 10:43 AM PST0

Potential presidential candidate Rick Santorum says Indiana’s governor should have stood up for his state’s recently-enacted religious freedom law. Instead, Mike Pence wants the law to be amended.
by Dan Riehl1 Apr 2015, 10:15 AM PST0

Parks and Recreation co-star Nick Offerman joined a growing list of celebrities to boycott Indiana venues over the state’s newly signed religious freedom law this week, when he cancelled an upcoming show with his wife Megan Mullally.
by Kipp Jones1 Apr 2015, 9:30 AM PST0

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is calling on lawmakers to change the state’s religious freedom bill before he’d sign in.
by Alex Swoyer1 Apr 2015, 9:03 AM PST0

NASCAR announced it “will continue to welcome all competitors and fans” at its racing events in Indiana and other states. It’s responding to widespread criticism over the state’s religious liberty law.
by Alex Swoyer1 Apr 2015, 7:43 AM PST0