Court Dismisses Charges Against Street Preacher

Photo via YouTube video

Photo via YouTube video

Tempe, AZ — The Tempe City Court on Thursday dismissed a case against evangelist Doru Neamtu, who was accused in September 2012 by Tempe police of “aggressive solicitation” and arrested on a Failure to Provide Identification charge.

Liberty Counsel defended Neamtu in the case, who they successfully contended has for many years has been discriminated against by harassment for street Continue reading

ACLJ & Nearly 70,000 Americans Call on HHS to Reverse Regulations & Protect Religious Liberty

Jay Sekulow is Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)

Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)

Washington, D.C. – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), along with nearly 70,000 Americans, is calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to change the mandate and “accommodation” on contraceptives to protect freedom of religion and the conscience rights of Americans. The ACLJ legal analysis, posted here, comes as nearly 70,000 Americans have signed on to an ACLJ petition urging Secretary Sebelius to reverse the troubling regulations. Continue reading

AFLC Challenges Obama’s “Contraception” Mandate in New York Federal Court

Barack ObamaNew York, N.Y. – The American Freedom Law Center (AFLC), along with co-counsel and civil rights attorney Charles S. LiMandri, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, challenging the constitutionality of the Obama administration’s “contraception” mandate. Continue reading

Obama’s “New Directive” Still Requires Charities to Fund Contraceptives and Abortifacients

Barack ObamaWashington, DC – Just after noon today, President Obama took the White House podium to state that all women, even if they are employed by a Catholic organization or charity, will be provided free access to contraceptives, which is in direct violation of the beliefs of the Catholic Church. He stated, “If a woman’s employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious Continue reading

HHS Contraception Edict Likely to be Ruled Unconstitutional if Not Overturned by Congress, Legal Expert Says

Even Jesus’ Earthly Ministry Would Run Afoul of New HHS Rule, Says New National Center for Public Policy Research Paper

Horace Cooper

Horace Cooper

National Center for Public Policy Research Adjunct Fellow Horace Cooper is criticizing HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for pushing a new health care mandate that forces church-supported soup kitchens, schools, and other charities to provide coverage for contraception, sterilization procedures and early abortifacients to all of their employees as part of their insurance plans.

“The new HHS rule represents a radical departure from the traditional treatment of religious organizations in America,” says Continue reading

Atheist Group Continues Assault on Religion, ACLJ vows to “Aggressively Defend” MT WW2 Memorial

KofC WW2 Memorial at Flathead Nat'l. Forest

KofC WW2 Memorial at Flathead Nat'l. Forest

Washington, DC – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, said today it will aggressively defend a World War II memorial on a Montana mountain – a statue of Jesus – from a lawsuit filed by an atheist organization. The ACLJ said today it plans to file a friend-of-the-court brief backing the memorial.

Jay Sekulow is Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)

Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)

“It’s clear this legal challenge represents the latest move in a troubling pattern designed to remove any religious reference from our history – a tactic that we believe ultimately will fail in the federal court system,” said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. “We are planning to file an amicus brief in this case
- standing up for the constitutionality of this important memorial. We will be representing thousands of Continue reading

“Better to Remain Silent and be Thought a Fool, Than to Speak and Remove all Doubt”

By Alan Sexton, Green Mountain Scribes

 "The Thinker"While we might not always agree with the rhetoric or expressions of others, as Americans, our intrinsic right to speak and otherwise express freely is nonetheless protected from governmental censorship within the First Amendment to the painstakingly created, ingenious, and timelessly applicable Constitution of the United States. This begs the question: are we always best served by exercising these rights?

Along with the rapid proliferation and ever-growing popularity of wonderfully interactive media such as Continue reading

Supreme Court Renders Decision Protecting Church Authority to Hire & Fire Employees

A historic church steeple in Peru, Illinois Washington, D.C. – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, today applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned a lower court decision and concluded that courts should not intervene in the workings of churches. In a unanimous decision, the high court correctly Continue reading

Public School District Refunds Illegal Charges Against Good News After-School Club

Midlothian, TX – A school district has repaid hundreds of dollars to Child Evangelism Fellowship’s (CEF) Good News Club at the request of Liberty Counsel, because the fees violated the First Amendment. The Midlothian Independent School District agreed that CEF Continue reading

The case for Christmas

Audrey Pietrucha
 
T’is the season for religion in general and Christianity in particular to come under attack by the not-so-tolerant anti-god folks. Having pretty much eliminated any references to Christmas in our schools and other public spaces (Holiday Trees anyone?) they can now put all their energy into the battle against nativity Continue reading